Elder Place, Fremantle Explained

Type:street
Road Name:Elder Place
State:wa
Image Alt:Road surrounded by buildings, with trees in the background
Length:0.45
Length Ref:[1] [2]
Split:yes
Section1:Elder Place (main)
Direction A1:Northeast
Exits1:Goldsbrough Street
Direction B1:Southwest
Section2:Elder Place (cul-de-sac)
Direction A2:North
End A2:Phillimore Street
Direction B2:South
End B2:Cul-de-sac north of Market Street
Through:Fremantle

Elder Place in a street in Fremantle, Western Australia that primarily runs between the north-west ends of Parry Street and Queen Street, south-west of the Fremantle railway line. At the north-eastern end Elder Place becomes Beach Street; at the south-western end it becomes Phillimore Street. A small cul de sac, also called Elder Place, but not connected to the main street, runs off Phillimore Street, in the direction of Market Street.

The southern side of the street was taken up with a large building known as Elders Wool Store,[3] which was run by Elder, Smith and Company.[4] [5] This building was demolished and replaced by the Woolstores Shopping Centre.

In the late nineteenth century, the street was known as Bay Street.

Intersections

Elder Place (cul-de-sac)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Elder Place . Google Maps . 30 November 2022.
  2. Web site: Elder Place . Google Maps . 30 November 2022.
  3. News: ELDERS WOOL STORE and PORT OF FREMANTLE . . Western Australia . 13 April 1950 . 15 January 2017 . 51 . National Library of Australia.
  4. News: FREMANTLE. . . 53 . 16,040 . Western Australia . 24 November 1937 . 15 January 2017 . 14 . National Library of Australia.
  5. News: ELDER'S WOOL STORE, ELDER PLACE, FREMANTLE. . . XLVIII . 2,445 . Western Australia . 22 December 1932 . 15 January 2017 . 20 (THE WESTERN MAIL XMAS) . National Library of Australia.