Beach Street, Fremantle Explained

Type:street
Road Name:Beach Street
State:wa
Length:1.3
Direction A:South
End A:Elder Place, Parry Street
Exits:
Direction B:North
End B:East Street, Riverside Road
Through:Fremantle
Coordinates A:-32.0493°N 115.7487°W
Coordinates B:-32.0413°N 115.758°W
Map Type:nomap

Beach Street in a street located in Fremantle, Western Australia. It runs along the historic (original before Victoria Quay was built) southern shore of the Swan River, south-east of the inner harbour, between Parry Street and East Street.

It crosses under the Fremantle Traffic Bridge and turns uphill next to the Fremantle Railway Bridge.

At one end, south-west of Parry Street, Beach Street becomes Elder Place; the other end, east of East Street, becomes Riverside Road.

In the 1920s its general condition was noted as being hazardous by local businesses.[1] [2]

The harbour section of the street is lined with heritage buildings, such Dalgety Woolstores,[3] Australia Hotel, and other shipping and export related industries,[4] as well as former businesses existing in the street, such as Western Ice Works,[5] and Western Engineering and Foundry Company.[6] Due to its location, it was possible to see the development of the portion of Eastern Fremantle (formerly known as Richmond), from Beach Street over time.[7]

Notes and References

  1. News: Beach Street . . II . 91 . Western Australia . 7 July 1922 . 18 June 2022 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
  2. News: A QUAGMIRE . . II . 70 . Western Australia . 22 June 1923 . 18 June 2022 . 1 . National Library of Australia.
  3. News: WOOL STORE FIRE. . . 62 . 18,774 . Western Australia . 14 September 1946 . 15 January 2017 . 14 . National Library of Australia.
  4. News: FREMANTLE PROPERTY SOLD . . XLV . 16,095 . Western Australia . 26 November 1926 . 15 January 2017 . 1 (HOME (FINAL) EDITION) . National Library of Australia.
  5. News: FREMANTLE REGISTRATIONS . . 1456 . Western Australia . 6 December 1925 . 18 June 2022 . 8 (Third Section) . National Library of Australia.
  6. News: BURGLARY AT FREMANTLE. . . XV . 762 . Western Australia . 4 August 1900 . 18 June 2022 . 7 . National Library of Australia.
  7. News: A PICTURESQUE SPOT AT FREMANTLE VIEW OF RICHMOND FROM BEACH STREET. . . XXII . 1,138 . Western Australia . 19 October 1907 . 18 June 2022 . 23 . National Library of Australia.