Belmore Park | |
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![]() Belmore Park bounded by Central station and the railway line (1920s) | |
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Location | Hay Street, Eddy Avenue, Elizabeth Street and Pitt Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Coordinates | 33°52′53″S 151°12′28″E / 33.88149°S 151.20769°E |
Created | 19 May 1868[1] |
Etymology | Somerset Lowry-Corry, 4th Earl Belmore |
Operated by | Sydney City Council |
Status | Open all year |
Belmore Park is a public park at the southern end of the Sydney central business district in the Australian state of New South Wales. Adjacent to the Central railway station, the park is bounded by Hay Street, Eddy Avenue, Elizabeth Street and Pitt Street. The area was previously known as Police Paddock and was part of a section of Crown land which included the Police Barracks, Devonshire Street Cemetery, Female Refuge of the Good Samaritan, Benevolent Asylum and a common.