Rosslyn Park, South Australia
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Dr Penfold
Most of Rosslyn Park started life as paddocks belonging to Dr Christopher Rawson Penfold, of Penfolds Wine. Dr Penfold was an English emigrant who purchased 500 acres (2 km²) of land in the area in 1844. Here he planted vines and established PenfoldsPenfolds
Penfolds is an Australian wine producer, founded in 1844 by Christopher Rawson Penfold, an English physician who emigrated to Australia, and his wife, Mary Penfold...
as one of the leading winemakers in Australia. He and subsequent generations of his family resided at the Grange Cottage, to the east of Penfold Road.
Dr Penfold became the first chairman of the District Council 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...
in 1856.
Sub-division
Upon Dr Penfold's death in 1870, his son-in-law, Thomas Hyland, assumed control of the business, and began to sell some of the land.The area of Rosslyn Park to the west of Gordon Terrace, between Kensington Road and The Parade, was sold in 1877 to a syndicate
Syndicate
A syndicate is a self-organizing group of individuals, companies or entities formed to transact some specific business, or to promote a common interest or in the case of criminals, to engage in organized crime...
made up of:
- James Gartrell, merchant
- Thomas Gordon, accountant
- William Taylor, draper
- Alexander McGeorge, draper
- David Tweedy, land agent
The syndicate subdivided the land, and sold parcels of it the next year.
The area bounded by Penfold Road, Park Avenue, Edgcumbe Terrace and The Parade was formerly the site of Joseph Gillard Jnr's (manager at the Grange vineyard) main vineyard. It was sold and subdivided by the Penfolds in around 1912.
The area around Angove Court and Edgcumbe Terrace contains the former family home of Dr Roger Angove, inaugural President of the Burnside Historical Society. This land was subdivided in 1960. The family stables remained until they were demolished by a landowner in 1970.
A larger subdivision occurred in the early 1980s, when owners Tooth & Co sold much of the area to the east of Penfold Road, resulting in the survival of only the core of the former winery, including production plants and Grange Cottage.
Contemporary events
In May 2002, Rosslyn Park experienced an incidence of freak weather when a tornadoTornado
A tornado is a violent, dangerous, rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud. They are often referred to as a twister or a cyclone, although the word cyclone is used in meteorology in a wider...
passed through it and Wattle Park late in the morning. The tornado cut a narrow, 2 km long path of destruction through the suburbs, tearing limbs off trees and tiles from roofs.
Geography
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...
. It is bounded by The Parade
The Parade, Adelaide
The Parade is an Adelaide road in the eastern suburbs, running East-West from the Adelaide city centre to the foothills, connecting to suburbs such as Kent Town, Norwood, Beulah Park, Rosslyn Park, Auldana and Skye...
to the north, by Coach Road to the east, by Kensington Road
Kensington Road, Adelaide
Kensington Road is a main road in the South Australian capital city of Adelaide. It serves the eastern suburbs, primarily the northern side of the City of Burnside and the southern side of the City of Norwood, Payneham & St Peters. Its western end, on the edge of the city centre, is at the infamous...
to the south and by Hyland Terrace to the west.
The suburb is divided by Penfold Road into two roughly distinct areas. West of Penfold Road, the area is characterised by wide, tree-lined roads and architecture representing many styles popular during the twentieth century. East of Penfold Road, the area is much steeper in its approach to the Adelaide Hills
Adelaide Hills
The Adelaide Hills are part of the Mount Lofty Ranges, east of the city of Adelaide in the state of South Australia. It is unofficially centred on the largest town in the area, Mount Barker, which has a population of around 29,000 and is also one of Australia's fastest growing towns.- History :The...
, and contains some large, striking and very modern architecture. Some undeveloped vegetatation also remains in this part of the suburb.
Land use
Land use in Rosslyn Park is primarily residential. PenfoldsPenfolds
Penfolds is an Australian wine producer, founded in 1844 by Christopher Rawson Penfold, an English physician who emigrated to Australia, and his wife, Mary Penfold...
is a notable exception, with its rows of grapevines along Penfold Road a relic of the area's earlier agricultural focus.
Significant places
Penfolds
Penfolds is an Australian wine producer, founded in 1844 by Christopher Rawson Penfold, an English physician who emigrated to Australia, and his wife, Mary Penfold...
. This site offers cellar door sales, tours and the award winning Penfolds Magill Estate Restaurant. The winery's chimney is visible throughout the area.
