Strangways Terrace is a street in
North Adelaide,
South Australia. It is the southwestern boundary between the built environment and the
Adelaide parklands including the
Adelaide Golf Links
North Adelaide Golf Course is a 54 hole golf course in Adelaide, South Australia. The golf course is situated in the park lands which surround the City of Adelaide. The course consists of three courses, the Par 69 North Course, the Par 71 Sou ...
.
Strangways Terrace is named after
Thomas Bewes Strangways
Thomas Bewes Strangways (23 July 1809 – 23 February 1859), generally called "Bewes Strangways" and "T. Bewes Strangways", was an explorer, early settler and Colonial Secretary of South Australia.
Strangways was the second son of late Henry Bull ...
who was a member of the
Street Naming Committee which met in 1837 to assign names to the streets of the new settlement. It includes a number of grand residences and other places from the early years of the colony which are recorded and protected in the
South Australian Heritage Register
The South Australian Heritage Register, also known as the SA Heritage Register, is a statutory register of historic places in South Australia. It extends legal protection regarding demolition and development under the ''Heritage Places Act 1993' ...
.
The
Calvary North Adelaide Hospital maternity ward dating from the 1940s has local heritage listing.
Strangways Terrace was the site of the first Colonial Store operated by
Thomas Gilbert to supply equipment to government parties.
References
Streets in Adelaide
North Adelaide
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