Glenside, South Australia
Encyclopedia
Glenside is a suburb
in the City of Burnside
, Adelaide
, South Australia
, around 2 kilometres south-east of the Central business district
, home to 2,985 people in a total land area of 1.40 km².
It is ordered on the north by Greenhill Road
, on the east by Portrush Road
, on the south by Flemington Street and Windsor Road and the west by Fullarton Road. The suburb has a rectangular layout.
were originally known by the name of 'Knoxville'. They were first settled in the 1840s as farming land, and wheat grown in the area was awarded first prize in the Royal Adelaide Show. The area now taken up by Glenunga International High School and Webb Oval, was previously home to slaughterhouses established in the nineteenth century. At one point, the slaughterhouses were exporting overseas and at the same time providing half of Adelaide's lamb requirements.
A number of coach companies, notably Rounsevell, Cobb & Co and John Hill were set up in the 1870s and 1880s. Up to 1000 horses grazed the land. At this point, most of the streets were beginning to be named. Most were named by the inhabitants at the time, usually in reference to their original homes in Ireland, England, Scotland, Wales and the United States. However, one street was named after an Aboriginal Word - "Allinga", meaning sun.
In the early twentieth century, a number of businesses started locating themselves in Glenside. The South Australian icon, the Hills Hoist - was invented by the Hill family in neighbouring Glenunga. Other notable businesses were the Symons & Symons glass merchants and one involved in "Bland Radios".
in the Glenside area, which is located on the corner of Conyngham and Cator Street. The park is named Symonds & Symonds Reserve, after a well-known glassmaker who lived and worked in the area in the mid 1900s. It is located next to a Retirement Home and a Childcare center. Glenunga Reserve in nearby Glenunga is located directly adjacent to Glenside. The suburb is very green with narrow streets with large overhanging trees. Large gum trees line L'Estrange and Conyngham Streets.
Shopping Centre is actually located in Glenside, on the corner of Greenhill and Portrush Roads. It is a large shopping centre and serves much of the City of Burnside areas but also attracts shoppers from other areas due to its beautiful surrounds and variety of shops which specialise in everything from jewellers to record stores to clothing stores. The suburb is home to the mental health campus of the Royal Adelaide Hospital
. Known as 'Glenside Hospital', it is the primary mental health facility in the state, and occupies approximately one-third of the area of the suburb. Two large retirement villages exist on Greenhill Road - Victoria Grove Village and Pineview Village. Glenside also contains one of Adelaide's two Synagogues, and a large number of Adelaide's Jewish community lives around the area, which also contains the Jewish Massada College.
background. Much of the suburb is fairly upper-middle class and is currently undergoing residential development along Conyngham St as older larger properties are being subdivided with new houses and roads popping up.
A Jewish community is fairly active around its school and synagogue, and a sizeable population exists around Flemington Street.
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
in the City of Burnside
City of Burnside
The City of Burnside is a local government area with an estimated population of 44,300 people in the South Australian city of Adelaide. Burnside was founded in August 1856 as the District Council of Burnside, and was classed as a city in 1943. It is named after the property of an early settler and...
, Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
, South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
, around 2 kilometres south-east of the Central business district
City of Adelaide
The City of Adelaide is a local government area in the metropolitan area of Adelaide, South Australia. It covers the original Adelaide city centre settlement, , North Adelaide, and the Adelaide Park Lands which surround North Adelaide and the city centre.Established in 1840, the organisation now...
, home to 2,985 people in a total land area of 1.40 km².
It is ordered on the north by Greenhill Road
Greenhill Road, Adelaide
Greenhill Road is a major road in Adelaide, South Australia, that provides a vital transport artery for those living in the eastern and hills suburbs. In Adelaide's early days, trams used to run up and down the road...
, on the east by Portrush Road
Portrush Road, Adelaide
Portrush Road is a major part of National Route A17, a bypass route in Adelaide, the capital of South Australia.It runs north-south through the south-eastern and eastern suburbs of Adelaide, at the foot of the Adelaide Hills...
