24 April 2013 – Paling Lane (Martin Place)
There
are many attractive lanes existing in the big pattern of Sydney City, Paling
Lane is one of them to provide attractions for visitors to discover in this
city. It was named because
it led through to the large 1880s Palings Building in Ash Street. William Henry
Paling was a musical entrepreneur who imported and eventually manufactured
pianos and sheet music. In 1890 Paling moved his piano and music warehouse to
the Sydney Safe Deposit Building in Ash Street, Upper floor rooms in Palings
building, and many others in this area were rented out to teachers of music and
dance, and as artists’ studios. Ash Street also housed the headquarters of the
Liberal Party of Australia for many years. In 2008, Palings Lane was relocated
further north, which it continues to provide a pedestrian connection with Ash
Street and interprets the late 19th century urban laneway patterns.
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