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Stuart Street, Dunedin

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Until the mid 20th century, Upper Stuart Street ran from the Octagon only as far as the junction with York Place. The contract for the north-western extension of Stuart Street, incorporating the former Albert Street (which ran from York Place to London Street) and cutting through the Town Belt to
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Roslyn, was let in 1949. These works, which were completed in 1954, also required the demolition of Littlebourne House, which had been gifted to the City by the children of the former
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Central Dunedin. Stuart Street is marked in red and runs across this map, with Upper Stuart Street marked (5) and Lower Stuart Street marked (6).
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as Category I or Category II protected buildings. These buildings include the following (from northwest - Upper, to southeast - Lower):
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Lower Stuart Street, unlike Upper Stuart Street, is flat. It is one of Dunedin's more historic precincts. Within the heart of the
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The Fortune Theatre, based in the former Trinity Methodist Church, on the corner of Moray Place and Upper Stuart Street.
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and a distinctive series of historic terraced houses, now restaurants and boutique shops, which have a Category I
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Former Australia and New Zealand Bank Building, 159 Lower Stuart St (cnr. The Octagon) (Category II).
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Below the Roslyn overbridge, nestled within the Town Belt, lies Dunedin's main swimming pool,
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Dunedin Railway Station (centre) and Law Courts (right) seen from Lower Stuart Street.
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directly opposite the end of Upper Stuart Street, is also listed (Category I), as is
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Looking down Upper Stuart Street from the Roslyn Overbridge, toward the city centre.
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Fitness Centre Building, 77 Lower Stuart St (cnr. Cumberland St) (Category II).
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Security Building, 115 Lower Stuart St (cnr. Moray Place) (Category II).
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Stuart Street runs orthogonally to the city's main business district of
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Historic terraced houses below Moray Place in Upper Stuart Street.
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Upper Stuart Street climbs steeply from the Octagon, crossing
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Law Courts Hotel, 53-65 Lower Stuart St (Category II).
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Terraced Houses, 199-223 Upper Stuart St and 118-120
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Allbell Chambers, 127 Lower Stuart St (Category II).
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The street is dominated by the 415:"Australia and New Zealand Bank Building" 614: 595:New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero 573:New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero 551:New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero 529:New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero 507:New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero 485:New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero 463:New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero 441:New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero 419:New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero 397:New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero 375:New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero 353:New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero 349:"King Edward Technical College (Former)" 335: 323: 311: 299: 173: 90: 82: 74: 66: 20: 658: 208:at the foot of the street and forms a 169: 62: 619:. Dunedin: Dunedin City Corporation. 156:former Holy Trinity Methodist Church 119:in the hinterland to the southwest. 111:. One of Dunedin's landmarks is the 266:, 52 Lower Stuart St (Category II). 238:, 231 Upper Stuart St (Category I). 