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[[Image:Dunedin_central_map.svg|thumb|right|Central Dunedin. Moray Place is the large octagonal street marked in red (numbered 3)]]
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'''Moray Place''' is an octagonal street which surrounds the city centre of [[Dunedin]], [[Otago]], [[New Zealand]]. The street is intersected by [[Stuart Street, Dunedin|Stuart Street]] (to the east and west), [[George Street, Dunedin|Princes Street]] (to the south) and [[George Street, Dunedin|George Street]] (to the north). Like many streets in Dunedin, it is named for a street in the [[Scotland|Scottish]] capital [[Edinburgh]] (Dunedin itself is the Gaelic name of its Scottish sister city).
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[[File:Dunedin central map.svg|180px|thumb|right|Central Dunedin. Moray Place is the large octagonal street marked in red (numbered 3)]]
[[File:First Church Dunedin.jpg|thumb|right|180px|First Church, located on Moray Place's southeastern quadrant]]
'''Moray Place''' is an octagonal street which surrounds the city centre of [[Dunedin]], [[Otago]], New Zealand. The street is intersected by [[Stuart Street, Dunedin|Stuart Street]] (to the east and west), [[Princes Street, Dunedin|Princes Street]] (to the south) and [[George Street, Dunedin|George Street]] (to the north). Like many streets in Dunedin, it is named for a street in the [[Scotland|Scottish]] capital [[Edinburgh]] (Dùn Èideann itself is the Gaelic name of its Scottish sister city).


==Location and Layout==
==Location and layout==
[[Image:DunedinFirstChurch-front.jpg|thumb|left|180px|First Church, located on Moray Place's southeastern quadrant]]The northeastern quadrant between George Street and Lower Stuart Street is flat, but the other three quadrants slope considerably, especially the southeastern and northwestern quadrants.
The northeastern quadrant between George Street and Lower Stuart Street is flat, but the other three quadrants slope considerably, especially the southeastern and northwestern quadrants.


Many of Dunedin's major inner city buildings are located on Moray Place. These include [[Dunedin Municipal Chambers]], [[Dunedin Public Library]], and the grounds of [[St. Paul's Cathedral, Dunedin|St. Paul's Anglican Cathedral]], which lie within the northwestern quadrant between Moray Place and the City Centre ([[The Octagon, Dunedin|The Octagon]]).
Many of Dunedin's major inner city buildings are located on Moray Place. These include [[Dunedin Municipal Chambers]], [[Dunedin Public Library]], and the grounds of [[St. Paul's Cathedral, Dunedin|St. Paul's Anglican Cathedral]], which lie within the northwestern quadrant between Moray Place and the City Centre ([[The Octagon, Dunedin|The Octagon]]).


The southwestern quadrant includes the former Dunedin Public Library building (the Carnegie Centre), the [[Fortune Theatre (New Zealand)|Fortune Theatre]], and one of the city's main [[Movie theatre|cinemas]]. This quadrant is regarded as part of the heart of Dunedin's art district, and contains several galleries, one of which is housed in the city's original [[synagogue]].
The southwestern quadrant includes the former Dunedin Public Library building (the Carnegie Centre), the former [[Fortune Theatre, Dunedin|Fortune Theatre]] (in the [[Former Trinity Methodist Church, Dunedin|old Trinity Methodist Church building]]), and one of the city's main cinemas, the [[Rialto Cinema, Dunedin|Rialto]]. This quadrant is regarded as part of the heart of Dunedin's art district, and has in the past contained numerous galleries, one of which was housed in the city's original [[Dunedin Synagogue|synagogue]]. There are still currently two galleries in this quadrant, and it also houses one of the city's main live music venues, the Dog With Two Tails cafe and bar.


The southeastern quadrant is dominated by [[First Church, Dunedin|First Church]], which sits atop the remnants of Bell Hill, the top of which was lowered to allow for First Church's construction. A plaque marks the site of Atahapara, the home and private museum of [[Thomas Hocken]], which was located in this quadrant of Moray Place at the top of the steep, historic Burlington Street. The offices of [[Taylormade Media]] were also located in this quadrant until the early 2000s, and the regional offices of the [[New Zealand Automobile Association|Automobile Association]].
[[Image:FortunetheatreNZ.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The Fortune Theatre, on the corner of Moray Place and Upper Stuart Street.]]
The southeastern quadrant is dominated by [[First Church, Dunedin|First Church]], which sits atop the remnants of Bell Hill, the top of which was lowered to allow for First Church's construction. The home and private museum of [[Thomas Hocken]] were located in this quadrant of Moray Place, and the offices of [[Taylormade Productions]] are also located here.


