Forest Lodge, New South Wales

Forest Lodge Sydney, New South Wales
Pyrmont Bridge Road, Forest Lodge
Population	2257 (2001 census)
• Density
Postcode(s)	2037
Area	0.3 km2 (0.1 sq mi)
LGA(s)	City of Sydney
State electorate(s)	Port Jackson
Federal division(s)	Sydney
Suburbs around Forest Lodge: Glebe Annandale Forest Lodge Glebe Camperdown

Ross Street

Pyrmont Bridge Road

Forest Lodge is a small, inner-city suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Forest Lodge is located 4 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney. It is also part of the Inner West region of Sydney. The postcode is 2037.

Location

Ross Street and the intersecting St Johns Road, form the centre of the neighbourhood, with a small collection of bars, cafes and antique stores. The area is popular with students from the nearby University of Sydney and UTS. It is considered to be a quieter alternative to neighbouring Glebe, which shares many of its features. The housing stock is predominantly Victorian, a sizeable proportion of which has been converted into apartment houses in varying states of restoration.

Schools

Forest Lodge Public School is on the corner of Pyrmont Bridge Road and Ross Street. The University of Sydney Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies is located here, as is the Medical Foundation.

Landmarks

Historic points of interest include the Forest Lodge Public School and the Chapman Steps. The former Alexandra Hospital is past the southern boundary in Camperdown and the Glebe Town Hall is just over the eastern boundary of the suburb at Mount Vernon Street, Glebe.

History

Forest Lodge was named after a house built in the area in 1836 by Ambrose Foss, a chemist and druggist in Sydney. He also became an alderman and church deacon. Ambrose Foss and his colleague Edward Hunt founded the Congregational Church in New South Wales. The house stood on the present site of 208-210 Bridge Road until it was demolished in 1912.

References

• The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8

External links

• City of Sydney: Glebe, Forest Lodge and Broadway.