Clonlea Homestead
| Place type: | Building |
|---|---|
| Address: | Hutchinson Road |
| Town or Locality: | Gawler East |
This is Clonlea House in Gawler East, which is a direct link to the very beginnings of Gawler Township. Located on Lyndoch Road (opposite what is now Hutchinson Drive ) was demolished in 1961 (1965) . The stone home was the second house of Gawler’s first settlers in 1839 , the Reid Family whose original homestead was in Clonlea Park Willaston, on the banks of the North Para River.
Clonlea Park was named by the very first white settlers in Gawler, the Reid family. John Reid hailed from Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland and arrived aboard the ship Orleana to South Australia in 1839. They called their homestead, "Clonlea" named after Clonlea or Clonleigh which is a civil parish in County Clare, Ireland. The land was used to grow Barley, wheat, and maize. Gawler council purchased the land in 1966 with the park being transformed through various stages to what it is now. This bridge is found on the trails around Clonlea Park leading to the red banks along the river.
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