Marine Terrace, Fremantle

This article is about the road in Australia. For the Mass Rapid Transit station in Singapore, see Marine Terrace MRT station.

Marine Terrace

Western Australia
Maroon antique-style bus with cream roof in front of traffic on a road
A tourist tram on Marine Terrace
Map
General information
TypeRoad
Length2.3 km (1.4 mi)[1]
Major junctions
Northwest end
 
South endDouro Road
Location(s)
Major suburbsFremantle, South Fremantle
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Marine Terrace is a road on the southern side of the built up area of Fremantle, Western Australia. It is named for its location alongside the water front.[2]

At various stages in its history it has had significant processions along the terrace.[3] The trees that currently line the terrace are not found in early photographs.[4]

In 1896 a quarantine station was set up at South Beach, at the end of the road, to process camels shipped in to Western Australia.[2] The camels would arrive at the Long Jetty, be driven along Marine Terrace, and then made to camp at the quarantine site.[2] The animals would later be taken to the Goldfields.[2]

It is bound by Esplanade Park[5] on its west side and has the Esplanade Hotel on the east side, along with a number of other heritage listed buildings.[6] It is also part of the south west boundary of the Fremantle West End Heritage area.

  1. ^ "Marine Terrace". Google Maps. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d Ewers, John K. (1971). The Western Gateway: A History of Fremantle (2nd ed.). Nedlands, Western Australia: University of Western Australia Press for the Fremantle City Council. p. 225. ISBN 085564-050-2.
  3. ^ "The Fremantle Eight Hours Procession passing along Marine Terrace". Western Mail (Perth, WA : 1885 - 1954). Perth, WA. 26 October 1907. p. 26. Retrieved 9 November 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "The Marine Terrace, Fremantle". Kalgoorlie Western Argus (WA : 1896 - 1916). WA. 12 November 1907. p. 25. Retrieved 9 November 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ Woldendorp, Richard, 1927-; HRRC (1996), Aerial photograph of the Esplanade Reserve and Marine Terrace, Fremantle [picture], retrieved 9 November 2012{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ Ian Molyneux and Associates Architects; D'Arcy, Rima; Heritage Council of Western Australia (1990), A conservation plan for the former Fremantle Courthouse, Marine Terrace, Fremantle, Western Australia : a report on a survey and assessment, Heritage Council of W.A. [distributor], retrieved 9 November 2012