Colonel Alfred William Warden VD (26 December 1868 – 6 September 1955) was an Australian soldier, military engineer and architect.

[1] His brother, Winter Warden (1860 – 1936), was a politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council for the Nationalist Party of Australia for 17 years.

[6] This building is still standing and is the centrepiece of an historic family grazing property[citation needed] and tourist operation for the district.

[7] The commercial buildings that make up 85-91 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst, in inner eastern Sydney and now housing the nightclub “Universal”, were designed by Warden commencing in 1913.

[10] In 1894, Warden joined the Field Companies NSW Engineers as a second Lieutenant and retired in June 1922 after 28 years service as a colonel.

It was named in honour of Robert E. Glasson who crossed the Blue Mountains with his parents shortly after the discovery of gold in Australia.

[17] In 1933 an Old Newingtonian grazier and author, William Glasson, donated two thousand pounds for the erection of a grandstand between the college ovals.

[18] The Stanmore Road boundary of Newington is distinguished by a rusticated stone and wrought iron fence and two sets of entrance gates that were designed by Warden and are now heritage listed.

[20] Dixon's estate also left £500 to the University of Sydney who award an annual chemistry scholarship in his name[21] and £1,000 to the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children.