, on the south by Flemington Street and Windsor Road and the west by Fullarton Road. The suburb has a rectangular layout.
History
Glenside, along with its neighbouring suburb of GlenungaGlenunga, South Australia
Glenunga is a small suburb of 2,539 people in the South Australian city of Adelaide. It is located three kilometres east of the Adelaide central business district . The name Glenunga is taken from an Aboriginal language and was given to the area by the natives before European settlement...
were originally known by the name of 'Knoxville'. They were first settled in the 1840s as farming land, and wheat grown in the area was awarded first prize in the Royal Adelaide Show. The area now taken up by Glenunga International High School and Webb Oval, was previously home to slaughterhouses established in the nineteenth century. At one point, the slaughterhouses were exporting overseas and at the same time providing half of Adelaide's lamb requirements.
A number of coach companies, notably Rounsevell, Cobb & Co and John Hill were set up in the 1870s and 1880s. Up to 1000 horses grazed the land. At this point, most of the streets were beginning to be named. Most were named by the inhabitants at the time, usually in reference to their original homes in Ireland, England, Scotland, Wales and the United States. However, one street was named after an Aboriginal Word - "Allinga", meaning sun.
In the early twentieth century, a number of businesses started locating themselves in Glenside. The South Australian icon, the Hills Hoist - was invented by the Hill family in neighbouring Glenunga. Other notable businesses were the Symons & Symons glass merchants and one involved in "Bland Radios".
Geography
There is only one noticeable parkPark
A park is a protected area, in its natural or semi-natural state, or planted, and set aside for human recreation and enjoyment, or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. It may consist of rocks, soil, water, flora and fauna and grass areas. Many parks are legally protected by...
in the Glenside area, which is located on the corner of Conyngham and Cator Street. The park is named Symonds & Symonds Reserve, after a well-known glassmaker who lived and worked in the area in the mid 1900s. It is located next to a Retirement Home and a Childcare center. Glenunga Reserve in nearby Glenunga is located directly adjacent to Glenside. The suburb is very green with narrow streets with large overhanging trees. Large gum trees line L'Estrange and Conyngham Streets.
Attractions
The Burnside VillageBurnside Village
Burnside Village is a popular fashion mall and shopping centre located in Adelaide, South Australia. It is situated in the City of Burnside suburb of Glenside, in the eastern suburbs....
Shopping Centre is actually located in Glenside, on the corner of Greenhill and Portrush Roads. It is a large shopping centre and serves much of the City of Burnside areas but also attracts shoppers from other areas due to its beautiful surrounds and variety of shops which specialise in everything from jewellers to record stores to clothing stores. The suburb is home to the mental health campus of the Royal Adelaide Hospital
Royal Adelaide Hospital
The Royal Adelaide Hospital is Adelaide's largest hospital, with 680 beds. Founded in 1840, the Royal Adelaide provides tertiary health care services for South Australia and provides secondary care clinical services to residents of Adelaide's city centre and inner suburbs.The hospital is situated...
. Known as 'Glenside Hospital', it is the primary mental health facility in the state, and occupies approximately one-third of the area of the suburb. Two large retirement villages exist on Greenhill Road - Victoria Grove Village and Pineview Village. Glenside also contains one of Adelaide's two Synagogues, and a large number of Adelaide's Jewish community lives around the area, which also contains the Jewish Massada College.
Residents
The suburb is home to a number of families and retirees of predominantly Anglo-CelticAnglo-Celtic
Anglo-Celtic is a term used to describe people of British and Irish descent. The term today is mainly used outside of Britain and Ireland, particularly in Australia but also in Canada, New Zealand and the United States, where a significant diaspora is located....
background. Much of the suburb is fairly upper-middle class and is currently undergoing residential development along Conyngham St as older larger properties are being subdivided with new houses and roads popping up.
A Jewish community is fairly active around its school and synagogue, and a sizeable population exists around Flemington Street.