Fisherman's Wharf Market, Waterfront market building in Port Adelaide, Australia
Fishermen's Wharf Market, also known as Wharf Shed 1, is a long enclosed building on the Inner Harbor of Port Adelaide beside the Birkenhead Bridge. Its facade is a row of large glass windows and doors in dark frames under a low-pitched grey roof of five gabled sections, with a red lattice lighthouse structure above the left end and a "FISHERMAN'S WHARF" sign over a central entrance. A concrete wharf runs along the water in front, where a small blue-and-white boat is moored.
McLaren Wharf was redeveloped in the 1930s to handle rising shipping volumes at Port Adelaide, and Wharf Shed 1 was built as part of that work. The shed later housed Sunday markets, open 9 am to 4 pm, until they closed permanently in August or September 2022.
The building's name comes from its use as a Sunday market hall, known as Fishermen's Wharf Market or Wharf Shed 1, held inside the shed on the Inner Harbor. The market ran on Sundays and public holidays from 9 am to 4 pm until it closed permanently in August or September 2022.
The site is easily reached and sits directly on the water with good views of the harbor. The area is accessible by public paths, and you can see the exterior of the structure and the surrounding wharf at any time.
The building is Wharf Shed 1, and the red lattice lighthouse rising above its left roofline is a detail many visitors photograph without knowing the shed's name. The Sunday markets ran from 9 am to 4 pm until they closed permanently in August or September 2022, so the hall now stands without its weekly use.
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