Cat and Fiddle Arcade

Cat and Fiddle Arcade
The Cat and Fiddle clock. A cow jumps over the moon
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LocationHobart City Centre, Australia
Coordinates42°52′55″S 147°19′37″E / 42.88194°S 147.32694°E / -42.88194; 147.32694
Opening date31 July 1962[1]
DeveloperCharles Davis Limited (from 1959, designed by Philp Lighton, Floyd and Beattie[2][3] with planning by Hartley Wilson and Dirk Bolt[4]). Gerard O'Brien (since 2010)[5]
ManagementSilverleaf Investments Pty Ltd
No. of stores and services70
No. of anchor tenants2
No. of floors2
Parking1700 (Centrepoint and Hobart Central)[6]
Websitewww.catandfiddlearcade.com

The Cat and Fiddle Arcade is a shopping mall and hub located in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia and covers a city block made up of about 17 buildings[7] at 49-51 Murray Street. It is famous for its musical clock, which plays the Hey Diddle Diddle nursery rhyme hourly[8][9] with glockenspiel and vibraphone,[better source needed] and is a local tourist attraction.[10] Cat and Fiddle Square (the location of a food court, and formerly a fountain) also holds other music events and occasionally art installations.[11] Along with at least 70 specialty stores, the mall is Hobart's major clothing and fashion retail centre containing a Myer and Target which each cover two levels, as well as an H&M.[12]

It is accessible via the Icon Complex on Liverpool Street and Murray Street, and the Elizabeth Street Mall (close to the Hobart Bus Mall), and bounded by Collins Street where there is a skybridge to Trafalgar Place. It is also located directly between other malls in the shopping precinct, including the Wellington Centre (via Wellington Court or the Bank Arcade, anchored by a Woolworths) and Centrepoint Shopping Centre.

  1. ^ "Film - Opening of Cat and Fiddle Arcade. Shows the opening ceremony, including crowds, business leaders, Davis family and members of the ABC Orchestra (which played the music arrangement written by Jessie Wakefield)". Tasmanian Archives. Libraries Tasmania. 31 July 1962. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  2. ^ Charles Davis Limited retail store development, shopping arcade and Cat and Fiddle Square. Hobart: Mercury. 1959. p. 3. Archived from the original on 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Notes and News". Royal Australian Planning Institute Journal. 2 (4): 133–36. 1963. doi:10.1080/00049999.1963.11509724. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  4. ^ Calder, Norma (13 September 2002). "Feature Article - Significant Tasmanian architecture of the 20th century". 1301.6 - Tasmanian Year Book, 2000. ABS. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  5. ^ Martin, Hannah (17 February 2014). "Revamped Cat and Fiddle Arcade exceeds retailers' expectations". The Mercury. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Car parks". City of Hobart. Archived from the original on 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Cat & Fiddle Arcade". Meyer Shircore Architects. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  8. ^ Mather, Anne (5 October 2013). "Cat and Fiddle Arcade time in his hands with reset for daylight saving". The Advertiser. Archived from the original on 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  9. ^ Rico, Charley (8 March 2019). "What's your first memory of Hobart? We asked, you answered". ABC News. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  10. ^ "THE OFFICIAL SIGHTSEEING GUIDE TO HOBART" (PDF). Red Decker. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 March 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024. Don't miss the clock tower at the Cat & Fiddle Arcade, where a playful cow figurine jumps over the moon every hour on the hour.
  11. ^ Silva, Paul. "Expand/Contract: A Case Study (2009)". The Australian Council of University Art and Design Schools. UTAS. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Store Directory". Cat and Fiddle Arcade. Archived from the original on 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.