Also located at Magill Estate is the historic Grange Cottage. This was constructed by Dr Penfold and his wife, Mary, in 1845, and named after Mary's home town in England. Grange Hermitage
Penfolds Grange
Penfolds Grange is an Australian wine, made predominantly from the Shiraz grape and usually a small percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon. It is widely considered Australia's "first growth" and its most collectable wine...
wine was in turn named after the cottage.
Other notable locations in Rosslyn Park include:
- WH Holmes Reserve, situated on Park Avenue.
- Dr Christopher Rawson Penfold Reserve, a small park on the corner of The ParadeThe Parade, AdelaideThe Parade is an Adelaide road in the eastern suburbs, running East-West from the Adelaide city centre to the foothills, connecting to suburbs such as Kent Town, Norwood, Beulah Park, Rosslyn Park, Auldana and Skye...
and Penfold Road. The park contains a collection of winemaking artefacts donated by wineries in the area. - The Consulate General of GreeceGreeceGreece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
, located on Mary Penfold Drive.
Street names
- Angove Court: named for Roger Angove, whose former family home is located at the end of the court
- Ayr Steet: also the name of a Scottish town, likely originates with the Scottish heritage of members of the syndicate
- Dalwood Court: the name of a range of Penfolds wine
- Edgcumbe Terrace: name of the Angoves' family home
- Gillard Drive: named for Joseph Gillard Jnr, manager of the Penfolds cellars and vineyards 1869-1905
- Gordon Terrace: named for Thomas Gordon, syndicate member
- Grange Avenue: name of the Penfolds' family cottage
- Hyland Terrace: named for Thomas Hyland, son-in-law of Dr Penfold and a key contributor to the winemaker's success
- Inez Court: named for Inez Hyland, granddaughter of Dr Penfold
- Lanark Steet: also the name of a Scottish town, probably originates with the syndicate
- Mary Penfold Drive: Mary was Dr Penfold's wife and supervised the development of the company after his death
- Penfold Road: named for Dr Christopher Rawson Penfold and his wife, Mary
- Rawson Penfold Drive: named for Dr Penfold
- Schubert Court: named for Max SchubertMax SchubertMax Schubert AM was a pioneering Australian winemaker who is best known as the creator of Grange Hermitage.-Career:He joined Penfolds in the early 1930s as a messenger boy and became chief winemaker in 1948 through 1975...
, creator of the Grange Hermitage wine - Taylor Terrace: named for William Taylor, syndicate member
Politics
At the Federal level, Rosslyn Park residents are represented in the electorate of SturtDivision of Sturt
The Division of Sturt is an Australian Electoral Division in South Australia.First proclaimed for the 1949 election, Sturt was named for Captain Charles Sturt, nineteenth century explorer and the first European to discover the Murray River...
. The member for the seat is currently Christopher Pyne
Christopher Pyne
Christopher Maurice Pyne, MP , Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives since 13 March 1993, representing the Division of Sturt, South Australia.-Early years:...
MP. At the state level, the suburb is split between the electorates of Hartley
Electoral district of Hartley
Hartley is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. It is named after John Hartley, a public servant responsible for creating much of South Australia's public education system...
, currently held by Grace Portolesi
Grace Portolesi
Grace Portolesi is a South Australian politician and Labor member for the electoral district of Hartley, having won the seat at the 2006 state election...
MP, and Morialta
Electoral district of Morialta
Morialta is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. Morialta is derived from a Kaurna Aboriginal word "mariyatala", with "mari" meaning east and "yertala" meaning water...
, currently held by John Gardner
John Gardner (Australian politician)
John Anthony William Gardner is an Australian politician representing the seat of Morialta in the South Australian House of Assembly for the Liberal Party since the 2010 election....
MP.
Transport
Rosslyn Park is primarily accessed by car. The main roads leading to the suburb are The Parade, Kensington Road and Penfold Road. The Adelaide MetroAdelaide Metro
Adelaide Metro is the public transport system of the South Australian capital of Adelaide and the brand name of the Public Transport Division of the Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. It is an intermodal system with services provided by bus, tram or commuter rail throughout the...
bus system also services Rosslyn Park, with routes 122, 123 and 125 travelling from Grenfell Street in the city to stops on The Parade and beyond. Route 140 also travels to Rosslyn Park along Kensington Road, but not on weekends or public holidays.