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Gilles Street

Street in Adelaide, South Australia

Street in Adelaide, South Australia

FieldValue
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road_nameGilles Street
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cityAdelaide city centre
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imageGilles St.JPG
captionGilles Street in 2010
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length_ref
est1837
direction_aWest
direction_bEast
coordinates_a
coordinates_b
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alternative_location_mapAustralia South Australia City of Adelaide
end_aKing William Street
Adelaide
end_bEast Terrace
Adelaide
exits{{plainlist
lgaCity of Adelaide

Adelaide Adelaide

  • Pulteney Street
  • Hutt Street}} Gilles Street is a thoroughfare in the south-eastern sector of the centre of Adelaide, South Australia. It runs east–west between East Terrace and King William Street, crossing Hutt Street and Pulteney Street. Gilles Street Primary School and Pulteney Grammar School front the street.

History

Gilles Street was named after Osmond Gilles, an early treasurer of the colony of South Australia, on 23 May 1837.

In 2008, the Gilles Street Markets opened, located at Gilles Street Primary School. The founder of the market was Jennifer Centenera. The "sometimes weekly, sometimes fortnightly" market As of 2025, the market opened on Sundays from 9am to 3pm, and Saturday Night Markets from 3pm to 9pm.

Junction list

Notable features

Gilles Street is one of the narrower streets of the Adelaide grid, at 1 ch wide.

Two school properties adjoin in Gilles Street:

  • Gilles Street Primary School, at 101-119 Gilles Street, which was built in 1899 to designs by Charles Edward Owen Smyth and heritage-listed on the South Australian Heritage Register in 1986
  • Pulteney Grammar School

References

References

  1. "Gilles Street".
  2. (2003). "2003 Adelaide Street Directory, 41st Edition". UBD (A Division of Universal Press Pty Ltd).
  3. [http://www.soulunderground.com.au/national_files/CBDMAP.pdf Map] {{Webarchive. link. (25 March 2017 of the [[Adelaide]] CBD, [[North Adelaide]] and the [[Adelaide Parklands]].)
  4. (2008-02-25). "Gilles Street Primary School - History".
  5. (2005-03-04). "History of Adelaide Through Street Names - Streets Named on the 23rd May, 1837".
  6. [http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/ahdb/search.pl?mode=place_detail;search=street_name%3Dgilles%3Bstate%3DSA%3Bkeyword_PD%3Don%3Bkeyword_SS%3Don%3Bkeyword_PH%3Don%3Blatitude_1dir%3DS%3Blongitude_1dir%3DE%3Blongitude_2dir%3DE%3Blatitude_2dir%3DS%3Bin_region%3Dpart;place_id=14445 Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities: Australian Heritage Database]
  7. Von Einem, Johnny. (10 April 2018). "Gilles at the Grounds launches this weekend".
  8. Marryat, Grace. (23 March 2018). "Gilles Is On The Move".
  9. (19 May 2025). "Activities, Events & Things to do in Adelaide with Kids".
  10. (1996). "Gilles Street Primary School". Corporation of the [[City of Adelaide]].
  11. (16 September 2019). "Gilles Street Primary School (1899 building only)".
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