Sydney’s working-class heritage

Much of Sydney was built by immigrants, and this terrace of four tiny houses stands as a resilient reminder. Nestled in the heart of Sydney’s famous Rocks district, it has been home to more than 100 families over 150 years. Built by Irish immigrants in 1844, it has survived largely unchanged through the slum clearances and redevelopments of the past century, and today tells the stories of the working families who called this place and this neighbourhood home.

Stories from Susannah Place

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 Children sitting on the Cumberland Place steps
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Two up, two down

Located in the heart of The Rocks, Susannah Place is a terrace of four houses that has been home to more than 100 families

58–64 Gloucester Street, The Rocks, Sydney NSW 2000. Phone +61 2 9241 1893

Susannah Place

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