Sussex Street is a street in the
central business district of
Sydney in
New South Wales
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Australia. It runs north-south along the western side of the city, between Hickson Road and
Hay Street. It is in the
local government area of the
City of Sydney
The City of Sydney is the local government area covering the Sydney central business district and surrounding inner city suburbs of the greater metropolitan area of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Established by Act of Parliament in 1842, th ...
. The street is long. It was named in honour of
Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex
Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex, (27 January 1773 – 21 April 1843) was the sixth son and ninth child of King George III and his queen consort, Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. He was the only surviving son of George III who did not ...
, the sixth son of
King George III
George III (George William Frederick; 4 June 173829 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of the two kingdoms on 1 January 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Br ...
.
The street is home to the state headquarters of the
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party (ALP), also simply known as Labor, is the major centre-left political party in Australia, one of two major parties in Australian politics, along with the centre-right Liberal Party of Australia. The party forms t ...
(ALP) and "Sussex St" is widely used as a
metonym for the ALP in general and for ALP headquarters in particular.
Description
Sussex Street is adjacent to
Darling Harbour and as such has a wide range of buildings associated with the harbour activities and industries. In this respect it is similar to other streets like Kent Street and Wattle Street, whose character was largely influenced by their proximity to Darling Harbour.
The street features a large number of older, heritage buildings, alongside more recent developments like the Sheraton Four Points Hotel. It is in a part of the city that was depressed for a long time, but which has been revitalised recently.
Heritage buildings
The following buildings are listed on various heritage registers:
* 20 Sussex Street:
Sussex Hotel, listed on the
New South Wales State Heritage Register
The New South Wales State Heritage Register, also known as NSW State Heritage Register, is a heritage list of places in the state of New South Wales, Australia, that are protected by New South Wales legislation, generally covered by the Heritag ...
.
* 81 Sussex Street:
Bristol Arms Hotel, listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register.
* 95-99 Sussex Street:
Hawken and Vance Produce Exchange, listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register.
* 107-117 Sussex Street:
Royal George Hotel, Sydney (), listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register,
the City of Sydney heritage register, and the (since defunct)
Register of the National Estate.
[The Heritage of Australia, Macmillan Company, 1981, pp.2/109-110]
* 121-127 Sussex Street:
Former Commercial Stores (1850s), listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register.
and the (since defunct) Register of the National Estate.
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* 139-153 Sussex Street: 139-153 Sussex Street, Sydney (), listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register.][
* 161 Sussex Street: 161 Sussex Street, Sydney, listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register.][
* 173-185 Sussex Street: ]Corn Exchange
A corn exchange is a building where merchants trade grains. The word "corn" in British English denotes all cereal grains, such as wheat and barley; in the United States these buildings were called grain exchange. Such trade was common in towns ...
, designed by George McRae
George McRae (10 September 1857 – 16 June 1923) was a Scottish architect who migrated to Australia and pursued his career in Sydney, where he became Government Architect of New South Wales and designed some of Sydney's best-known buildi ...
(1887), listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register.[
* Hunter River Steamship Navigation Company building, (), listed on the (since defunct) Register of the National Estate.][
* Shelbourne Hotel, designed by Wilson, Neave and Berry (1902), listed on the (since defunct) Register of the National Estate.][
* Windermere Chambers, corner Sussex and King Streets, designed by ]Walter Liberty Vernon
Colonel Walter Liberty Vernon (11 August 184617 January 1914) was an English architect who migrated to Australia and pursued his career as an architect in Sydney, New South Wales. In his role as the New South Wales Government Architect he is ...
and Howard Joseland
Howard Joseland (1860–1930) was an English architect who migrated to Australia and pursued a successful and influential career there.
Early life
Richard George Howard Joseland was born on 14 January 1860 at Claines, Worcestershire, Engl ...
, built 1880-1890, listed on the City of Sydney heritage register.
* Former Public School, designed by George Allen Mansfield (1875), later used as Flying Angel Seafarers Centre, listed on the City of Sydney heritage register.
Gallery
Image:(1)_Sussex_Street_Building.JPG, Former terrace house located at 163-169 Sussex Street
Image:(1)_Dundee_Arms.JPG, The Dundee Arms Hotel
Image:(1)_Former_bank_Sussex_Street.JPG, Windermere Chambers
Image:(1)_Hunter_River_Steamship_Navigation_Company.JPG, Hunter River Steamship Navigation Company
Image:(1)_Shelbourne_Hotel.JPG, Shelbourne Hotel
Image:(1)_Bristol_Arms_Hotel.JPG, Bristol Arms Hotel
Image:(1)_Royal George_Hotel.JPG, Royal George Hotel
Image:(1)former_public_school.jpg, Former public school
Image:1_Sussex_Street001.jpg, Archival shot of Sussex Street with the Corn Exchange
A corn exchange is a building where merchants trade grains. The word "corn" in British English denotes all cereal grains, such as wheat and barley; in the United States these buildings were called grain exchange. Such trade was common in towns ...
on the left
See also
* Sydney central business district
References
External links
{{Streets of Sydney Australia
Streets in Sydney
Sydney central business district