Summary
Waymouth Street, often spelt as Weymouth Street in the early days, is an east–west street running between King William Street and West Terrace in the Adelaide city centre in South Australia. The street is named after Henry Waymouth, a founding director of the South Australian Company, whose name was also sometimes spelt as Weymouth.
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| Type | Street |
| Location | Adelaide city centre |
| Length | 1.1 km (0.7 mi)[1] |
| Opened | 1837 |
| Major junctions | |
| West end | West Terrace Adelaide |
| East end | King William Street Adelaide |
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| LGA(s) | City of Adelaide |
Description edit
The street runs between King William Street and West Terrace, on the western side of the city centre. It is intersected by Light Square.[2][3]
Eastern section edit
The section of Waymouth Street from King William Street to Light Square is lined by commercial office buildings with many restaurants and cafes at ground level. It is the location of the state headquarters of organisations including ANZ, the Department for Environment and Water, Beyond Bank Australia, EY and News Corp Australia. At the intersection with King William Street, there is a pedestrian scramble crossing and a Glenelg tram line stop named after Pirie Street, which continues to the east.
Central section edit
Waymouth Street forms the southern boundary of Light Square, an open grassy park in the centre of the north-west quadrant of the city centre. This section of Waymouth Street is one-way traffic to the west; east-bound traffic must detour around the square. Traffic signals control the intersection with Morphett Street where it divides to go around the square. A few bars, nightclubs and restaurants are located on the southern side of Waymouth Street and around Light Square.
Western section edit
The section from Light Square to West Terrace has lower scale retail and residential buildings, including several hotels, hostels, car and furniture dealerships. Across from the intersection with West Terrace is a service road for Adelaide High School and an entrance point to shared pedestrian and bicycle tracks in the western parklands.
History edit
The street was named after Henry Waymouth, a founding director of the South Australian Company, by the Street Naming Committee in 1837.[4][5] Until 1863 it was almost invariably spelled "Weymouth"; the eponymous director was then given either spelling interchangeably.[citation needed][6]
Incidents edit
On 2 March 1994, a bomb exploded in the National Crime Authority offices in a building on Waymouth Street, after being sent to NCA Senior Investigator Detective Sergeant Geoffrey Bowen, killing him and severely injuring lawyer Peter Wallis. The initial suspect, Domenic Perre, who was released for lack of evidence shortly after being arrested, was re-arrested in 2018. Perre was standing on top of a nearby carpark and was later arrested at his house.[7][8] He entered a plea (of not guilty) for the first time in the Adelaide Magistrates Court on 17 February 2020 but his lawyer conceded that there is a case to answer and he was committed to stand trial in the Supreme Court of South Australia.[9]
Historic buildings edit
There are several locally heritage-listed buildings on Waymouth Street, and as of 2024[update] two on the South Australian Heritage Register:[10]
- Woodards House, originally an office building designed by prominent architect F. Kenneth Milne for Norwich Union Fire Insurance Society, which included ground floor offices for the Commercial Bank of Australia.[11][12] The building was state heritage-listed on 23 August 2013, and described as "an outstanding example of a building constructed in the Inter-War Commercial Palazzo style". An additional floor was added in 1953.[13]
- The Cumberland Arms Hotel, at no. 205, was designed by Henry Colls Richardson for Sir Edwin Thomas Smith and built in 1883. It was heritage-listed in 1986.[14]
See also edit
Australian roads portal
References edit
- ^ Google (1 June 2022). "Waymouth Street" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ 2003 Adelaide Street Directory, 41st Edition. UBD. 2003. ISBN 0-7319-1441-4.
- ^ Map of the Adelaide CBD, North Adelaide and the Adelaide Parklands
- ^ "Family Notices". South Australian Register. Vol. XII, no. 841. South Australia. 7 June 1848. p. 2. Retrieved 3 December 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Nomenclature of the Streets of Adelaide and North Adelaide" (PDF). State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ This Trove newspaper search shows continuing variations.
- ^ "View to a kill: Alleged NCA bomber tours crime scene".
- ^ Dayman, Isabel (14 September 2018). "Domenic Perre plea over NCA bombing murder charge delayed for legal aid negotiations". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ Dillon, Meagan (17 February 2020). "Domenic Perre pleads not guilty to murder, attempted murder over 1994 NCA bombing". ABC News. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ "Heritage Places, keyword search "Waymouth"". The South Australia Heritage Places database: SA Heritage Places Database Search. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ "Home Plots and Houses". News (Adelaide). Vol. XII, no. 1, 795. South Australia. 17 April 1929. p. 10 (Home edition). Retrieved 22 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Woodards House". Experience Adelaide. Heritage Places of Adelaide. City of Adelaide. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ "47-49 Waymouth Street Adelaide". The South Australia Heritage Places database: SA Heritage Places Database Search. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
...an outstanding example of a building constructed in the Inter-War Commercial Palazzo style... additional floor constructed in 1953...
- ^ "205 Waymouth Street Adelaide". The South Australia Heritage Places database: SA Heritage Places Database Search. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
originally licensed as the Crown and Anchor Hotel on a site further along Elizabeth Street, the current Cumberland Arms Hotel building dates from 1883 and was designed by H C Richardson for Sir E T Smith, brewer and philanthropist. It is a typical corner hotel with chamfered corner and verandah/balcony, but features some ebullient detailing which makes it out of the ordinary. It also serves as a reminder of the once dense residential development in the west end of Adelaide. The interior is significant for its fine entrance hall and staircase and for its upstairs rooms being largely intact.
Further reading edit
- Trove search results for newspapers
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