Belmore Park
Park in New South Wales, Australia
title: "Belmore Park" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["parks-in-sydney", "1868-establishments-in-australia", "sydney-central-business-district", "buildings-and-structures-completed-in-1868", "parks-established-in-the-1860s", "protected-areas-established-in-1868"] description: "Park in New South Wales, Australia" topic_path: "geography/australia" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belmore_Park" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Park in New South Wales, Australia ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Belmore Park |
| image | Central station pre 1955.jpg |
| image_size | 270 |
| image_caption | Belmore Park bounded by Central station and the railway line (1920s) |
| location | Hay Street, Eddy Avenue, Elizabeth Street and Pitt Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| coords | |
| created | |
| operator | Sydney City Council |
| status | Open all year |
| etymology | Somerset Lowry-Corry, 4th Earl Belmore |
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| name = Belmore Park | image = Central station pre 1955.jpg | image_size = 270 | image_caption = Belmore Park bounded by Central station and the railway line (1920s) | location = Hay Street, Eddy Avenue, Elizabeth Street and Pitt Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | nearest_city = | coords = | area = | created = | operator = Sydney City Council | visitation_num = | status = Open all year | etymology = Somerset Lowry-Corry, 4th Earl Belmore
Belmore Park is a public park at the southern end of the Sydney central business district in the Australian state of New South Wales. Adjacent to the Central railway station, the park is bounded by Hay Street, Eddy Avenue, Elizabeth Street and Pitt Street. The area was previously known as Police Paddock and was part of a section of Crown land which included the Police Barracks, Devonshire Street Cemetery, Female Refuge of the Good Samaritan, Benevolent Asylum and a common.
History
The area was landscaped and in 1868 it opened as a park dedicated to Somerset Lowry-Corry, 4th Earl Belmore the then Governor of New South Wales. In 1901 the whole area was resumed for the construction of Sydney's Central railway station with the majority of excavated earth placed on the common, burying the original layout.
Due to its proximity to the city, and especially to Central station, the park has long been a place for groups to gather—for protests, markets, events or performances. For example, in 1878 in front of a large crowd, Henri L'Estrange unsuccessfully tried twice to launch himself in a gas balloon, while during the 2000 Summer Olympics the park became one of five "live sites" where the games were publicly broadcast. In the late 1860s "Belmore Produce Markets" and Paddy's Markets were built in the area opposite the current park—now known as Haymarket.
The park is a key public transport hub. The final section of above-ground railway track forms the eastern edge of the park before going underground as the City Circle. Transdev John Holland buses in the direction of the Eastern Suburbs including express buses to the University of New South Wales depart from Eddy Avenue along which the CBD and South East Light Rail now runs. The western edge of the park is defined by a roadway ramp to the concourse level of the railway station. The terminus loop of the Inner West Light Rail line forms a ring around the entire park using ramps on both eastern and western edges to access the train station concourse.
Gallery
Belmore Park Bandstand.jpg|A bandstand, now disused, was built in 1910 Belmore Park tram tracks, beside Elizabeth Street, Haymarket, 1920.tif|Belmore Park tram tracks, beside Elizabeth Street, Sydney, Haymarket, New South Wales, 1920 Tram in Belmore Park, 1955.tif|Tram in Belmore Park, 1955 Climate Action rally in Belmore Park.jpg|A climate change rally in the park, 2011
References
References
- (15 November 2010). "Belmore Park, Haymarket". [[City of Sydney]].
- "Appropriated"; as in the [http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/rpa1900178/s31a.html Real Property Act 1900 -- Section 31A].
- Freyne, Catherine. (2009). "Selfe, Norman". [[Dictionary of Sydney]].
- Spokes, Hazel. (30 September 2000). "Live sites capture the Olympic vibe". [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]].
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