at its eastern end where beach road turns into parnell rise is a major intersection, over which the railway is carried on a metal viaduct. the road to the north is the strand which follows the shore line of the reclaimed st georges bay. the road to the south is stanley street, which turns into grafton road as it ascends the hill towards the hospital and auckland domain. stanley street is named for mrs stanley, who lived in the area during the 1850s and ran a well known and apparently well regarded girls school.