Windermere, New South Wales

Windermere is a suburb, 134 kms north of Sydney and 11 kms northwest of Maitland in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales, Australia in Maitland City Council. It is named after Thomas White Melville Winder's estate.

The original house Winderemere was built of hand-made sandstock bricks by convicts in 1827 for wealthy and successful pastoralist and businessman, Thomas White Melville Winder, who first took up 4000 acres near Lochinvar. William Charles Wentworth purchased the Windermere Estate from Thomas White Melville Winder in 1836. A boiling down facility for the manufacture of tallow was built at Windermere in the depression of the 1840's. Extensive vineyards were also planted at Windermere. The Windermere Estate was advertised in 1848 to be let in small lots, with or without the Windermere House. Later, in 1851 it was purchased by Charles Nott. Winderemere House burnt down in 1884 and was rebuilt atop the original cellars.