High Street
High Street was named by Surveyor General Roe - as was customary in English towns, the main street of the town was named High Street. Initially a dirt road- it was proposed by C.A. Manning in 1858 that Yorkshire flagstones be imported to pave High St (north side first) in Sept 1858. (reference)
Eastward from William Street the roadway was completed by convict labour after the Town Hall was built in 1887. High Street around the Town Hall closed to traffic in 1966. The High Street Mall was trialled in November 1973 and was made a permanent pedestrian mall in 1975.
In October 2017 yellow paint was applied to many buildings inHigh St to create the Arcs d'Ellipses installation, by Swiss artist Felice Varini, as part of the High Tide Biennale. All paint was removed by 2022.
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Buildings of High Street
