Phillip Street is a street in the
central business district of
Sydney in
New South Wales
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Australia. While the street runs from
King Street in the south to
Circular Quay
Circular Quay is a harbour, former working port and now international passenger shipping port, public piazza and tourism precinct, heritage area, and transport node located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on the northern edge of the Syd ...
in the north, the present street is effectively in two sections, separated by
Chifley Square. Other cross streets include
Martin Place
Martin Place is a pedestrian mall in the Sydney central business district, New South Wales, Australia. Martin Place has been described as the "civic heart" of Sydney. ,
Bridge Street, and Bent Street. It is the hotspot of Sydney's legal elite.
History
Phillip Street initially ran from Hyde Park in the south and
original Government House at Bent Street in the north. After the governor's residence moved to the present Government House and the old residence was demolished in 1846, the street was extended north to Circular Quay. Presumably, it was named after Captain
Arthur Phillip, the first
Governor of New South Wales.
In the 1860s the section of Phillip Street between Bent and Hunter Streets was realigned, to connect the northern section of Phillip Street with Elizabeth Street, rather than the southern section of Phillip Street. This junction is now Chifley Square.
Phillip Street was the residence of
Henry Lawson
Henry Archibald Hertzberg Lawson (17 June 1867 – 2 September 1922) was an Australian writer and bush poet. Along with his contemporary Banjo Paterson, Lawson is among the best-known Australian poets and fiction writers of the colonial perio ...
when he first moved to Sydney in 1883. He joined his mother and sister at number 138, and was still living here when his first poem, ''A Song of the Republic'', was published by ''
The Bulletin'' on 1 October 1887.
Location
The southern section of Phillip Street runs from
Queens Square, at the end of
King Street at , to Chifley Square, at the confluence of Hunter, Phillip, and Elizabeth Streets at . At Chifley Square,
Elizabeth Street takes a turn to the right and becomes the northern section of Phillip Street, which is aligned in a north-south direction with the southern section. The street is two-ways in both sections.
Located along Phillip Street are a number of office buildings, including the premises of a large portion of Sydney's
legal profession
Legal profession is a profession in which legal professionals study, develop and apply law. Usually, there is a requirement for someone choosing a career in law to first obtain a law degree or some other form of legal education.
It is difficult to ...
, as well as the
Supreme Court of New South Wales
The Supreme Court of New South Wales is the highest state court of the Australian State of New South Wales. It has unlimited jurisdiction within the state in civil matters, and hears the most serious criminal matters. Whilst the Supreme Court ...
,
Federal Court of Australia,
High Court of Australia and
St. James campus of the Sydney Law School. Other prominent buildings along the street include
Aurora Place
Aurora Place is a commercial skyscraper and residential block on Phillip Street in Sydney, Australia. Designed by Renzo Piano, the 41-storey building stands at a height of high to the top of the spire and to the roof.
The building has an ...
,
Chifley Tower
Chifley Tower is a skyscraper in Sydney, Australia. It was designed by New York City-based architects Travis McEwen and Kohn Pedersen Fox, with John Rayner as project architect. At a height of 244 metres (801 feet), Chifley Tower was the talles ...
, and
Deutsche Bank Place
Deutsche Bank Place is a skyscraper in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is located at 126 Phillip Street (corner of Hunter Street) in the north-eastern end of the central business district, across the road from Chifley Tower. Constructio ...
,
Commonwealth Parliament Offices, Sydney and the headquarters of the
Reserve Bank of Australia
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is Australia's central bank and banknote issuing authority. It has had this role since 14 January 1960, when the ''Reserve Bank Act 1959'' removed the central banking functions from the Commonwealth Bank.
Th ...
, as well as
St James' Church. The headquarters of the
Australian Rugby League
The Australian Rugby League Commission (ARL), formerly the Australian Rugby Football League known as the Australian Rugby League is an Australian rugby league football competition operator. It was founded in 1986 as the Australian Rugby Footbal ...
and
New South Wales Rugby League
The New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) is the governing body of rugby league in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory and is a member of the Australian Rugby League Commission. It was formed in Sydney on 8 August 1907 and was ...
organisations are also located here, with Australia's traditional rugby league administration sometimes referred to as "Phillip Street".
A variety of cafés and restaurants located along the street service these institutions. Railway stations located on or near Phillip Street include
St James,
Martin Place
Martin Place is a pedestrian mall in the Sydney central business district, New South Wales, Australia. Martin Place has been described as the "civic heart" of Sydney. , and
Circular Quay
Circular Quay is a harbour, former working port and now international passenger shipping port, public piazza and tourism precinct, heritage area, and transport node located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on the northern edge of the Syd ...
.
See also
References
External links
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