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East Rockingham Heritage Precinct

Author

City of Rockingham

Place Number

03841
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Location

Rockingham

Location Details

Includes: Chesterfield Inn & Stables, Bell Cottage, Hymus Cottage, site of Sam Chalwell Cottage, Day Cottage, Abattoir, East Rockingham Cemetery, site of Rockingham Road Board.

Local Government

Rockingham

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents More information
Heritage List Adopted 24 Apr 2018

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
RHP - To be assessed Current 09 May 2003

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management More information
Category Description
Municipal Inventory Adopted Category A

Category A

Worthy of the highest level of protection- recommended for entry into the State Register of Heritage Places. Development would require consultation with the City of Rockingham. Maximum encouragement to the owner should be provided under the City of Rockingham Planning Scheme to conserve the significance of the place. A detailed Heritage Assessment* and Impact Statement should be undertaken before approval is given for any major redevelopment. Incentives to promote heritage conservation should be also be considered.

Statement of Significance

• the group has historic value for its association with the early settlement and
development of the East Rockingham district.
• the group has aesthetic value as together they demonstrate the use of available
materials in simple styles.

Physical Description

East Rockingham Heritage Precinct is a grouping designating places that have originated in a similar phase of development which feature similar materials and methods of construction. The group comprises places within the City of Rockingham and the City of Kwinana:
This inventory has authority only over the places within the City of Rockingham and these are shown below. Detailed place record forms are included in this inventory for these places.
• Place 4 - Limestone Quarry (c.1850)
• Place 5 - Chesterfield House (1855)
• Place 6 - Chesterfield Inn Stables/Dairy (1930s)
• Place 7 - Day Cottage (1882-85)
• Place 10 - East Rockingham Cemetery (1842)
• Place 11 - Hymus House and Outbuildings (1895-1905)
• Place 12- Bell Cottage (ruin) (1868)
• Place 13 - Rockingham Road Board Site (1905)

Those places within the City of Kwinana which are not included in this inventory are:
• P3316 Key Cottage (c.1854)
• P2327 Mead Homestead (1850)
• P12088 Paradise Cottage (c.1870)
• P12089 Pines Cottage (1854/5)
• P16042 Old Rockingham School Site (1865)
• P1434 Sloan Cottage (1911)
• P1433 Smirk Cottage (1905)
• P4624 Wheatfields (Tasker’s Cottage) (1856)

History

Each of these sites has been addressed individually within the Inventory where appropriate. As a group they demonstrate the settlement of the district in the mid to late 19th century and the establishment of small communities in a harsh and remote environment.
People: Early settlers
Demographic settlement and mobility: land allocation and subdivision
Demographic settlement and mobility: settlements
Occupations: grazing, pastoralism and dairying

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id Title Medium Year Of Publication
4881 Woodbine (also known as Bell Cottage) : conservation plan. Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} 1999
9464 Heritage report on East Rockingham settlement for City of Rockingham, Town of Kwinana and Landcorp. Heritage Study {Other} 0
9470 The old abattoir, Hillman, conservation plan (review). Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} 2009
9471 The old abattoir, cnr Dixon and Day Roads, Hillman WA conservation plan for City of Rockingham. Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} 1999
8421 Urgent works report : East Rockingham heritage precinct. Book 1998

Place Type

Precinct or Streetscape

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use INDUSTRIAL\MANUFACTURING Other
Original Use RESIDENTIAL Single storey residence
Original Use FARMING\PASTORAL Homestead
Original Use MONUMENT\CEMETERY Cemetery
Original Use EDUCATIONAL Primary School
Original Use COMMERCIAL Hotel, Tavern or Inn

Architectural Styles

Style
Vernacular
Victorian Georgian

Historic Themes

General Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Settlements

Creation Date

05 Feb 1998

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

06 Jul 2021

Disclaimer

This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.