Sir Richard & Lady Spencer's Grave

Author

National Trust of Western Australia

Place Number

00048

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Location

39 Seymour St Albany

Location Details

Local Government

Albany

Region

Great Southern

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	Adopted	27 Oct 2020		City of Albany
State Register	Registered	17 Apr 2003	Register Entry Assessment Documentation	Heritage Council

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
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Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Local Heritage Survey	Adopted	27 Oct 2020	Exceptional	Exceptional Essential to the heritage of the locality. Rare or outstanding example.	City of Albany
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	30 Jun 2001	Category A+	Category A+ • Already recognised at the highest level – the WA State Register of Heritage Places. Redevelopment requires consultation with the Heritage Council of WA and the City of Albany. • Provide maximum encouragement to the owner under the City of Albany Town Planning Scheme to conserve the significance of the place. • Incentives to promote heritage conservation should be considered.	City of Albany
Classified by the National Trust	Classified	04 Apr 1977			Heritage Council
Register of the National Estate	Permanent	21 Oct 1980			Heritage Council

Statement of Significance

Sir Richard Spencer was a very prominent figure in the early days of Albany. He was Resident Governor until he died in 1839. His grave is therefore of great social and historic significance.

Physical Description

Graves of Capt. Sir Richard Spencer, K.H., C.B., R.N. (1779 - 1839) and of Lady Spencer (d. 1855).

History

Richard Spencer: Government Resident of Albany 1833 - 39. Born in London December 9 1779. In 1793 joined the Arethus as Midshipman. his first battle being Lord Howe's victory in the Leviathan. Later he was appointed by Lord Nelson to command the Reqard. In 2815 he was made Commander of the bath and in 1833 King William conferred on him the Hanoverian Guelphic Order.
After a distinguisehd naval career, inlcuding as one of Nelson's captains, Sir Rishard Spencer was appointed, from London, on Capt Stirling's nomination, as Government Resident at King George Sound in 1833. He purchased and developed Strawberry Hill Farm (formerly the Government farm) and was an early exporter of fine merino wool. The headstone, railings and flagpole were erected by his descendants as was a memorial in Lawley park.
Died July 24 1839.

Place Type

Historic site

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	MONUMENT\CEMETERY	Grave
Present Use	MONUMENT\CEMETERY	Grave

Architectural Styles

Style
Other Style

Historic Themes

General	Specific
PEOPLE	Early settlers
PEOPLE	Innovators
OCCUPATIONS	Grazing, pastoralism & dairying

Creation Date

30 May 1989

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Approved

Last Update

30 Mar 2021

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