Lighting the stairs.
Argyle Stairs.
Argyle Street, The Rocks takes its name from Gov. Macquarie who gave it the name in honour of his childhood home, County Argyle, Scotland.
In the early days of the colony The Rocks was an isolated community which was separated by a steep rocky outcrop of which buildings occupied which in turn meant that people were forced to travel to gain access to the other side of Sydney.
This was often undertaken by travelling around Dawes Point or the alternative route to access the eastern side was to negotiate a series of barely serviceable stairs.
It was not an ideal situation and it remained unaltered until 1911-12 when the Sydney Harbour Trust realigned Gloucester and Cumberland Streets and Argyle Cut was widened to 9 metres and the Argyle Stairs were constructed to replace the original wooden stairs that provided access to Bunker’s Hill.
Today the Argyle Stairs provide pedestrian access to Cahill Walk that runs above Circular Quay and beside Cahill Expressway and if you follow it you will find yourself on the walkway that takes you across the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
The Rocks.
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Lighting the stairs.
Argyle Stairs.
Argyle Street, The Rocks takes its name from Gov. Macquarie who gave it the name in honour of his childhood home, County Argyle, Scotland.
In the early days of the colony The Rocks was an isolated community which was separated by a steep rocky outcrop of which buildings occupied which in turn meant that people were forced to travel to gain access to the other side of Sydney.
This was often undertaken by travelling around Dawes Point or the alternative route to access the eastern side was to negotiate a series of barely serviceable stairs.
It was not an ideal situation and it remained unaltered until 1911-12 when the Sydney Harbour Trust realigned Gloucester and Cumberland Streets and Argyle Cut was widened to 9 metres and the Argyle Stairs were constructed to replace the original wooden stairs that provided access to Bunker’s Hill.
Today the Argyle Stairs provide pedestrian access to Cahill Walk that runs above Circular Quay and beside Cahill Expressway and if you follow it you will find yourself on the walkway that takes you across the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
The Rocks.
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.