Adelaide Street, Fremantle Explained

Type:street
Road Name:Adelaide Street
State:WA
Length:0.55
Direction A:NE
Direction B:SW
End A:Queen Victoria Street
End B:High Street
Through:Fremantle
Exits:Parry Street, Queen Street

Adelaide Street, Fremantle is a street that is a boundary for Kings Square, Fremantle in Western Australia.It goes north from Kings Square and meets Queen Victoria Street in a skewed junction that meets outside St Patrick's Basilica.

It is named after Queen Adelaide, consort of William IV.[1] The street existed since at least 1833, when it was included in a survey.

At number 3 is St John's Anglican Church which dates from 1882.

It has on its western side, the Film and Television Institute, and Princess May Park.

Johnson Court Apartments, at number 23 Adelaide Street are one of the earlier high rise apartment buildings of Fremantle.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Ewers, John K.. The Western Gateway: A History of Fremantle. 1971. University of Western Australia Press for the Fremantle City Council. Nedlands, Western Australia. 085564 050 2. 219. 2nd.