7 Gladstone Street, Balmain
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About Gladstone Street
Historical/alternate name evidence: Vincent Lane. Formation or subdivision evidence is recorded from 1843. The first extracted Sands reference is 1891. The source contains naming-origin evidence.
- 1843; 1846 — Service lane for Darling Street buildings in Adolphus William Young's subdivision 1843-1846.
- Park and street named for William Ewart Gladstone, Prime Minister of United Kingdom.
- Vincent Lane
Some historical information was obtained using Streets, Lanes, and Places 1836–2017 by Yvonne Davidson and Kathleen Hamey, The Balmain Association Inc. (2017).
The story of this home
Leichhardt Historical Journal 21 captions a photograph as Stephen Cottage, 7 Gladstone Street, built between 1853 and 1854 by William Hitchings. Those years concern construction; the photograph capture date is not stated.
Original photographic source: Leichhardt Historical Journal 21, PDF page 25 (printed p23). Credit: Solomon Mitchell. Photograph date: Photo capture date unstated; 1853–54 is BUILD DATE, not photo date.
Private review: Photo shows cottage setting; distinguish No 7 from No 10 Gladstone existing v017, and any rear garden structures; No exact public v017 House match; private admin House/Photo and any historical aliases unknown
Image handling: headline image uses a clearer derivative while the original archival photo is preserved separately.
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