Bidura, Glebe

                This is  a wonderful National Trust building called Bidura, 357 Glebe Point Road, Glebe. It was built by the same architect who designed the Watch House in Balmain and Sydney University, that being Edmund Blacket.  He and his family lived in this house when he was working on the Great Hall of Sydney University.  This Victorian Regency style villa was built in 1858-60 and the bricks were hand made.

The building to the right of the main building is a ballroom.

NSW Goverment bought this property in 1920 and it was a children's home, housing children before they were placed in foster care.  it is still used by Community Services.

There is a yellow picket fence at the front of this property and I peered over this to do this sketch.  I would have liked to enter the gate, set up my chair in the garden and sketch in comfort.  I ended up standing on the sidewalk and sketching which was a bit less comfortable but okay.   A lady stopped to tell me what the building was used for and it's name which was great.