Main Street, Gibraltar

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Main Street looking north
Main Street looking north
Old photograph of Main Street taken in the late 1800's just outside the Cathedral of St. Mary the Crowned.
Old photograph of Main Street taken in the late 1800's just outside the Cathedral of St. Mary the Crowned.

Main Street is Gibraltar's main arterial street and recognised today as Gibraltar’s main commercial and shopping district.[1] It runs north–south through the old town is pedestrianised and lined with buildings displaying a blend of Genoese, Portuguese, Spanish, Moorish and British Regency styles,[2] most of which have shops on the ground floor. Upper floors provide residential accommodation or offices. Tourists and visitors will find a wide variety of shops, many of which will be familiar from British high streets.

Irish town is one of Main Street's sub-districts and was named in the early 19th century when Gibraltar was split into differing quarters.[3]

Gibraltar’s town centre is largely protected by the Gibraltar Heritage Trust and is part of a continual restoration programme.[4]

[edit] Casemates Square

Grand Casemates Square at the end of Main Street, once the centre of public executions, is the hub of Gibraltar's nightlife, and is filled with numerous restaurants, pubs and bars.

[edit] Notable buildings on Main Street

[edit] References

  1. ^ Official Government of Gibraltar London website
  2. ^ ibid.
  3. ^ ibid.
  4. ^ ibid.
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