Wesley Church Group, Albany

Author

National Trust of Western Australia

Place Number

00021

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Location

12 Duke St Albany

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Methodist Church

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	11 Dec 2018	Register Entry Assessment Documentation	Heritage Council

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
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	30 Jun 2001	Category A	Category A • Worthy of the highest level of protection. Recommended for entry into the State Register of Heritage Places which gives legal protection. • Provide maximum encouragement to the owner under the City of Albany Town Planning Scheme to conserve the significance of the place. • Development requires consultation with the City of Albany and the Albany Heritage Advisor. • A more detailed Heritage Assessment/Impact Statement to be undertaken before approval given for any additional or redevelopment • Incentives to promote heritage conservation should be considered.	City of Albany
Local Heritage Survey	Adopted	27 Oct 2020	Exceptional	Exceptional Essential to the heritage of the locality. Rare or outstanding example.	City of Albany
Register of the National Estate	Indicative Place				Heritage Council
Uniting Church Inventory	Completed	01 Oct 1996			Heritage Council
Classified by the National Trust	Recorded	04 Apr 1977			Heritage Council

Statement of Significance

Architectural merir

Physical Description

Walls: dressed granite blocks at front,, rubble granite at sides. Corner outlined in render. bricked one side. Roof: main is aluminium, verandah CGI. Special features: plentiful ornamenting of plaster and wood. Elaborately turned posts supporting verandah and its wooden ornamentation. Portico entrance of granite. Fence has 4 rounded tops on poses. Chimney shapes unusual. Portico entrance has tessellated tile floor whilst rest of verandah floor is wood

History

Assessment 1977 - Facade of Manse only
Date of construction: 1903, gift of Mr & Mrs John Robinson
Builder: Ernest Paton, building surveyor

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id	Title	Medium	Year Of Publication
10264	Wesley Church Group Albany	Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan}	2013

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	RELIGIOUS	Church Hall
Original Use	RELIGIOUS	Housing or Quarters
Original Use	RELIGIOUS	Church, Cathedral or Chapel
Other Use	RELIGIOUS	Church, Cathedral or Chapel

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Gothic
Victorian Free Gothic

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	STONE	Other Stone
Wall	BRICK	Common Brick

Historic Themes

General	Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Religion

Creation Date

12 Sep 1988

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

05 Dec 2022

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.