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21-529: In the late 1840s Malcom's Royal Australian Circus (later Amphitheatre) opened on the west side of York Street, Sydney between King and Market streets, one door from the latter. The venue specialised in equestrian displays and trick riding, tightrope dancing and "Olympic games". John Malcom was the proprietor. It was refurbished and reopened in October 1854 as the Royal Lyceum Theatre, perhaps named after

42-617: A better view of the stage, and an enlarged orchestra pit . There was however a slump in stage productions and the theatre was mostly used for public meetings. Stephens was forced to declare insolvency. In 1866 the Lyceum, or "New Lyceum" with another renovation and new lessee Frank Towers , was reckoned one of three or four good theatres in Sydney (along with the Prince of Wales in Castlereagh Street ,

63-583: Is a street in the Sydney central business district in New South Wales , Australia. York Street runs 1.050 kilometres (0.652 mi) in a north to south direction only. From its northern terminus at the junction of Grosvenor Street with the Bradfield Highway , York Street runs south past Wynyard railway station , with major intersections at King and Market streets. The southern terminus of York Street

84-660: Is at Druitt Street, adjacent to the Sydney Town Hall and the Queen Victoria Building . Between Market Street and Druitt Street, traffic is restricted to buses, bicycles and service vehicles only. The City Circle and North Shore railway lines run under York Street. Named in 1810 by Governor Lachlan Macquarie after the Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany , the second eldest child, and second son, of King George III , and brother of King William IV . It

105-460: Is on an intermediate level between the upper and lower platforms. Wynyard is connected via underground passageways to several surrounding buildings and shopping arcades and is located immediately below Wynyard Park . Direct access via tunnels is possible to George , Hunter and Pitt Streets . Escalators connect the station concourse with York Street (emerging underneath Transport House) and Carrington Street (under Wynyard Park). Commencing in 2015,

126-824: The Victoria Theatre in Pitt Street and, intermittently, the Opera House ) but was "seldom open". In 1867 it became the Alexandra Hall , an assembly hall or salon de danse . In 1869 the actor George Simms took over the lease from a John Clark, who was imprisoned that August for killing his wife Susan Martin Clark, reopening it as the Royal Adelphi Theatre on 4 September 1869. The partnership of Harding , Wilson and Habbe took over as managers, renovating and decorating

147-600: The theatre in Edinburgh , and frequently referred to as "the Lyceum". Its first lessees were the American C. R. Thorne company, who were previously at the Victoria Theatre . Not two years later, the theatre was taken over by W. H. Stephens and H. T. Craven , who refurbished its interior and in July 1856 renamed it and the hotel adjacent as "Our Lyceum". Improvements included a clerestory roof for better ventilation, boxes that gave

168-710: The Queen's Theatre and scored several successes in Around the World in 80 days and The Shaughran . L. M. Bayless followed as manager a few months later, with the Simonsen company and the opera Giroflé-Girofla . Licensee of the Queen's Hotel adjacent was the boxer Larry Foley . In July 1882 the Queen's Theatre was closed by Government order, as being unsafe. It was used by a commercial interest for some years, then demolished sometime before 1905. York Street, Sydney York Street

189-543: The buildings above and the new retail levels at street level and below. The development provides a new, street level pedestrian route from George Street through to Carrington Street and Wynyard Park beyond. The Wynyard Walk is a 180-metre-long (590 ft) pedestrian link and tunnel between Wynyard station and Barangaroo that opened in September 2016, with a Clarence Street entrance that opened in December 2016. Based on

210-540: The east side of the bridge, mirroring those still in use to the west of the bridge. Wynyard station currently has two levels, each with two platforms. The upper level serves the North Shore line , whilst the lower level serves lines traversing the City Circle . Both lines run south under York Street from Wynyard to Town Hall . There is no connection between the rails of these two lines at Wynyard. The passenger concourse

