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Bill Sewell Community Recreation Complex

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

01048
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Location

Cnr Chapman Rd & Bayly St Geraldton

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Geraldton Prison
Victoria Districts Hospital

Local Government

Greater Geraldton

Region

Midwest

Construction Date

Constructed from 1887

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents More information
Heritage List Adopted 15 Dec 2015 City of Greater Geraldton
State Register Registered 10 Oct 1995 Register Entry
Assessment Documentation

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management More information
Category Description
Classified by the National Trust Classified 06 Oct 1993

Register of the National Estate Indicative Place

Municipal Inventory Adopted 23 Jun 1998

Condition

Good

Associations

Name Type Year From Year To
RR Jewell Architect - -

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id Title Medium Year Of Publication
5798 Geraldton : then and now. Book 1989
386 The Bill Sewell Complex (Formerly Victoria District Hospital and Gaol) Chapman Road Geraldton - Conservation Plan 6 May 1993 Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} 1993
557 Conservation of Old Gaol (Bill Sewell Complex) Geraldton : Conservation Incentive Program 1992/93 Heritage Study {Other} 1994
6426 A preliminary study of convict sites in Western Australia (draft). Heritage Study {Other} 1997

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Present Use SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL Other Community Hall\Centre
Original Use SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL Other Community Hall\Centre

Architectural Styles

Style
Victorian Georgian

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Roof ASBESTOS Fibrous Cement, corrugated
Wall STONE Local Stone

Historic Themes

General Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES Community services & utilities
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES Law & order

Creation Date

30 May 1989

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Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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