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Clifton Gardens, New South Wales

Field	Value
name	Clifton Gardens
city	Sydney
state	nsw
image	Clifton Gardens, Mosman.jpg
caption	Aerial view of Clifton Gardens Reserve
lga	Municipality of Mosman
postcode	2088
coordinates
mapframe-marker	yes
local_map	yes
zoom	11
near-n	Spit Junction
near-ne	Georges Heights
dist1	8
dir1	north-east
location1	Sydney CBD

| mapframe-marker = yes | near-nw = | near-n = Spit Junction | near-ne = Georges Heights | near-w = | near-e = | near-sw = | near-s = | near-se = Clifton Gardens is an urban locality in the suburb of Mosman in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Clifton Gardens is located in the local government area of the Municipality of Mosman and is part of the Lower North Shore. Clifton Gardens is adjacent to Chowder Bay.

Clifton Gardens features an affluent residential area and is home to several beaches and wharves on Sydney Harbour. Clifton Gardens is also a popular fishing spot in summer. Species like the yellowtail kingfish, bonito and Australian salmon are caught frequently during summer months. In winter trevally can be caught quite regularly.

History

Early settler Captain E. H. Cliffe purchased a 56 acre estate on the water's edge; he named it "Cliffeton" and it is believed that the area's name was derived from that. A hotel called the Clifton Arms was built in 1871 by D. Butters. It was leased in 1879 then bought in 1880 by David Thompson who built the Marine Hotel that operated from 1885 to 1967. Thompson also built a wharf and dancing pavilion here and the area became popular as a picnic spot.

In 1906, Sydney Ferries Limited purchased the Thompson estate comprising land, the three-storey hotel, wharf dancing pavilion and skating rink. The company built a large circular swimming enclosure that could hold 3,000 spectators, a boatshed and a tramway from the wharf to the hotel. Before the First World War, ferries full of picnickers came at weekends. The structure burnt down in 1956.

Clifton Gardens Hotel was demolished on 17 November 1967.

Schools

Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School

Churches

Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church

Gallery

Image:Chowderbay-forts0001.JPG|Chowder Bay, Clifton Gardens Image:Chowderbay-forts0101.JPG|Submarine miners depot, wharf Image:Chowderbay-forts0004.JPG|Submarine miners depot, Clifton Gardens Image:Chowderbay-forts0079.JPG|Inside a fort located on Chowder Bay, Clifton Gardens.

References

''The Book of Sydney Suburbs'', Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia {{ISBN. 0-207-14495-8, page 63
(February 2010). "Hindsight". Mosman Magazine.
Sydney Morning Herald
"Blessed Sacrament Clifton Gardens – Welcome". Bscliftongardens.catholic.edu.au.
"shnparish.org.au". shnparish.org.au.
"Army – The Soldiers' Newspaper". Defence.gov.au.

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