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St Paul's Place is at the intersection of Cleveland Street and Regent Street in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It sits at the border of the Sydney suburbs of Chippendale and Redfern.
Named in 1924,[1] the square is the subject and title of the 1995 oil painting by Archibald prize-winning artist Nicholas Harding[2] and is the current official place name according to the City of Sydney Spatial Services department as of 2023.[3]
History
editIn 1915, the site is pictured as the intersection of two tram lines.[4] The square was officially named St Paul's Place in 1924.[1] Correspondence relating to the naming of the intersection is documented in the Town Clerk's Department Correspondence Files between 7th October 1924 and 19th December 1924.[5]
The site also goes by the name St Paul's Square in the Dictionary of Sydney[6] and on the City of Sydney History of Prince Alfred Park website.[7]
On the 25th of January 1930, the Sydney Morning Herald reported the City Commissioners and the Main Roads Board agreed to progressively widen Cleveland Street between the Princes Highway and St Paul's Place, and between St Paul's Place and Chalmers Street.[8]
The square is portrayed in a number of photos held in the City of Sydney Archives.[9]
In the 1930s the road was re-aligned and resurfaced. City of Sydney archive photos depict the road before [10] and after,[11] however it is unclear whether the metadata specifies a date of 1939 or 1933. Towards the south-east a Shell Service Station and the Camden Vale Milk Co Ltd building is visible in these photos and described in the captions.
In 1954 a nameplate was installed bearing the name, along with four directional signs to St Pauls Church[12] (now named Cathedral of the Annunciation of Our Lady).
A 1980 photograph depicted heavy traffic, and political graffiti where advertisements are currently located.[13]
In 1991 the square was named in multiple photographs, one mentioning the road being widened[14] and one stating "The intersection has been widened so that the traffic crossing Cleveland Street get a straighter flow."[15]
Depictions in art
editBetween 1993 and 1995, Archibald prize winning artist Nicholas Harding created the painting titled "St Paul's Place, Redfern". He used oil on canvas on hardboard. It was most recently exhibited at the S.H Ervin gallery in The Rocks, in the exhibition "Margaret Olley: painter, peer, mentor, muse" in 2017.[2]
Depictions in maps
editThe City of Sydney Aerial Photographic Survey of 1949 displays photographs 82 and 83 with St Pauls Place in the title.[16][17]
The 1939 - 1952 City of Sydney Civic Survey depicts St Paul's Place on the map of Redfern (Map 18).[18]
In 2004, the square was depicted in the UBD Street Directory as St Paul's Place.[19]
The City of Sydney Spatial Services department of the City of Sydney names St Paul's Place as the site name of the intersection in their internal GIS software as of 2023. The address of the intersection, with object 14244 is recorded as 4010 St Paul's Place, Redfern, 2016.[20]
Advertising in St Paul's Place
editIn 1999, a development application for two sign structures to be built on council land was rejected.[21]
As of August 2024, OpenStreetMap depicts at least 19 large format advertising billboards in St Paul's Place.[22]
Future
editThe Redfern Estate Heritage Conservation Area page on the Department of Planning and Environment website in 2021 stated that recommended management included "Interpret original subdivision of Redfern Estate, and St Pauls Place" under "Protection of Significance", and "Interpret St. Pauls Place" under "Enhance Significance of Area".[23]
References
edit- ^ a b "4612/24, 1924 Proceedings of Council, City of Sydney Archives".
- ^ a b "St Paul's Place, Redfern, 1993-1995 by Nicholas Harding, Art Gallery of NSW".
- ^ "Property boundaries, City of Sydney Data hub".
- ^ "St. Paul's Place..Cleveland and Regent Streets, Redfern. c. 1915, Les Miller, Pinterest".
- ^ "Intersection of streets at St. Paul's Church. \[Cleveland & Regent Sts. Plan incl.\] - City of Sydney Archives".
- ^ "St Paul's Square - The Dictionary of Sydney".
- ^ "History of Prince Alfred Park - City of Sydney".
- ^ "REAL ESTATE". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 28, 723. New South Wales, Australia. 25 January 1930. p. 12. Retrieved 6 August 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Search: St Paul's Place, City of Sydney Archives".
- ^ "Photographer: Herbert Small (City Engineers Department), Road before re-alignment and re-surfacing, St Paul's Place Chippendale, 1939 (01/01/1933 - 31/12/1933), [A-00055693]. City of Sydney Archives".
- ^ "Photographer: Herbert Small (City Engineers Department), Road after re-alignment and re-surfacing, St Pauls Place Chippendale, circa 1940 (01/01/1940 - 31/12/1949), [A-00055689]. City of Sydney Archives".
- ^ "City Engineer's Cards: St Pauls Place (01/01/1930 - 21/06/1993), [A-00531823]. City of Sydney Archives".
- ^ "St Pauls Place, Cleveland Street Redfern, 1980s (01/01/1980 - 31/12/1989), [A-00022835]. City of Sydney Archives".
- ^ "St Pauls Place, Redfern. (01/01/1991 - 31/12/1991), [A-00034749]. City of Sydney Archives".
- ^ "St Pauls Place, Redfern. (01/01/1991 - 31/12/1991), [A-00034748]. City of Sydney Archives".
- ^ "Aerial photograph of Redfern Park to St Pauls Place, Cleveland Street (15/12/1949), [A-00519027]. City of Sydney Archives".
- ^ "Adastra Photography, City of Sydney - Aerial Photographic Survey, 1949: Image 82 (15/12/1949), [A-00880027]. City of Sydney Archives".
- ^ "City of Sydney - City Engineer's Department, Town Planning Branch, City of Sydney - Civic Survey, 1938-1950: Map 18 - Redfern".
- ^ "St Pauls Church Sydney, Narkive Newsgroup Archive".
- ^ "Property boundaries, City of Sydney Data hub".}
- ^ "DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION - St Pauls Place Cleveland Street 5100 St Subsections - Erect Two Sign Structures On Cnr Of Cleveland & Regent Streets - $60000 - Rail Access Corporation Pty Ltd - 25 01 99 (25/01/1999 - 01/01/2000), [A-00625677]. City of Sydney Archives".
- ^ "Advertising in St Paul's Place, Overpass Turbo query".
- ^ "Redfern Estate Heritage Conservation Area - NSW Environment, Energy and Science" (PDF).
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