13: 14: 682: 138:, and the imposing structure of 583: 561: 539: 517: 495: 473: 451: 393:"Stuart Street Terraced Houses" 429: 407: 385: 363: 341: 32:is one of the main streets of 16:Street in Dunedin, New Zealand 1: 608: 160:St. Paul's Anglican Cathedral 148:King Edward Technical College 7: 276:The Robert Burns Statue in 10: 687: 481:"Fitness Centre Building" 615:McDonald, K. C. (1965). 287: 107:and up to the suburb of 282:Dunedin Railway Station 202:Dunedin Railway Station 140:Otago Boys' High School 642:45.86919°S 170.49572°E 194:building (home of the 179: 96: 88: 80: 72: 26: 569:"Robert Burns Statue" 264:Allied Press Building 177: 94: 86: 78: 70: 24: 647:-45.86919; 170.49572 599:Heritage New Zealand 577:Heritage New Zealand 555:Heritage New Zealand 547:"Dunedin law Courts" 533:Heritage New Zealand 511:Heritage New Zealand 489:Heritage New Zealand 467:Heritage New Zealand 445:Heritage New Zealand 423:Heritage New Zealand 401:Heritage New Zealand 379:Heritage New Zealand 357:Heritage New Zealand 222:Heritage New Zealand 164:Heritage New Zealand 638: /  459:"Security Building" 170:Lower Stuart Street 63:Upper Stuart Street 666:Streets in Dunedin 503:"Law Courts Hotel" 437:"Allbell Chambers" 302:, p. 361-362. 270:Dunedin Law Courts 188:Dunedin Law Courts 180: 97: 89: 81: 73: 55:, meeting them at 27: 371:"Fortune Theatre" 210:terminating vista 197:Otago Daily Times 144:Otago Polytechnic 113:Roslyn Overbridge 678: 653: 652: 650: 649: 648: 643: 639: 636: 635: 634: 631: 620: 603: 602: 587: 581: 580: 565: 559: 558: 543: 537: 536: 521: 515: 514: 499: 493: 492: 477: 471: 470: 455: 449: 448: 433: 427: 426: 411: 405: 404: 389: 383: 382: 367: 361: 360: 345: 339: 333: 327: 321: 315: 309: 303: 297: 212:for the street. 204:, which sits in 166:classification. 129:Sir John Roberts 686: 685: 681: 680: 679: 677: 676: 675: 671:Central Dunedin 656: 655: 646: 644: 640: 637: 632: 629: 627: 625: 624: 611: 606: 589: 588: 584: 567: 566: 562: 545: 544: 540: 523: 522: 518: 501: 500: 496: 479: 478: 474: 457: 456: 452: 435: 434: 430: 413: 412: 408: 391: 390: 386: 369: 368: 364: 347: 346: 342: 334: 330: 322: 318: 310: 306: 298: 294: 290: 236:Fortune Theatre 218: 172: 65: 53:Princes Streets 17: 12: 11: 5: 684: 674: 673: 668: 622: 621: 610: 607: 605: 604: 582: 560: 538: 516: 494: 472: 450: 428: 406: 384: 362: 340: 338:, p. 327. 328: 326:, p. 362. 316: 314:, p. 382. 304: 291: 289: 286: 274: 273: 267: 261: 258: 255: 252: 249: 246: 239: 232: 217: 214: 171: 168: 64: 61: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 683: 672: 669: 667: 664: 663: 661: 654: 651: 618: 613: 612: 600: 596: 592: 586: 578: 574: 570: 564: 556: 552: 548: 542: 534: 530: 526: 520: 512: 508: 504: 498: 490: 486: 482: 476: 468: 464: 460: 454: 446: 442: 438: 432: 424: 420: 416: 410: 402: 398: 394: 388: 380: 376: 372: 366: 358: 354: 350: 344: 337: 336:McDonald 1965 332: 325: 324:McDonald 1965 320: 313: 312:McDonald 1965 308: 301: 300:McDonald 1965 296: 292: 285: 283: 279: 271: 268: 265: 262: 259: 256: 253: 250: 247: 245:(Category I). 244: 240: 237: 233: 230: 227: 226: 225: 223: 213: 211: 207: 203: 199: 198: 193: 189: 185: 176: 167: 165: 161: 157: 153: 149: 145: 141: 137: 132: 130: 126: 120: 118: 117:Taieri Plains 114: 110: 106: 102: 93: 85: 77: 69: 60: 58: 54: 50: 45: 43: 39: 35: 31: 30:Stuart Street 23: 19: 623: 616: 594: 585: 572: 563: 550: 541: 528: 519: 506: 497: 484: 475: 462: 453: 440: 431: 418: 409: 396: 387: 374: 365: 352: 343: 331: 319: 307: 295: 275: 219: 206:Anzac Square 195: 192:Allied Press 181: 133: 121: 98: 46: 29: 28: 18: 645: / 633:170°29′45″E 278:The Octagon 243:Moray Place 152:Moray Place 131:, in 1934. 127:, the late 101:Moray Place 57:The Octagon 660:Categories 630:45°52′09″S 609:References 136:Moana Pool 105:Town Belt 38:Edinburgh 190:and the 42:Scotland 154:is the 34:Dunedin 109:Roslyn 49:George 288:Notes 125:Mayor 234:The 51:and 184:CBD 662:: 597:. 593:. 575:. 571:. 553:. 549:. 531:. 527:. 509:. 505:. 487:. 483:. 465:. 461:. 443:. 439:. 421:. 417:. 399:. 395:. 377:. 373:. 355:. 351:. 44:. 40:, 601:. 579:. 557:. 535:. 513:. 491:. 469:. 447:. 425:. 403:. 381:. 359:.

Index


Dunedin
Edinburgh
Scotland
George
Princes Streets
The Octagon




Moray Place
Town Belt
Roslyn
Roslyn Overbridge
Taieri Plains
Mayor
Sir John Roberts
Moana Pool
Otago Boys' High School
Otago Polytechnic
King Edward Technical College
Moray Place
former Holy Trinity Methodist Church
St. Paul's Anglican Cathedral
Heritage New Zealand

CBD
Dunedin Law Courts
Allied Press

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