231-565: The eastern pair of railway tracks across the Harbour Bridge for a proposed railway line to the Northern Beaches. In the interim, with construction yet to begin on the Northern Beaches line due to lack of funds, they were used as a terminus for North Shore tram services on Sydney's tram network , operating from the bridge's opening in 1932 until 1958. A feature of these lines was Australia's only underground tram terminus. On 22 January 1956,

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252-535: The entrance ramp to the tunnels. The remainder of the tunnels north of the car park exit were walled off as were the northern portals on the Harbour Bridge. North of the portals, two additional road lanes were built above the old tramway as part of the Cahill Expressway . The disused tunnels and ramp that formerly connected the station to the eastern tram tracks can still be seen from the pedestrian path along

273-415: The former Menzies Hotel, Thakral House, and the retained Shell House and Beneficial House, and merged them into one reinvigorated block, which has been named Brookfield Place Sydney – a name the developer reserves for their premium international developments. The George and Carrington Street entrances to Wynyard Station have been greatly expanded to allow for greater access to the railway concourse but also to

294-775: The interior, reopening on 27 November. with Watts Phillips ' drama The Poor Strollers with Rosa Cooper as Lady Camille. Later plays included the Australian premiere of The Lancashire Lass , directed by Cooper. In 1873 it was renovated and renamed the Queen's Theatre , under management of W. B. Gill , after which it became a café chantant , to Punch ' s chagrin, then refurbished by Samuel Lazar and reopened in March 1875, to Mr Punch's evident approval. J. C. Williamson and Maggie Moore played Struck Oil at "The Queen's" in March, 1875. In July 1877 C. Wheatleigh, took over management of

315-475: The lines from platforms 5 and 6 were extended to Circular Quay as part of the City Circle . In 1999, along with Town Hall, the station received an easy access upgrade which included lifts to each island platform. The station was extensively refurbished in 2016, with Wynyard Walk, a pedestrian-only tunnel, being officially opened on 20 November 2016. Following the closure of the North Shore tram lines, in 1958

336-466: The opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge . The station opened on 28 February 1932. Wynyard was originally constructed with six platforms (the existing four platforms are still numbered from 3 to 6), with platforms 1-4 located on the upper level and platforms 5 and 6 on the lower level. The original intention was that Platforms 1 and 2, located adjacent to platforms 3 and 4, would eventually serve

357-436: The platforms and concourse were thoroughly refurbished with new flooring and ceilings as well as an extra stairway to platforms 3 and 4 and the addition of more ticket barriers. The four wooden escalators underneath Transport House, which had been operational since the opening of the station, were replaced with modern escalators. Parts of the former escalators were repurposed into a ceiling-mounted artwork titled 'Interloop', which

378-557: The resumption of land for the Sydney Harbour Bridge approaches in The Rocks area. On 21 July 1997, a bus lane was introduced along the full length of York Street. Wynyard railway station, Sydney Wynyard railway station ( / ˈ w ɪ n j ər d / ) is a heritage-listed underground commuter rail station located in the north-west precinct of the Sydney central business district , in New South Wales , Australia. The station opened on 28 February 1932 to coincide with

399-498: The tracks were lifted from platforms 1 and 2. Later, the platforms were walled off from 3 and 4 and part of the space converted into an underground car park for the Menzies Hotel. The tunnels were accessed from Wynyard Lane where a descending ramp was cut west under Wynyard Park to the disused platforms. The Wynyard Lane Car Park was closed in October 2016 to make way for the mixed-use Wynyard Place development which would obstruct

420-454: Was installed at the York Street entrance to the station concourse. The refurbishment was completed in 2018. Above Wynyard Station, Brookfield Properties has created a mixed-use scheme of offices, retail and leisure in one new block that rises out of the reconfigured transit hall of Wynyard Station. The design team of Make Architects and Architectus assembled four separate sites including

441-583: Was originally known as Barracks Row as it began at the old Barracks parade ground. The southern end became home to many import and export companies, being attracted to the area by the markets established there in Macquarie's time. The northern end beyond Wynyard Square did not come into existence until 1848 when the land occupied by the Wynyard Barracks was resumed and subdivided. Half of this new section, along with Princes Street into which it ran, disappeared with

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