Gilles Street
Gilles Street | |
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| Gilles Street in 2010 | |
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  West end East end | |
| Coordinates | |
| General information | |
| Type | Street |
| Location | Adelaide city centre |
| Length | 1.6 km (1.0 mi)[1] |
| Opened | 1837 |
| Major junctions | |
| West end | King William Street Adelaide |
| East end | East Terrace Adelaide |
| Location(s) | |
| LGA(s) | City of Adelaide |
Gilles Street is a thoroughfare in the south-eastern sector of the centre of Adelaide, South Australia.[2][3] It runs east–west between East Terrace and King William Street, crossing Hutt Street and Pulteney Street. Gilles Street Primary School and Pulteney Grammar School front the street.
History
[edit]Gilles Street was named after Osmond Gilles, an early treasurer of the colony of South Australia, on 23 May 1837.[4][5]
In 2008, the Gilles Street Markets opened, located at Gilles Street Primary School. The founder of the market was Jennifer Centenera.[7] The "sometimes weekly, sometimes fortnightly" market[7] soon gained a reputation as "Adelaide's premier destination for all things fashion (from local designers to vintage classics)". After 10 years of trading in Gilles Street, the market moved to the Adelaide Showground in Wayville, rebranding itself as Gilles at the Grounds.[8] As of 2025, the market opened on Sundays from 9am to 3pm, and Saturday Night Markets from 3pm to 9pm.[9]
Junction list
[edit]| Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Adelaide city centre | 0 | 0.0 | King William Street | Continues as Gilbert Street | |
| 0.55 | 0.34 | Pulteney Street | |||
| 1.1 | 0.68 | Hutt Street | |||
| 1.6 | 0.99 | East Terrace | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
Notable features
[edit]Gilles Street is one of the narrower streets of the Adelaide grid, at 1 chain (66 ft; 20 m) wide.
Two school properties adjoin in Gilles Street:
- Gilles Street Primary School, at 101-119 Gilles Street, which was built in 1899 to designs by Charles Edward Owen Smyth[10] and heritage-listed on the South Australian Heritage Register in 1986[11]
- Pulteney Grammar School
See also
[edit]
- Gilles Street Primary School
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Gilles Street" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ 2003 Adelaide Street Directory, 41st Edition. UBD (A Division of Universal Press Pty Ltd). 2003. ISBN 0-7319-1441-4.
- ^ Map Archived 25 March 2017 at the Wayback Machine of the Adelaide CBD, North Adelaide and the Adelaide Parklands.
- ^ "Gilles Street Primary School - History". 25 February 2008. Retrieved 24 April 2009.
- ^ "History of Adelaide Through Street Names - Streets Named on the 23rd May, 1837". 4 March 2005. Archived from the original on 19 February 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2009.
- ^ Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities: Australian Heritage Database
- ^ a b Von Einem, Johnny (10 April 2018). "Gilles at the Grounds launches this weekend". CityMag. Archived from the original on 18 May 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
- ^ Marryat, Grace (23 March 2018). "Gilles Is On The Move". Glam Adelaide. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
- ^ "Activities, Events & Things to do in Adelaide with Kids". Kids In Adelaide. 19 May 2025. Archived from the original on 19 May 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
- ^ "Gilles Street Primary School" (PDF). Heritage of the City of Adelaide. Corporation of the City of Adelaide. 1996. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
The text in this Information Sheet was copied from the Heritage of the City of Adelaide: An Illustrated Guide (1996)
- ^ "Gilles Street Primary School (1899 building only)". Experience Adelaide. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
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