The northeastern quadrant is part of Dunedin's central retail precinct.
The northeastern quadrant is part of Dunedin's central retail precinct, and includes the southern end of the Dunedin central [[transport hub|bus hub]], at the junction with Great King Street.


==History==
==History==
[[File:FortunetheatreNZ.jpg|thumb|left|The Fortune Theatre, in the former Holy Trinity Methodist Church, on the corner of Moray Place and Upper Stuart Street.]]
The centre of Dunedin was first laid out by surveyor [[Charles Kettle]] during the 1840s. An initial obstacle to the development of the city was [[Bell Hill, New Zealand|Bell Hill]], a large outcrop situated where the southern quadrant of Moray Place now lies. This effectively split the early settlement of Dunedin in two, and for the first few years of settlement, a cutting through the hill was the only land route between the parts of the town town to the north and south. The hill was quarried during the 1850s, providing building material for many of the city's early buildings<ref name="Reed"> Reed, A.H. (1956) ''The story of early Dunedin.'' Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed.</ref>.
The centre of Dunedin was first laid out by surveyor [[Charles Kettle]] during the 1840s. An initial obstacle to the development of the city was Bell Hill, a large outcrop situated where the southeastern quadrant of Moray Place now lies. This effectively split the early settlement of Dunedin in two, and for the first few years of settlement, a cutting through the hill was the only land route between the parts of the town to the north and south. The hill was quarried during the 1850s, providing building material for many of the city's early buildings.<ref name="Reed">Reed, A.H. (1956) ''The story of early Dunedin.'' Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed.</ref>


Kettle's initial plan may have been for the entire area within Moray Place to be a public reserve. This dd not come to pass, and it was only through Kettle's direct intervention that the central part of the Octagon itself was not built on. As it is, the buildings between Moray Place and The Octagon include many of Dunedin's most prominent structures, and - though it may not have been Kettle's original intention - the concentric octagons of Moray Place and The Octagon are now undeniably the city's centre<ref name="Knight"> Knight, H. and Wales, N. (1988) ''Buildings of Dunedin.'' Dunedin: John McIndoe Ltd.</ref>.
Kettle's initial plan may have been for the entire area within Moray Place to be a public reserve. This did not come to pass, and it was only through Kettle's direct intervention that the central part of the Octagon itself was not built on. As it is, the buildings between Moray Place and The Octagon include many of Dunedin's most prominent structures, and - though it may not have been Kettle's original intention - the concentric octagons of Moray Place and The Octagon are now undeniably the city's centre.<ref name="Knight">[[Hardwicke Knight|Knight, H.]], and Wales, N. (1988) ''Buildings of Dunedin.'' Dunedin: John McIndoe Ltd.</ref>


In 1897, a fire station was built on Moray Place, located between the Municipal Chambers and St Paul's Cathedral. It was located here for accessibility to the city, but was moved just 14 years later in 1911 because the new motor engines used on the trucks woke residents and caused complaints as they went through the town on callouts. A larger building was also needed to house new equipment<ref name="Little"> Little, J.S. (1948) ''A century of fires and fire brigades in Dunedin.'' Dunedin: Coulls and Somerville Wilkie Ltd.</ref>. The original building has long since been demolished and a car park now exists on that site.
In 1897, a fire station was built on Moray Place, located between the Municipal Chambers and St Paul's Cathedral. It was located here for accessibility to the city, but was moved just 14 years later in 1911 because the new motor engines used on the trucks woke residents and caused complaints as they went through the town on callouts. A larger building was also needed to house new equipment.<ref name="Little">Little, J.S. (1948) ''A century of fires and fire brigades in Dunedin.'' Dunedin: Coulls and Somerville Wilkie Ltd.</ref> The original building has long since been demolished and a car park now exists on that site.

