Gawler Place is a single-lane thoroughfare in the
city centre
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of
Adelaide
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, the capital of
South Australia
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. Somewhat narrower than other busy streets in the Central Business District, it runs north to south from
North Terrace to
Wakefield Street, parallel to and approximately midway between
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and
Pulteney streets.
History
Before 1904, the lanes that now make up Gawler Place included Rundle Place (North Terrace to
Rundle Street, now Rundle Mall), Gawler Place (Rundle to
Grenfell Street
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) and Freeman Street (Grenfell to Wakefield Street), in addition to Gawler Place.
The
Adelaide City Council
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announced a planned upgrade to the thoroughfare in 2017. Undertaken in 2019, the upgrade included new footpath and road surfaces, lighting, seating and spaces for socialising.
Historic buildings

Several historic buildings are situated in Gawler Place, including Gawler Chambers (188 North Terrace, corner of North Terrace and Gawler Place), the Oriental Hotel (42–50 Gawler Place), the former Claridge House (52–56), and Allan's Building (58–60).
Description
Since Rundle Mall is a
pedestrian mall
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, driving across it on Gawler Place is not permitted. Between North Terrace and Rundle Mall, Gawler Place permits two-way traffic, with access to a multi-storey car park and a taxi rank near Rundle Mall. It is also two-way between Rundle Mall and Grenfell Street for access to businesses on this stretch. South of Grenfell Street, Gawler Place is one-way, for northbound vehicles only. It is a busy stretch of road: about 25,000 people walk between Grenfell Street and North Terrace daily.
[
Gawler Place continues north of North Terrace, downhill, as Kintore Avenue. The ]State Library of South Australia
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and the University of Adelaide
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are on the east and the South Australian National War Memorial, Government House
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Government Houses in th ...
and Torrens Parade Ground are on the west. The road ends at its intersection with Victoria Drive, which runs alongside the Torrens Lake.
Junctions
References
External links
State Library of South Australia collection of Gawler Place photographs
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