Wynyard Park is a 0.7-hectare (2-acre) urban park in the Sydney central business district, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Wynyard Park is bounded by York, Carrington, Margaret and Wynyard Streets. [1] Surrounded by modern high-rise buildings it is one of the most densely built-up and intensively used parks in Sydney.

Mar 27, 2013 · It was named Wynyard Square after General Edward Buckley Wynyard, commander of British forces in Australia from 1848 to 1853. The square was dedicated as a recreation ground in 1875 and fenced and landscaped.

Wynyard (/ ˈwɪnjərd /) is an urban locality adjacent to Wynyard railway station in the Sydney central business district of New South Wales, Australia. Wynyard is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney. The postcode is 2000. Wynyard Park …

Wynyard Park is bounded by York, Carrington, Margaret and Barrack streets. Between 1792 and 1818, military barracks were erected on the eastern, southern and western sides of the future park site, leaving a large open square in the centre. This became known as Barracks Square or the Parade Ground.

It covered the area from George Street to York Street, and Jamieson Street to Barrack Street, and was known as Wynyard Barracks. Wynyard Square, much modified, is all that remains of the former parade ground.

Wynyard Square [Sydney] Wynyard Park is only a remnant of the large area once occupied by the military barracks, where British troops were garrisoned in the early years of settlement. The original parade fronted George Street.

Wynyard Park in the Sydney central business district is a 0.7 hectare urban park, surrounded by high-rise buildings and bound by York, Wynyard, Carrington and Margaret Streets. It is also a busy transport hub, with entrances to Wynyard Railway Station and bus services from and to the northern suburbs dropping off and pickup up passengers in ...

Wynyard Park was rebuilt on top of the new underground Wynyard Train Station. One of the smallest and busiest parks in the Sydney CBD, you can see the AWA radio tower from there, once the highest structure in Sydney for many years.

WYNYARD SQUARE is a charmingly situated reserve, within a stone’s throw of the G.P.O., in the heart of the city. Its lovely lawns are in striking contrast to the busy streets so near at hand. It is surrounded by magnificent warehouses and apartments.

The building is aesthetically significant for its contribution as a landmark building to the Wynyard Square streetscape. It is also significant as the winner of the 1927 competition judged by N. Weekes.