==Historic buildings==
[[File:OldDunedinSynagogue.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Dunedin's former synagogue, until recently used as an art gallery.]]
Several buildings in Moray Place have Category I or Category II Historic Place classification by [[Heritage New Zealand]]. Clockwise from Princes Street, these include the Savoy Restaurant building (I),<ref>{{NZHPT|378|Savoy Restaurant (Former Haynes Building)}}</ref> St James Theatre building (I),<ref>{{NZHPT|7205|St James Theatre Building}}</ref> former [[Dunedin Synagogue]] (I),<ref>{{NZHPT|9606|Dunedin Synagogue (former)}}</ref> Moray Terrace (II),<ref>{{NZHPT|4710|Moray Terrace}}</ref> former Congregational Church (II),<ref>{{NZHPT|2218|Moray Place Congregational Church (Former)}}</ref> Carnegie Centre (former [[Dunedin Public Libraries|Public Library]]) (II),<ref>{{NZHPT|4707|Dunedin Public Library (Former)}}</ref> York and Kirkwood Houses (II),<ref>{{NZHPT|4708|York House and Kirkwood House}}</ref> [[Former Holy Trinity Methodist Church, Dunedin|former Holy Trinity Methodist Church]] (I),<ref>{{NZHPT|3378|Fortune Theatre}}</ref> Stephens Inks building (II),<ref>{{NZHPT|2219|Stephens Inks Building}}</ref> [[Otago Pioneer Women's Memorial Hall]] (I),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Otago Pioneer Women's Memorial Association Building |url=https://www.heritage.org.nz/list-details/9725/Otago%20Pioneer%20Women's%20Memorial%20Association%20Building |access-date=2023-10-07 |publisher=[[Heritage New Zealand]] |language=en-NZ}}</ref> Security Building (II),<ref>{{NZHPT|2216|Security Building}}</ref> and [[First Church, Dunedin|First Church]] (I).<ref>{{NZHPT|60|First Church of Otago (Presbyterian)}}</ref>

In addition, Burlington Street, a short, steep street which leads off Moray Place next to First Church, and its environs are classified as a historic precinct,<ref>{{NZHPT|7072|Burlington Street Historic Area}}</ref> and both [[St. Paul's Cathedral, Dunedin|St. Paul's Cathedral]]<ref>{{NZHPT|376|St Paul's Cathedral and Belfry (Anglican)}}</ref> and the [[Dunedin Municipal Chambers]]<ref>{{NZHPT|2197|Municipal Chambers}}</ref> are Category I historic places with access off Moray Place.

==Further reading==
*Smith, Charmian, "[http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/83598/the-anatomy-a-city The anatomy of a city]" ''[[Otago Daily Times]]'', 4 Apr 2009. Retrieved 3 July 2014. Details of the excavation of Bell Hill.


==References==
==References==
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==See Also==
==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170701185905/http://www.dunedin.govt.nz/your-council/dunedin-history/octagon The Octagon & Moray Place history] Dunedin Council City
*[[Dunedin]]
*[[The Octagon]]

==External Links==
*[http://www.cityofdunedin.com/city/?page=feat_octagon_history City of Dunedin Council website]


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Latest revision as of 06:05, 8 December 2023

Moray Place
Maintained byDunedin City Council
Standortcentral Dunedin, New Zealand
Postal code9016
Anticlockwise endPrinces Street
Major
junctions
Upper Stuart Street
George Street
Lower Stuart Street
Clockwise endPrinces Street
Central Dunedin. Moray Place is the large octagonal street marked in red (numbered 3)
First Church, located on Moray Place's southeastern quadrant

Moray Place is an octagonal street which surrounds the city centre of Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. The street is intersected by Stuart Street (to the east and west), Princes Street (to the south) and George Street (to the north). Like many streets in Dunedin, it is named for a street in the Scottish capital Edinburgh (Dùn Èideann itself is the Gaelic name of its Scottish sister city).

Location and layout

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The northeastern quadrant between George Street and Lower Stuart Street is flat, but the other three quadrants slope considerably, especially the southeastern and northwestern quadrants.

Many of Dunedin's major inner city buildings are located on Moray Place. These include Dunedin Municipal Chambers, Dunedin Public Library, and the grounds of St. Paul's Anglican Cathedral, which lie within the northwestern quadrant between Moray Place and the City Centre (The Octagon).

The southwestern quadrant includes the former Dunedin Public Library building (the Carnegie Centre), the former Fortune Theatre (in the old Trinity Methodist Church building), and one of the city's main cinemas, the Rialto. This quadrant is regarded as part of the heart of Dunedin's art district, and has in the past contained numerous galleries, one of which was housed in the city's original synagogue. There are still currently two galleries in this quadrant, and it also houses one of the city's main live music venues, the Dog With Two Tails cafe and bar.

