Spencer Street

Spencer Street

The intersection of Spencer and Collins Street, looking north west toward Southern Cross station
Map
General information
TypeStreet
Length2 km (1.2 mi)
Route number(s)
  • Metro Route 50 (1989–present)
  • Entire route
Former
route number
  • Metro Route 33 (1965–1989)
  • Entire route
Tourist routes
  • Tourist Route 2 (1989–present)
  • (through Melbourne)
Major junctions
NW end
 
SE end
Location(s)
Suburb(s)Melbourne CBD
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Spencer Street is a major street and thoroughfare in the Melbourne central business district, Victoria, Australia. The street was gazetted in 1837 as the westernmost boundary of the Hoddle Grid.

Spencer Street is named for John Spencer, former Chancellor of the Exchequer in the United Kingdom.[1] As the 3rd Earl of Spencer, he was the 2nd great uncle of The Princess of Wales, Diana Spencer. John's younger brother, Frederick, became the 4th Earl of Spencer on his brother's death. Frederick was Diana's 2nd great grandfather. On the 15th of April 1983, the Prince and Princess of Wales on their royal tour, departed Spencer Street Station for Ballarat, returning later that afternoon.

  1. ^ "Melbourne's streets and lanes: what's in a name?" (PDF). History Victoria. Royal Historical Society of Victoria. Retrieved 19 January 2017.