Children playing hopscotch in Cambridge Street. Susannah Place was decked out in the colourful bunting made by local students from Fort Street Public School and KU Lance preschool .
Photo © James Horan for Sydney Living Museums
Four houses, 170 years
Susannah Place celebrated its 170th anniversary in 2014.
A free community event held on 14 September 2014 brought together ex-residents and descendants of Susannah Place, former Gloucester Street neighbours, current residents of The Rocks and Millers Point and the general public.
Many former residents renewed friendships and exchanged memories of living in the area. One ex-Gloucester Street resident met the current tenants of their old house and was invited in to see how the house had changed.
Throughout the day over 800 people wandered through the 170 year old houses; for many it was their first visit, for others it was a chance to show their grandchildren and great-grandchildren their former home and share their memories.
The 170th anniversary generated new oral histories interviews, donations to the museum, and some wonderful images of ex-residents and descendants in their former homes.
Our thanks goes to City of Sydney who supported the Susannah Place 170th anniversary community day through a Local Community Grant.
Florence Gallagher and her daughter Gloria Brown outside their former home 58 Gloucester Street, The Rocks
Gloria Brown (left) was only 3 years old when she lived at 58 Gloucester Street with her parents Flo (right) and Leslie Gallagher and her great grandparents Ada and John Gallagher in the mid 1940s.
Margaret Swilks and her daughter Samantha in the Basement kitchen, 58 Gloucester Street
Margaret Swilks and her daughter Samantha holding a portrait of Margaret’s grandmother Annie O'Toole. Annie was a lodger at 58 Gloucester Street from 1915-1917.
City of Sydney Councillor with descendants of the Sarantides family in the kitchen, 60 Gloucester Street
City of Sydney Councillor Angela Vithoulkas with Diane, Andrew Kyriakides and grandson Andrew, descendants of the Sarantides family who lived at 60 Gloucester Street (1936-1946).
Former resident Ellen Marshall with granddaughter Aisha at no. 62 Gloucester Street
Ellen Marshall with granddaughter Aisha sitting in Ellen's former lounge room at 62 Gloucester Street.
Tony in the parlour at no 60 Gloucester Street
Tony Gye stands in the recreated 1840s parlour of his ancestors – the Cunninghame family - at no. 60 Gloucester Street.
Former resident Kristine Smith with VIO Ivan Manasserian in the corner shop
The corner shop was long gone when Kristine Smith and her family lived at 64 Gloucester Street in the 1960s. The old shop space was the Smith family lounge room.
Descendants Glenda Andrewortha, Bill Younger, and Stephen Brown outside the corner shop
Descendants of the Youngein family - Glenda Andrewortha, Bill Younger, and Stephen Brown - proudly stand outside the corner shop that Hugo and Clara Youngein ran from 1904 to 1930.
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