THE HISTORY

Anlaby (named after the village in Yorkshire) is a living part of the history of South Australia. While now considerably reduced in size, much of the original infrastructure remains.

 The following is extracted from the SA Heritage Survey Item Identification Sheet Reference CT 5559/717.

“Anlaby is a group of buildings unusual in SA for their cohesion and village atmosphere. Like other major homesteads, Anlaby was added to over a long period of time; the first part being built in 1840, soon after the run was taken up by F.H. Dutton. This formed the nucleus of an enormous run, part leasehold, which Dutton established as reflected in the complex of buildings about the homestead. Additions to the homestead include the west front (designed by Bagot 1908) and the library (Milne 1928). Anlaby was the first Merino and Clydesdale stud in SA and notably also as a staging point for explorers Sturt, then McKinlay.

 Most of the complex dates from 1890. It includes about 7 houses, courtyard, woolshed* and meat house*, large gardens and a folly, and an interesting fruit house with double insulating roof, office and groom’s quarters and shearing quarters*”.

 Note: Items marked * are not now part of the subject complex.