Albany Gardens Blog

18
Aug
2010

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A Journey Back in Time…

Historic AlbanyHistoric Albany

Albany was proclaimed a City on the 1st July 1998 and now has a population of over 31,000. As Western Australia’s premier regional city, it has the distinction of being the site of the first European settlement in WA when Sir Edmund Lockyer arrived in 1826 aboard the Brig Amity and settled a British penal outpost.

Just park near the Residency Museum (built in the 1850s) on Princess Royal Drive, and in easy walking distance of the Brig Amity (a replica of the brig which brought the first settlers from Sydney to Albany in 1826), The Old Gaol (built in 1851), The Courthouse (still in use after over 100 years) and Patrick Taylor Cottage (built in about 1832).

From there via St John’s Church to Stirling Terrace and its many fine old buildings including the Old Post Office (opened in 1870).

Back in the car and along Serpentine Rd to the Mount Melville lookout which gives virtually a 360 degree view over the countryside surrounding Albany.

Make your way back to Middleton Road and The Old Farm, Strawberry Hill. The original was built on the site of the Government Farm in 1831. The present two-storey stone structure was built in 1836 of the Government Resident at Albany, Captain Sir Richard Spencer. Try their renowned Devonshire teas during your visit.

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