The southeastern quadrant is dominated by First Church, which sits atop the remnants of Bell Hill, the top of which was lowered to allow for First Church's construction. A plaque marks the site of Atahapara, the home and private museum of Thomas Hocken, which was located in this quadrant of Moray Place at the top of the steep, historic Burlington Street. The offices of Taylormade Media were also located in this quadrant until the early 2000s, and the regional offices of the Automobile Association.

The northeastern quadrant is part of Dunedin's central retail precinct, and includes the southern end of the Dunedin central bus hub, at the junction with Great King Street.

History

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The Fortune Theatre, in the former Holy Trinity Methodist Church, on the corner of Moray Place and Upper Stuart Street.

The centre of Dunedin was first laid out by surveyor Charles Kettle during the 1840s. An initial obstacle to the development of the city was Bell Hill, a large outcrop situated where the southeastern quadrant of Moray Place now lies. This effectively split the early settlement of Dunedin in two, and for the first few years of settlement, a cutting through the hill was the only land route between the parts of the town to the north and south. The hill was quarried during the 1850s, providing building material for many of the city's early buildings.[1]

Kettle's initial plan may have been for the entire area within Moray Place to be a public reserve. This did not come to pass, and it was only through Kettle's direct intervention that the central part of the Octagon itself was not built on. As it is, the buildings between Moray Place and The Octagon include many of Dunedin's most prominent structures, and - though it may not have been Kettle's original intention - the concentric octagons of Moray Place and The Octagon are now undeniably the city's centre.[2]

In 1897, a fire station was built on Moray Place, located between the Municipal Chambers and St Paul's Cathedral. It was located here for accessibility to the city, but was moved just 14 years later in 1911 because the new motor engines used on the trucks woke residents and caused complaints as they went through the town on callouts. A larger building was also needed to house new equipment.[3] The original building has long since been demolished and a car park now exists on that site.

Historic buildings

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Dunedin's former synagogue, until recently used as an art gallery.

Several buildings in Moray Place have Category I or Category II Historic Place classification by Heritage New Zealand. Clockwise from Princes Street, these include the Savoy Restaurant building (I),[4] St James Theatre building (I),[5] former Dunedin Synagogue (I),[6] Moray Terrace (II),[7] former Congregational Church (II),[8] Carnegie Centre (former Public Library) (II),[9] York and Kirkwood Houses (II),[10] former Holy Trinity Methodist Church (I),[11] Stephens Inks building (II),[12] Otago Pioneer Women's Memorial Hall (I),[13] Security Building (II),[14] and First Church (I).[15]

In addition, Burlington Street, a short, steep street which leads off Moray Place next to First Church, and its environs are classified as a historic precinct,[16] and both St. Paul's Cathedral[17] and the Dunedin Municipal Chambers[18] are Category I historic places with access off Moray Place.

Further reading

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References

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  1. ^ Reed, A.H. (1956) The story of early Dunedin. Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed.
  2. ^ Knight, H., and Wales, N. (1988) Buildings of Dunedin. Dunedin: John McIndoe Ltd.
  3. ^ Little, J.S. (1948) A century of fires and fire brigades in Dunedin. Dunedin: Coulls and Somerville Wilkie Ltd.
  4. ^ "Savoy Restaurant (Former Haynes Building)". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand.
  5. ^ "St James Theatre Building". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand.
  6. ^ "Dunedin Synagogue (former)". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand.
  7. ^ "Moray Terrace". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand.
  8. ^ "Moray Place Congregational Church (Former)". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand.
  9. ^ "Dunedin Public Library (Former)". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand.
  10. ^ "York House and Kirkwood House". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand.
  11. ^ "Fortune Theatre". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand.
  12. ^ "Stephens Inks Building". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand.
  13. ^ "Otago Pioneer Women's Memorial Association Building". Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  14. ^ "Security Building". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand.
  15. ^ "First Church of Otago (Presbyterian)". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand.
  16. ^ "Burlington Street Historic Area". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand.
  17. ^ "St Paul's Cathedral and Belfry (Anglican)". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand.
  18. ^ "Municipal Chambers". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand.
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