We’ll end the series with some interesting details from the walk.
Cafes are a big part of Newtown and you can choose to sit at one of 100 or so in the area. Always sit by the window as there’s always something interesting to look at.
And there are also lots of interesting shops to browse too. This one is from a second-hand shop specialising in antiques – a grouping one does not ordinarily see.
What makes Newtown very striking these days is the proliferation of street art.
It’s everywhere from the main to the back streets.
I like it a lot. As well as brightening the suburb up, it deters much of the vandals and gives Newtown’s substantial creative community much needed exposure.
It makes for an interesting walk, I think. Turn a corner, and you can come across touching tributes like this.
Being an old suburb, it also has one of Sydney’s oldest cemeteries, Camperdown Cemetery, located behind St Stephens Anglican Church.
I find cemeteries fascinating places to walk through, and this one is the oasis of the inner west. I can indulge in my love of big moreton bay fig trees.
It’s no longer in use, but retains a very restful atmosphere. I think the plaque below is a reference to the many paupers buried here in unmarked graves.
However, I didn’t find the grave of Eliza Emily Donnithorne, whose story may or may not have inspired Charles Dickens.
Newtown is one of Sydney’s earliest suburbs, so it’s not surprising that the architecture is very mixed, with an emphasis on repurposing.
We’re still trawling through last winter’s photos! Back in July, I took a bit of a walk through the inner-west suburb of Newtown, and this series is all about that walk.
The walk started out on busy King St, the hub of the suburb.
Lots of diverse events about the place, as you can see.
I didn’t stay on King St too long as the back lanes were far more interesting.
Static and Silence 