Ellen's Brook Estate Mill Dam and Mill Weir

Author

City of Swan

Place Number

04118

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Location

12571 West Swan Rd Upper Swan

Location Details

Local Government

Swan

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1836

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
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Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	29 Jul 1998	Significant	Significant Conservation of the place is desirable. Any alterations or extensions should be sympathetic to the heritage values of the place and original fabric whould be retained wherever possible.
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	30 Aug 2017	Category 3	Category 3 Some/Moderate Significance to the locality. Contributes to the heritage of the locality. Has some altered or modified elements, not necessarily detracting from the overall significance of the place.

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Statement of Significance

Associated with the Cruse Estate and an early water mill.

Physical Description

Henry Bull's Cottage is situated on a 5.7 hectare lot occupying a valley formed by a small stream which flows into Ellen brook. The valley runs on a north-south axis. At its northern end the brook has been dammed with an earth wall. A sluice gate in this wall allowed water to flow into the millrace which follows high ground at the west slope of the valley for some 500 metres until it delivered to the mill.

History

The mill weir was part of one of the few water mills built in the early years of the colony and is associated with the builder and miller, William Cruse, and also the Barrett-Lennard family, which from 1897 used the water for irrigating vineyards.

Integrity/Authenticity

Good

Place Type

Historic site

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	GOVERNMENTAL	Reservoir or Dam
Present Use	FARMING\PASTORAL	Other
Original Use	FARMING\PASTORAL	Other

Historic Themes

General	Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Settlements

Creation Date

02 Aug 1995

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Last Update

26 Oct 2017

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