Leadlight of Inner Western Sydney

Abergeldie Street, like many of the names of streets in the area, possibly derives its name from Scotland;  Abergeldie Castle. It is not too far (3km) from the Royal palace at Balmoral. While most of the dwellings are from the post World War 1 era (Californian Bungalows) the northern end of Agergeldie Street has a number of late Victorian and very early Federation homes. There are a couple of late Victorian semi-detached dwellings that are very interesting (but no leadlight). It’s a real mosaic of architecture from late Victorian through Federation through to Californian bungalows and even to some seriously bad modifications from the 1970's & 80's. The subdivision plan to the right indicates that a large number of the lots south of Arlington Street were auctioned not long after the end of World War 1 and suggests that many of the homes were financed by 'War Service Loans'.