Glebe was originally a “glebe”, a parcel of 400 acres granted to the Anglican minister Richard Johnson in 1790.
Located near the end of Glebe Point Rd, the Blackwattle Studios housed 110 studios and employed over 250 people. They were demolished in 2000 to make way for residential development. There is a history of the studios at Andrew Bassett Fine Framing.
Sean Fagan has a history of Glebe RLFC at rl1908.com. » continues »
Max Solling’s Grandeur and Grit: A History of Glebe (2007) is a book length history of the suburb. See my full review. » continues »
Sydney Architecture has photographs of nearly forty notable Glebe buildings – and scroll down below the photos for some fascinating history.