Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
68
The Moon
C1
(see 49)
69
WACA
G4
Shopping
70
78 Records
C2
B3
(see 70)
(see 30)
(see 44)
B2
Information
C2
C3
Transport
75
Esplanade Busport
B3
76
Ferries to South Perth & Fremantle
C4
C2
TOP OF CHAPTER
1
City Centre
Bell Tower
OFFLINE MAP
LANDMARK
GOOGLE MAP
(
www.thebelltower.com.au
;
adult/child $14/9; 10am-4pm, ringing noon-1pm Mon, Tue, Thu, Sat & Sun)
This
pointy glass spire fronted by copper sails contains the royal bells of London's St Martin's-
in-the-Fields, the oldest of which dates to 1550. They were given to WA by the British
government in 1988, and are the only set known to have left England. Clamber to the top
for 360-degree views of Perth by the river.
The tower sits on land that was reclaimed in the 1920s and 1930s, and now forms a
green strip between the river and the city. Long, thin Langley Park is still occasionally