The Moore Stairs, (originally Moore's Stairs) also known as Moore Steps, are a NSW heritage listed public access flight of stairs which connect East Circular Quay with Macquarie Street in Sydney, Australia. Constructed in 1868 of Melbourne bluestone, they were named in honour of the city's mayor Charles Moore, and remain in use.[1][2]
NSW Government Gazette notice of the reserving of the land as a public thoroughfare on 10 January 1868.[3]
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The dedication stone. Unveiled on September 9th, 1868.
Talbot's woolstores and the stairs visible between them, 1890.
- ^ "Moore Stairs | Heritage NSW". www.environment.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ Preston, Jennifer (2018). "Moore Steps". dictionaryofsydney.org. Dictionary of Sydney. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ "Thoroughfare and Footway". New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832–1900). 10 January 1868. p. 76. Retrieved 22 April 2021.