Belmore Park

Belmore Park
Belmore Park bounded by Central station and the railway line (1920s)
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 / -33.88149; 151.20769
Created	19 May 1868 (1868-05-19)[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.