Glenorchy means ‘glen of tumbling waters and the city is believed to have been named by Governor Lachlan Macquarie after his wife’s home in Scotland. With seven water courses the land was ideal for orchards and cropping. The water courses are detailed below:
HUMPHREY RIVULET
Humphrey’s Rivulet flows from the nearby hills, then near Chapel Street, on to Brent Street, past Northgate and on to the Derwent River at Montrose Bay. This sturdy concrete bridge supports an ever-increasing volume of traffic. It is on a bus route, and a favoured road for some local schools making a busy morning and afternoon peak.
In years gone by, the Brent Street Bridge has been very different. Land on the Hobart side of Humphrey’s Rivulet had been granted to George Hull who built a house name Tolosa. His son Henry Jocelyn Hull ran a farm on the other side of Humphrey's Rivulet called Glen Lynden.
In years gone by, the Brent Street Bridge has been very different. Land on the Hobart side of Humphrey’s Rivulet had been granted to George Hull who built a house name Tolosa. His son Henry Jocelyn Hull ran a farm on the other side of Humphrey's Rivulet called Glen Lynden.
The farm known as Glen Lynden.
Brent Street Bridge, 1 January 1902