Bathurst Street, Sydney

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| caption = Bathurst Street

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| direction_a = West

| direction_b = East

| end_a = Harbour Street
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| end_b = Elizabeth Street
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| coordinates_a = {{Coord|-33.873983|151.202814|format=dms|type:landmark}}

| coordinates_b = {{Coord|-33.874656|151.209734|format=dms|type:landmark}}

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Bathurst Street is a street in the Sydney central business district in New South Wales, Australia. Bathurst Street runs for {{convert|650|m}} in a west–east direction with traffic flowing in this direction only.{{cite map |title=Bathurst St, Sydney NSW 2000 to 120 Elizabeth St, Sydney NSW 2000 |url=https://www.google.com.au/maps/dir/-33.8739735,151.2027015/-33.8746085,151.2097076/@-33.8740263,151.2025963,20.43z/data=!4m2!4m1!3e2 |publisher=Google Maps |date=2016 |access-date=27 December 2016 }}{{cite map |publisher=Gregory's Sydney Street Directory |date=2002 |title=Maps C, D }} It is situated in the southern portion of the central business district. The western terminus of Bathurst Street is at Harbour Street, Darling Harbour, with the eastern terminus at Elizabeth Street, adjacent to Hyde Park.

From west to east, Bathurst Street crosses Sussex, George, Pitt, and Castlereagh streets.

Bathurst Street was named by Governor Macquarie in honour of Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst, the UK Secretary of State for War and the Colonies between 1812 and 1827.{{cite web |url=http://history.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/sydneystreets/Whats_in_a_Name/default.html |work=Sydney Streets |title=What's in a name? |publisher=City of Sydney |date=2003 |access-date=29 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230003617/http://history.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/sydneystreets/Whats_in_a_Name/default.html |archive-date=30 December 2016 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/learn/sydneys-history/people-and-places/streets |work=Sydney Streets |title=History of Sydney Streets |format=MS Excel {{small|(for download)}} |publisher=City of Sydney |date=4 December 2012 |access-date=29 December 2016 }} In conjunction with the opening of the Glebe Island Bridge, in December 1995 a bus lane was opened from Harbour to George Streets.Central City Bus Priority Scheme Australian Bus Panorama issue 13/1 August 1997 page 33

Landmarks

The Hyde Park Obelisk, at the eastern end of Bathurst Street, was erected in 1857 and unveiled by the Mayor, George Thornton. The monument is actually a sewer vent, and soon the joke around town was to call it 'Thornton's Scent Bottle'.{{cite web |work=Water Supply and Sewerage |title=Thornton's Scent Bottle |url=http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/waterexhibition/WaterSupplySewerage/ThorntonScentBottle.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030408224111/http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/waterexhibition/WaterSupplySewerage/ThorntonScentBottle.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 April 2003 |publisher=City of Sydney }} The obelisk is an example of the Victorian Egyptian style and was based on Cleopatra's Needle in London.{{Citation |author1=Australian Heritage Commission |title=The Heritage of Australia: the illustrated register of the National Estate |publication-date=1981 |publisher=The Macmillan Company of Australia in association with the Australian Heritage Commission |location=South Melbourne |isbn=978-0-333-33750-9 }}{{rp|99}} It is listed on the NSW State Heritage Register.{{cite web |url=http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?id=5053881 |title=Sewer Vent |work=NSW State Heritage Register |publisher=Office of Environment & Heritage |date=30 November 2001 |access-date=27 December 2016 }}
The Church of England St Andrew's Cathedral sits on the north-west corner of Bathurst Street and George Street. It was designed by Edmund Blacket and was listed on the Register of the National Estate.{{rp|100}}
The former Bank of New South Wales building sits on the south-west corner of Bathurst Street and George Street. It was designed by Varney Parkes and built in 1894 in the American Romanesque style. It is listed on the NSW State Heritage Register.{{cite web |url=http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?id=5045321 |title=Bank of NSW |work=NSW State Heritage Register |publisher=Office of Environment & Heritage |date=5 September 2008 |access-date=27 December 2016 }}{{rp|101}}
The Vintage building is situated on the corner of Bathurst and Sussex Streets. It was built in the 1890s and was just one of many warehouses that sprang up in the area because of its proximity to Darling Harbour. It was used as a flour mill while owned by Aitken and Son; later owners included Mungo Scott Ltd. In 1979 it was converted to residential apartments.{{citation needed|date=December 2016}}
107–109 Bathurst St – Former Bank of NSW

Gallery

File:Hyde Park Obelisk.JPG|Hyde Park Obelisk

File:1The Vintage (1894).JPG|The Vintage Building

File:1St Andrews1.JPG|St Andrew's Cathedral, west side

File:1Bank Of NSW1.JPG|Former Bank of New South Wales

File:1907 warehouse -292 Pitt st cnr Bathurst st - now NAB.jpg

References

Category:Streets in Sydney

Category:Sydney central business district

Bathurst Street, Sydney

Landmarks

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