Brougham Place, North Adelaide
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Brougham Place is a street lined with large mansions set in landscaped grounds in the Adelaide
suburb of North Adelaide
, South Australia
. It surrounds Brougham Gardens, (Park 29 of the Adelaide Park Lands
), that joins the three grids that comprise North Adelaide. It was named after Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux
. He was a staunch supporter of the 1832 Reform Act and the passing of this Act led to the third and successful attempt to found a colony in SA in 1834.
Brougham Place starts and finishes at its intersection with LeFevre Terrace and Stanley Street and runs anti-clockwise around Brougham Gardens. Like other streets in the City of Adelaide with properties only along one side, numbering is sequential from 1 to 228. There is also a short stretch of Brougham Place south of Melbourne Street opposite Roberts Gardens.
Institutions and heritage listed buildings along Brougham Place include
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
suburb of North Adelaide
North Adelaide
North Adelaide is a predominantly residential precinct of the City of Adelaide in South Australia, situated north of the River Torrens and within the Adelaide Park Lands.-History:...
, South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
. It surrounds Brougham Gardens, (Park 29 of the Adelaide Park Lands
Adelaide Park Lands
The Adelaide Park Lands are the parks that surround the centre of the South Australian capital city of Adelaide. They measure approximately 7.6 square kilometres in a green belt encircling the city centre....
), that joins the three grids that comprise North Adelaide. It was named after Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux
Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux
Henry Peter Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux was a British statesman who became Lord Chancellor of Great Britain.As a young lawyer in Scotland Brougham helped to found the Edinburgh Review in 1802 and contributed many articles to it. He went to London, and was called to the English bar in...
. He was a staunch supporter of the 1832 Reform Act and the passing of this Act led to the third and successful attempt to found a colony in SA in 1834.
Brougham Place starts and finishes at its intersection with LeFevre Terrace and Stanley Street and runs anti-clockwise around Brougham Gardens. Like other streets in the City of Adelaide with properties only along one side, numbering is sequential from 1 to 228. There is also a short stretch of Brougham Place south of Melbourne Street opposite Roberts Gardens.
Institutions and heritage listed buildings along Brougham Place include
Number | Name | Heritage listing |
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5-7 | Private dwelling | State |
9 | Taylor House (private dwelling) | State |
24 | St. Margarets | National |
32 | Former Baker family dwelling, now East Building of Lincoln College Lincoln College (University of Adelaide) Lincoln College is a Uniting Church in Australia residential college affiliated with the University of Adelaide. It was established by the Methodist Church of Australasia in 1952 and is named after Lincoln College, Oxford at which John Wesley was a fellow. Lincoln College started as a men's college... |
State |
35-37 | Former dwelling now part of Lincoln College | State |
39 | Former Rymill family dwelling now part of Lincoln College | State |
45 | Former Milne family dwelling now part of Lincoln College | State |
49 | Brougham House (private dwelling) | State |
King William Road King William Street, Adelaide King William Street is the part of a major arterial road that traverses the CBD and centre of Adelaide . It was named by the Street Naming Committee on 23 May 1837 after King William IV, the then reigning monarch, who died within a month... / O'Connell Street |
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62 | Site of the former Hotel Australia | |
71-74 | Belmont, former Masonic Hall | National |
75-78 | Kingsmead House (private dwelling) | National |
80 | South Australian office of the Australian Medical Association Australian Medical Association The Australian Medical Association is a professional association for Australian doctors and medical students.The AMA uses a representative structure involving state branches and committees to work with members to promote and protect the interests of doctors.The mechanisms that allow this include:*... |
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King William Road King William Street, Adelaide King William Street is the part of a major arterial road that traverses the CBD and centre of Adelaide . It was named by the Street Naming Committee on 23 May 1837 after King William IV, the then reigning monarch, who died within a month... |
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137-160 | Women's and Children's Hospital Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide The Women's and Children's Hospital is located on King William Road in North Adelaide, Australia.It is one of the major hospitals in Adelaide and is a teaching hospital of the University of Adelaide, the University of South Australia and Flinders University.... |
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Sir Edwin Smith Avenue / Melbourne Street Melbourne Street, North Adelaide Melbourne Street is a street situated in the Adelaide suburb of North Adelaide, South Australia. It is the main commercial area of the second-largest of the three grids that comprise North Adelaide... |
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187-191 | St. Ann's College | Local |
193 | Brougham Place Uniting Church Brougham Place Uniting Church Brougham Place Uniting Church is a church on Brougham Place, North Adelaide, South Australia. It was formerly the North Adelaide Congregational Church.... , formerly North Adelaide Congregational Church |
National |
210 | Former hall of North Adelaide Congregational Church (private dwelling) | State |
222 | Private dwelling | National |
225 | Private dwelling | State |