Hunter Street, Sydney

Hunter Street, Sydney

New South Wales
Norwich Chambers, corner of Hunter and Bligh Streets, 1890
Map
Hunter Street, Sydney is located in Sydney
Western end
Western end
Eastern end
Eastern end
Coordinates
General information
TypeStreet
Length800 m (0.5 mi)
Major junctions
Western endGeorge Street
Sydney CBD
 
Eastern endMacquarie Street
Sydney CBD
Location(s)
LGA(s)City of Sydney
Major suburbsSydney CBD

Hunter Street located in the Sydney central business district in New South Wales, Australia is one of the oldest streets in Sydney.[1] It runs from George Street in the west to Macquarie Street in the east. The street was originally named Bell Street. It is named after Governor Hunter, the second Governor of New South Wales.[2]

A 2010 view of Hunter Street from George Street and as it appeared in the early 1900s

In the 1860s the street housed the glove shop of 'Sharp Lewis' whose large gloved hand swung over the footpath. Next door were the 'Parrot Brothers', who supplied footwear to the people of Sydney.[3] The site of the old Norwich Chambers on the corner of Bligh Street was once occupied by a dentist named Smythe and later was the office of the solicitor William Barker.[4] It was built in 1886 and demolished in 1922.[5] The heritage-listed office building Perpetual Trustee Company Building at 33–39 Hunter Street is the only example of Edwardian architecture on Hunter Street.[6]

Originally two-way throughout, in February 1987 the Pitt to George Street section was converted to one-way in a westerly direction.[7][8][9]

References

  1. ^ SYDNEY IN SIXTIES. (1917, December 27). Evening News (Sydney, NSW : 1869–1931), p. 6. Retrieved January 15, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article113950910
  2. ^ Fowles, Joseph (1848). Sydney in 1848. Sydney, Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia.
  3. ^ SYDNEY IN SIXTIES. (1917, December 27). Evening News (Sydney, NSW : 1869–1931), p. 6. Retrieved January 15, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article113950910
  4. ^ SYDNEY IN SIXTIES. (1917, December 27). Evening News (Sydney, NSW : 1869–1931), p. 6. Retrieved January 15, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article113950910
  5. ^ THE METROPOLITAN BUILDING (1922, June 14). Evening News (Sydney, NSW : 1869–1931), p. 4. Retrieved January 15, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article118854670
  6. ^ Perpetual Trustee Company, entry number 678 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) 2018
  7. ^ Changes to City Plan Effective February 8, 1987 Daily Telegraph 27 January 1987 page 15
  8. ^ Work starts on new park street The Sun-Herald 8 February 1987 page 23
  9. ^ Pitt Street mall Transit Australia May 1987 page 90

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