Stirling Terrace Streetscape Group

Child Places

• 02579 St Stephen's Church of England (fmr)
• 12159 The Herald (fmr)
• 12155 Hackett's (Pensioner) Cottage (fmr)
• 02582 Urwin's Store (fmr)
• 02583 Victoria Hotel & Fmr Billiard Saloon
• 02576 Toodyay Post Office and Residence
• 02573 Shops & Dwelling (fmr)
• 12137 LJ Hooker, Toodyay Bookery & Toodyay's Something Different Shops
• 02570 Manchester Unity Independent Order of Oddfellows Hall (fmr)
• 12161 House (fmr)
• 12162 Ted Chapman's Cottage (fmr)
• 12156 Pensioner Guard Cottage (Jas Smith's) (fmr)
• 12187 House
• 12160 Wendouree Tearoom
• 12189 CWA Rooms
• 02571 Demasson's House and Shop (fmr)
• 02567 Connors Mill (fmr), Toodyay
• 02581 Toodyay Tavern
• 02572 Toodyay Memorial Hall (fmr)
• 12138 Stirling House
• 12154 W.G. Leeder's house (fmr)
• 02568 Toodyay Fire Station
• 02575 Leeder's House & Shop fmr
• 02566 Toodyay Public Library
• 02559 Newcastle State School (fmr)
• 12192 Toodyay Wine Saloon & Sanderson's Veges (fmr)
• 02565 Bank Of New South Wales (NSW) (fmr)
• 02574 Shop & Residence (fmr)
• 12157 James Martin's Cottage (fmr)
• 12139 Ellery Arcade
• 02569 Freemason's Hotel (fmr), Toodyay
• 12158 Toodyay Towing Service

Statement of Significance

The Stirling Terrace Streetscape has historic value for its association with the former convict hiring depot, and as the town's main thoroughfare that reflects, through its built structure, the phases of the town's development since the late 1850's to the present.
The streetscape with its historic buildings and backdrop of Mount Anderson and mount Pelham has high aesthetic value. The street has potential value as an archaeological site.

Physical Description

Stirling Terrace is the main thoroughfare through the historic town of Toodyay. The road is approximately 1.5km long (from Newcastle Bridge to the Stirling Terrace/Goomalling-Toodyay Road intersection) and runs roughly parallel to the Avon River. The town and main street are nestled in the river valley, overlooked on either side by Mount Pelham and Mount Anderson. The buildings along Stirling Terrace are representative of the development of the town since the 1850's.

History

The original town of Toodyay (est. 1836) was located downstream of the present town and is now known as West Toodyay. In 1851, following the introduction of convictism in 1850, a convict-hiring depot was established 6km upstream of the town. Construction of the depot was impeded by the need for a better and shorter road. In 1854, a road was constructed using convict labour. The road was called New Road and entered the depot from the east running roughly parallel to the Avon River. The road then crossed the river to continue along the north bank to the township.
In 1860, due to recurrent flooding, the town was relocated to the depot. Roads and allotments were surveyed and he new town of Newcastle was gazetted in 1860.
Commercial premises (hotels and shops), houses and churches soon appeared along New Road alongside the earlier Pensioner Guard cottages and allotments. In 1905, new Road was renamed Stirling Terrace. In 1910, the name of the town was changed from Newcastle to Toodyay because of postal confusion with Newcastle in NSM, and the old townsite was officially named West Toodyay. In 1890, the town was classified as a Historic Town by the National Trust of Australia (WA).
(See the individual buildings for the historic notes and physical descriptions.)

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: High
Authenticity: High

Condition

Good

Uses

Historic Themes

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