Gilles Street, Adelaide

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Gilles Street

South Australia
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Gilles Street in 2010
General information
TypeStreet
Length1.6 km (1.0 mi)[1]
Opened1837
Major junctions
Western endKing William Street
 Pulteney Street, Hutt Street
Eastern endEast Terrace

Gilles Street (

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34°56′02″S 138°36′32″E / 34.934°S 138.609°E / -34.934; 138.609) is a street in the south-eastern sector of the centre of Adelaide, South Australia.[2][3] It runs east–west between East Terrace and King William Street, crossing Hutt Street and Pulteney Street. It was named after Osmond Gilles, an early treasurer of the colony of South Australia on 23 May 1837.[4][5]

This heritage-listed building in Gilles Street traded variously as the Beresford Arms and later Oddfellows Arms from 1840 until 1861, and was sold to a German printer in 1873. The early landowner, following subdivision of the original acre plot, was John Martin, known also for his founding connection with John Martin & Co.[6]

Gilles Street runs from King William Street to East Terrace. It is one of the narrower streets of the Adelaide grid, at 1 chain (66 ft; 20 m) wide.

Junction list[]

Locationkm[7]miDestinationsNotes
Adelaide city centre00.0King William StreetContinues as Gilbert Street
0.550.34Pulteney Street
1.10.68Hutt Street
1.60.99East Terrace
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also[]

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  • Gilles Street Primary School

References[]

  1. ^ Google. "Gilles Street" (Map). Google Maps. Google.
  2. ^ 2003 Adelaide Street Directory, 41st Edition. UBD (A Division of Universal Press Pty Ltd). 2003. ISBN 0-7319-1441-4.
  3. ^ Map of the Adelaide CBD, North Adelaide and the Adelaide Parklands.
  4. ^ "Gilles Street Primary School - History". 25 February 2008. Retrieved 24 April 2009.
  5. ^ "History of Adelaide Through Street Names - Streets Named on the 23rd May, 1837". 4 March 2005. Archived from the original on 19 February 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2009.
  6. ^ Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities: Australian Heritage Database
  7. ^ Google (11 December 2016). "Flinders Street, Adelaide" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
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