I'd love to hear from any Gidleys who go there, mention their surname and note the reaction. It's a bit far for me to go!
This shortened extract is taken from the Broadsheet.
A new basement bar is landing on King Street in the CBD, with a Norfolk Island-inspired look, rib eye three ways and stiff cocktails.The Gidley will be a classic American-style steakhouse that mixes New York opulence with Australian cheek. It’s the latest offering from hospitality group Liquid and Larder. Group directors Warren Burns and James Bradey were inspired by trips they’ve taken to the US over the years, but they aren’t trying to fully replicate the American experience.
“It’s about being transported somewhere else and enjoying the company. That’s what The Gidley is all about – you walk down the stairs, get lost in the corridors, sit down with a Negroni in hand and have a chat with your friends.”
The Gidley will open in the basement of 161 King Street, Sydney in mid to late November.
I wish it every success.
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I have come across this whilst researching my forbear Governor Philip Gidley King, third Governor of New South Wales. So the use of the name Gidley for a restaurant in King Street in Sydney could be a blink back to NSW early history.
Governor King's mother was Utricia (christened at Moretonhampstead), daughter of John Gidley attorney in Exeter. Utricia had married a draper in Launceston, Philip King, in 1756. I have not, so far, been successful in placing this John Gidley - there seem to be a great many of that name. Was this John Gidley associated with the Gidleys of Gidleigh, and if so, is there any record which would connect them to the attorney John Gidley.
I have written a novel which covers much of Philip Gidley King's life (From Norfolk to Trafalgar) and I am now embarking on a full length biography.
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