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Brislington is the oldest extant example of the archetypal early colonial two-storey townhouse privately built in mainland
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In 1857 the title passed to Dr Walter Brown, the first of three generations of
Doctors Brown, establishing a long association with the medical profession. Brown named the house Brislington after his home town in Bristol, England, commencing 95 years and three generations of the family's practise of
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European occupation in Australia. Thesite can potentially hold information pertaining to his period. The site has had the present dwelling on it since 1821. The iste therefore may have archaeological potential in revealing aspects
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from 1840s to 1857. Local history claims that Hodges won a thousand pounds in a card game at the nearby
Woolpack Inn - the 8 of diamonds being his winning card It is believed that to commemorate his luck, he had the convict bricklayers work the diamond pattern into the back wall of the building.
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Association with notable people. Evidence of the major role of colonial and state government in
Parramatta. Site possesses potential to contribute to an understanding early urban development in Parramatta.
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The building substantially retains its exterior fabric. The date of the building makes the bricks and flagstones extremely rare especially in a in-situ domestic urban setting.
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The site's incorporation of a well, known as one of the first to be sunk in
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Brislington was built in 1819-21 for emancipist trader and publican, John Hodges, and probably used as the "Anchor & Hope" Inn. It was later occupied by Sir
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medicine on this site (until 1952). Walter Brown died in 1896, his wife Sigismunda in 1903, both being buried in St. John's cemetery, Parramatta. The
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