College Street is a major street in the
central business district
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of
Sydney
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in
New South Wales
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,
Australia
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. From north to south, it runs from east of Queens Square and
St James station to start at the junction of the Prince Albert, St Mary's, and Art Gallery roads and runs to
Whitlam Square, at
Liverpool Street. The street gets its name from the former Sydney College, which after closure eventually became the site for the modern Sydney Grammar School. The street runs beside the eastern border of
Hyde Park, and is lined by the
Australian Museum
The Australian Museum, originally known as the Colonial Museum or Sydney Museum. is a heritage-listed museum at 1 William Street, Sydney, William Street, Sydney central business district, Sydney CBD, New South Wales. It is the oldest natural ...
,
Sydney Grammar School
Sydney Grammar School (SGS, colloquially known as Grammar) is an independent, non-denominational day school for boys, located in Sydney, Australia.
Incorporated in 1854 by an Act of Parliament and opened in 1857, the school claims to offer "c ...
,
Cook and Phillip Park Aquatic and Fitness Centre
Cook and Phillip Park Aquatic and Fitness Centre is a recreational facility in the Sydney central business district, Central Business District of Sydney.
It was co-designed by architect Lawrence Nield of BVN Architecture, Bligh Voller Nield and ...
,
St Mary's Cathedral, and Australian International College.
An
electric tramway formerly ran down College St. It was closed in 1960.
[Keenan, D. ''Tramways of Sydney''. Transit Press 1979]
See also
References
{{Streets of Sydney Australia
Streets in Sydney