Belmore Park

Belmore Park
Belmore Park bounded by Central station and the railway line (1920s)
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LocationHay Street, Eddy Avenue, Elizabeth Street and Pitt Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates33°52′53″S 151°12′28″E / 33.88149°S 151.20769°E / -33.88149; 151.20769
Created19 May 1868 (1868-05-19)[1]
EtymologySomerset Lowry-Corry, 4th Earl Belmore
Operated bySydney City Council
StatusOpen all year

Belmore Park is a public park at the southern end of the Sydney central business district in the Australian state of New South Wales. Adjacent to the Central railway station, the park is bounded by Hay Street, Eddy Avenue, Elizabeth Street and Pitt Street. The area was previously known as Police Paddock and was part of a section of Crown land which included the Police Barracks, Devonshire Street Cemetery, Female Refuge of the Good Samaritan, Benevolent Asylum and a common.

  1. ^ "Belmore Park, Haymarket". Sydney Parks History. City of Sydney. 15 November 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2012.