[1] The Ryde area was highly suitable for farming and orchards, and early grants to marines were given to encourage agriculture.

Isaac Archer and John Colethread each received 32 hectares (80 acres) of land on the site of the present Ryde-Parramatta Golf Links, now in West Ryde.

[1] Mortimer Lewis, Colonial Architect (1835-1849) was a prolific designer, responsible for the first buildings in the Tarban Creek Lunatic Asylum (later Gladesville Hospital).

A hall led from the front to the back of the building, and the Pyrmont sandstone walls were 305–380 millimetres (12.0–15.0 in) thick.

A hall led from the front to the back of the building, and the Pyrmont sandstone walls were 305–380 millimetres (12.0–15.0 in) thick.

[1] This Wikipedia article was originally based on Police Station (former), entry number 01017 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence, accessed on 2 June 2018.