Parry Street, Fremantle

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Parry Street

Fremantle Substation 04.jpg
Looking south along Parry Street from the Adelaide Street intersection.
General information
TypeStreet
Length1.1 km (0.7 mi)
Major junctions
North end Beach Street
 
South end South Terrace
Location(s)
Suburb(s) Fremantle
Parry Street is the street between the large buildings in the right of the photograph; Beach Street is the street in front of buildings to the left; Elder Place runs in front of the building on the right. Photograph taken from Peter Hughes Drive across the Fremantle Railway Line in the Victoria Quay part of Fremantle Harbour. Junction of Beach Street Elder Place and Parry Street Fremantle.jpg
Parry Street is the street between the large buildings in the right of the photograph; Beach Street is the street in front of buildings to the left; Elder Place runs in front of the building on the right. Photograph taken from Peter Hughes Drive across the Fremantle Railway Line in the Victoria Quay part of Fremantle Harbour.

Parry Street is a street in Fremantle, Western Australia.

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Its northernmost point is its junction with Elder Place and Beach Street.

Near the corner of Parry Street and Quarry Street is the Fremantle Substation, which was built in 1932 as a power station for the Fremantle Municipal Tramway network. [1] It was taken over by the State Energy Commission of Western Australia when the trams were decommissioned in 1952, and operated as an energy-themed museum from 1989 to 2009, before being sold into private ownership at the latter date. Private residential apartments are planned[ needs update ] for the site, with the original building exterior being mostly retained. [1]

The Fremantle Bowling club is located at the intersection with Ellen Street. [2]

Parry Street intersects with High Street at Queens Square. [3]

The Parry Street car park, south of the intersection with High Street is adjacent to the Fremantle Prison. [4]

The Fremantle branch of Legacy Australia is based at Legacy House, 17 Parry Street. [5] The Fly by Night Club was formerly located in the street.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Electricity Substation, Fremantle (fmr)" . Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  2. Orloff, Izzy; HRRC (1928), Fremantle Bowling Club opening , retrieved 22 November 2012
  3. "Queen's Square". State Heritage Office. Government of Western Australia. 23 December 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
  4. McIlroy, Jack; Building Management Authority of Western Australia (1990), Fremantle Prison : conservation and future use : outside the walls : historical archaeological assessment of Parry Street Carpark, Building Management Authority of W.A, ISBN   978-0-7244-9696-9

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