Friends of Linnwood

14/05/2026

This Sunday 17th May 2026 - we have a PUBLIC MEETING commencing at 2.00pm.

All welcome.

Free entry

Our guest speaker is Dr Damian Gleeson, Historian, and his topic is “Irish Bigamy”. Damian is the first to examine colonial marriage and bigamy amongst Irish convicts in penal NSW.

Our photographic display for the National Trust's Heritage Festival is still on Display........... the theme for this year was 'CHANGE' so our display of 'Before & After' photos of Linnwood from the McCredie era through to the present day is still on display.

Holroyd Local History Research's display of 'Before and After' showing some photos of homes, businesses and other buildings within the Cumberland LGA is also still on display.

How things have changed over the years!!!!

09/04/2026

"CHANGES"

From Family Home to Community Asset

The Friends of Linnwood are again participating in the National Trust’s Australian Heritage Festival and will be open on: Sunday 3rd May 2026 from 10.00am-2.00pm

Cost: $15.00 per person National Trust Members: $12.00 per person

Bookings essential for Devonshire Tea catering purposes

Email: [email protected] – Phone: 0409 227679

“Linnwood” is Western Sydney’s best kept secret – but we want to share this beautiful NSW State Heritage Listed house with you!!

"Linnwood" was a gentleman's country retreat built in 1891 by architect and engineer George McCredie, and sits on 5 hectares of land at Guildford.
As well as viewing many items in the house which are of or near the era – most of which have shaped our past - visitors can enjoy a delicious Devonshire tea and a wander around the gardens.

There is plenty of free onsite parking.

Also on display:

❖A rolling Powerpoint presentation on the history of Linnwood.

❖Photos showing the use of the Linnwood estate after the McCredie family had left. A children’s home for 2-6 year olds; a home for young truant boys; and a domestic science training school for 12-16 year old female State wards. How very different from how we care for under-privileged children today.

❖Before and after photos of improvements to the house.

❖Holroyd Local History Research, a sub-committee of the Friends of Linnwood, has researched many “people and places of Holroyd” (the former name of the now Cumberland LGA). See a display of “Change” in the local community – early photos/postcard images of buildings in the area, and the ‘change’ – the old and the new.

❖“The Guildford Road Project” featuring photographs from the early days of Guildford and how the area has changed.

Photos show how the 2nd fountain 'changed' from when we started at Linnwood - then it went 'missing' for a few years, and then magically returned, was restored and is now standing straight and tall in the grounds!

19/03/2026

Tours of Linnwood

Do you know of, or belong to a club, organisation, community group, retirement village, car club, church group etc. that might like to book a tour of Linnwood?

If so, we invite you to contact us!

Linnwood sits on 5ha of land at Guildford, and was designed and built by architect and engineer, George McCredie, in 1891 and was the family’s 'country' residence.

Following the family’s departure by 1917, the house and estate underwent many changes and was used as a boys’ truant school, then a home for female State Wards until the 1980s. In 2002, the Friends of Linnwood were successful in their fight to stop the estate from being sold and developed.

Tours can be booked for weekdays, and includes a delicious Devonshire Tea, a Powerpoint presentation on the history of Linnwood, and then visitors are free to roam through the house and gardens. Volunteers will be on hand to answer any questions.

Cost is $15.00pp. Preferred minimum number of visitors is 15.

For enquiries, please contact us via email :

[email protected] or phone 0412 606 644.

The Friends of Linnwood Inc formed in 2002 after a community led campaign was successful in saving the Linnwood Estate from being sold and redeveloped. The Friends hold regular Open Days to raise money for continued restoration and conservation work on the house. The Friends are all volunteers, work...

09/03/2026

Linnwood Open Day - well, we were very lucky with the weather yesterday! Many thanks to those car club members who arrived bright and early in the morning and set up on the front lawn. It was a good day with many new visitors - and all were surprised at the size of the house and grounds.

Many thanks also to our volunteers who came to set up, stayed to help throughout the day, and then helped to pack everything away again.

Thank you also to our stall holders who braved the elements and came anyway!

If you missed yesterday's Open Day, stay tuned for the next one in July!

06/03/2026

We are now on 'What's on Sydney'! Have a look!

'Linnwood' will be OPEN on Sunday 8 March from 10.00am to 3.00pm, Rain, Hail or Shine (and we have sometimes had all 3!).

We can't guarantee how many vintage cars may turn up due to the weather conditions, but the house WILL be open!

Don't stay home if it's gloomy, come out and have a look through this lovely old house, (you will be surprised at its size!) and then sit, relax and have a cuppa with us!

Come along and see 'Linnwood', a State Heritage Listed house at Guildford. Built in 1891 by George McCredie as his 'country' estate and sitting ...

28/02/2026

We are on Weekend Notes!
Have a look............

27/02/2026

Our next Open Day on Sunday 8 March is coming up very quickly! We will have some car clubs displaying their treasures on the front lawn (still waiting for confirmation from some clubs) and some interesting things to see in the house.

If you haven't been before, (or even if you have, come again to see any changes since your last visit) we would love to meet you and show you Western Sydney's greatest secret!

The house will be open from 10am - 3pm ($5 entry with children under 12 admitted free) and there is plenty of free off street parking.

Hope to see you there!

13/01/2026

See these links for more information about the day at the Granville Library and Art Centre on Saturday 17th January 2026.
https://www.cumberland.nsw.gov.au/125-years
https://www.cumberland.nsw.gov.au/event/one-cumberland-many-stories-exhibition

Held in Granville Centre Art Gallery from 11am to 3pm Wednesday to Sunday Curated by Dr Allison O’Sullivan Cumberland Council acknowledges the Darug Nation and People as Traditional Custodians of the land on which the Cumberland Local Government Area is situated and pays respect to Aboriginal Elde...

13/01/2026

Don't miss this!
Cumberland City Council is hosting a community day at the Granville Library Centre & Memorial Park this Saturday 17th January, from 10am - 2pm to Celebrate 125 Years of Federation.
Also on the day will be an exhibition of old photos showing some of our local suburbs in those early days. One Day Only!
ALSO
An exhibition for 4 weeks in the Art Gallery, 'One Cumberland, Many Stories' showcasing some amazing art and objects, which will be on display from Friday 16 January to Saturday 14 February 2026.

The Friends of Linnwood and Holroyd Local History Research and are very pleased to be part of this event.

05/12/2025

All Welcome!