Liverpool Arms Hotel (fmr)

Author

City of Swan

Place Number

04092

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Location

10 James St Guildford

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Devenish Hotel (fmr)

Local Government

Swan

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1853

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	YES	15 Dec 2010
Heritage List	Adopted	30 Aug 2017

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
Statewide Hotel Survey	Completed	01 Nov 1997			Heritage Council
Register of the National Estate	Registered	18 Apr 1989			Heritage Council
Classified by the National Trust	Recorded	11 Jun 1973			Heritage Council
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	10 Jul 1996	Considerable Significance	Considerable Significance Conservation of the place is highly desirable. Any alterations or extensions should be sympathetic to the heritage values of the place.

Statement of Significance

The place is a substantial building demonstrating the continual evolution of the site since c.1830.

The place has a considerable historic value as the first hotel in Guildford.

Physical Description

Original mud brick structure built c.1830. Present brick building c.1850. The house is a two storey building of Georgian design and triple flemish bond brick construction with a symmetrical floor plan - bricks hand made, floor boards all hand sawn. The house was originally built with a shingled roof that currently remains intact, however a corrugated roof has since been installed over the original roof.

Extensive renovations were made in 1916 at which time rough cast was applied to brickwork, a new staircase was installed and verandahs added on two sides by builder Clarke. Restoration works were later made including granite paving around the verandah, and the brickwork around the swimming pool which was replaced with marble tile.

History

First hotel in Guildford. The building has been used as an inn, a residence and as a school house.

Mr Devenish used to brew his own beers on site. A well at the rear of No. 4 James Street was originally owned by the Devenish Inn and used for brewing beer.

Quarterly meetings of the WA Agricultural Society were held for several years in a room built for that purpose.

An annual fair was held on the adjacent allotment 34 (1840-60), the precursor to the Royal Agricultural Show.

Mr Bennett had a school here that formed the embryo of Guildford Grammar. The school had both older girls and infants. Mr Bennett had two daughters Enid and Madge who became Hollywood film stars. His son, Reginald, was killed in World War I. Mr Bennett became Head Master of Guildford Grammar. Miss Bailey's school was also conducted for a while at Devenish Inn.

Integrity/Authenticity

Good

Condition

Good

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	COMMERCIAL	Hotel, Tavern or Inn
Original Use	COMMERCIAL	Hotel, Tavern or Inn

Architectural Styles

Style
Victorian Georgian

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	BRICK	Common Brick
Roof	TIMBER	Shingle

Historic Themes

General	Specific
OCCUPATIONS	Hospitality industry & tourism

Creation Date

02 Aug 1995

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

30 Oct 2017

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