Lindesay, Sydney

Name: Lindesay
Address: Sydney, Australia

#698 among attractions in Sydney

Museum, Gothic Revival architecture, History museum

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Lindesay is a heritage-listed former residence and now offices, functions and house museum located at 1a Carthona Avenue, Darling Point, Municipality of Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by James Chadley and Edward Hallen, Francis Clarke and Robertson & Marks and built from 1834 to 1836. The property is owned by the National Trust of Australia. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. Lindesay was the first major house to be constructed on Darling Point and is aesthetically important as the earliest example of the domestic Gothic Revival style in Sydney. Some of its residents were colourful figures who played an important part in the history of New South Wales. ()

Built: 1834 (191 years ago)Coordinates: 33°52'3"S, 151°14'24"E

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Eastern Suburbs (Darling Point)Sydney Australia

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Lindesay – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Andrew Charlton Pool, Royal Australian Navy Heritage Centre, Elizabeth Bay House, Kings Cross Hotel.

1.1 miW
Sport venue, Sport, Classes and workshops
Andrew Charlton Pool, Sydney
28 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Sydney, the Andrew Charlton Pool, also known as the Boy Charlton Pool, offers both Sydneysiders and visitors a unique aquatic experience. This outdoor swimming venue, situated along the picturesque Woolloomooloo Bay near the Royal Botanic...
0.8 miNW
Museum, Maritime museum, Cafe
Royal Australian Navy Heritage Centre, Sydney
22 min walk • The Royal Australian Navy Heritage Centre is a prestigious institution nestled within the historic precinct of Garden Island in Sydney, Australia. This museum is a treasure trove for those fascinated by naval history and maritime warfare.
0.6 miW
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Elizabeth Bay House, Sydney
17 min walk • Elizabeth Bay House is a heritage-listed Colonial Regency style house and now a museum and grotto, located at 7 Onslow Avenue in the inner eastern Sydney suburb of Elizabeth Bay in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia.
1.1 miSW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Kings Cross Hotel, Sydney
30 min walk • Kings Cross Centre is a shopping centre in Kings Cross, a locality in the inner-city suburb of Potts Point. It is located underneath the Coca-Cola billboard and Zenith residential apartments.
0.9 miSW
Memorial, Monuments and statues, Fountain
El Alamein Fountain, Sydney
24 min walk • The El Alamein Memorial Fountain is a heritage-listed fountain and war memorial located at Macleay Street in the inner Sydney locale of Kings Cross in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia.
1.2 miW
Theater
Old Fitzroy Theatre, Sydney
30 min walk • The Old Fitzroy Theatre is a pub theatre in Woolloomooloo in central Sydney, Australia. The 60-seat venue was established by Jeremy Cumpston in the late 1990s in the cellar of the Old Fitzroy Hotel.
~890 ftSW
Victorian architecture, Gothic Revival architecture
Swifts, Sydney
5 min walk • Swifts is a heritage-listed late-Victorian castellated Gothic Revival mansion located in the suburb of Darling Point, Sydney. Swifts is a rare survivor of a group of similar grand private residences sited on the southern shore of Sydney Harbour.
1.5 miSW
City hall, Bars and clubs, Nightlife
Paddington Town Hall, Sydney
38 min walk • The Paddington Town Hall is a heritage-listed former town hall building located at 249 Oxford Street in the inner eastern Sydney suburb of Paddington, in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia.
1.2 miW
Museum, Art gallery
Veil of Trees, Sydney
30 min walk • Veil of Trees is an art installation within the grounds of the Royal Botanical Gardens in Sydney. The work was designed by Janet Laurence and Jisuk Han as part of the Sydney Sculpture Walk Program in 1999, to highlight the indigenous botanical history of the site.
1 miSW
Nightlife, Dancing, Entertainment district
Kings Cross, Sydney
26 min walk • Kings Cross is an inner-city locality of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is located approximately 2 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Sydney.
1 miE
Waterfront
Rose Bay Sea Wall, Sydney
27 min walk • Rose Bay Sea Wall is a heritage-listed former Aboriginal land, farms and road reserve and now sea wall, road reserve and esplanade at New South Head Road, Rose Bay, in the Municipality of Woollahra local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by Herbert E.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Lindesay?

Nearby attractions include Carthona, Sydney (4 min walk), Swifts, Sydney (5 min walk), Clark Island, Sydney (9 min walk), Cloncorrick, Sydney (13 min walk).

How to get to Lindesay by public transport?

The nearest stations to Lindesay:

Ferry

Darling Point • Lines: F7 (3 min walk)
Double Bay Wharf • Lines: F7 (11 min walk)

Train

Edgecliff (22 min walk)
Kings Cross (29 min walk)

Bus

Edgecliff Station, Stand K • Lines: 200 (22 min walk)
Kellett Street • Lines: 200 (28 min walk)