Elder Place, Fremantle
Elder Place in a street in Fremantle, Western Australia that primarily runs between the north-west ends of Parry Street and Queen Street, south-west of the Fremantle railway line. At the north-eastern end Elder Place becomes Beach Street; at the south-western end it becomes Phillimore Street. A small cul de sac, also called Elder Place, but not connected to the main street, runs off Phillimore Street, in the direction of Market Street.
Elder Place | |||
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Looking south on Elder Place from Parry Street intersection | |||
General information | |||
Type | Street | ||
Length | 450 m (0.3 mi)[1][2] | ||
Major junctions | |||
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Northeast end | |||
Goldsbrough Street | |||
Southwest end | |||
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North end | Phillimore Street | ||
South end | Cul-de-sac north of Market Street | ||
Location(s) | |||
Suburb(s) | Fremantle |

Parry Street and Elder Place intersection
The southern side of the street was taken up with a large building known as Elders Wool Store,[3] which was run by Elder, Smith and Company.[4][5] This building was demolished and replaced by the Woolstores Shopping Centre.
In the late nineteenth century, the street was known as Bay Street.[6]
Intersections
Elder Place (main)
LGA | Location[1] | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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Fremantle | Fremantle | 0 | 0.0 | Beach Street / Parry Street | Elder Place continues northeast as Beach Street |
0.19 | 0.12 | Goldsbrough Street | Stop sign controlled, giving Elder Place priority | ||
0.35 | 0.22 | Fremantle station bus exit | Traffic light controlled | ||
0.4 | 0.25 | Phillimore Street / Queen Street | Uncontrolled seagull intersection; Elder Place continues southwest as Phillimore Street | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
Elder Place (cul-de-sac)
LGA | Location[2] | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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Fremantle | Fremantle | 0 | 0.0 | Phillimore Street | Left-in/left-out |
0.05 | 0.031 | Cul-de-sac | Elder Place terminus; adjacent to Market Street | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
Notes
- "Elder Place". Google Maps. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- "Elder Place". Google Maps. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- "ELDERS WOOL STORE and PORT OF FREMANTLE". Western Mail. Western Australia. 13 April 1950. p. 51. Retrieved 15 January 2017 โ via National Library of Australia.
- "FREMANTLE". The West Australian. Vol. 53, no. 16, 040. Western Australia. 24 November 1937. p. 14. Retrieved 15 January 2017 โ via National Library of Australia.
- "ELDER'S WOOL STORE, ELDER PLACE, FREMANTLE". Western Mail. Vol. XLVIII, no. 2, 445. Western Australia. 22 December 1932. p. 20 (THE WESTERN MAIL XMAS). Retrieved 15 January 2017 โ via National Library of Australia.
- Item 0637 - Fremantle Sheet 3 [Tally No. 504252]., 6 August 1898
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