Local Government
Fremantle
Region
Metropolitan
There no heritage location found in the Google fusion table.
Location
The Terrace Fremantle
Location Details
bounded by Knutsford St, Hampton Road and Fothergill Street
Construction Date
Constructed from 1859, Constructed from 1852
Demolition Year
N/AStatutory Heritage Listings
| Type | Status | Date | Documents | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Heritage List | YES | 01 Aug 2010 | Heritage Council | |
| National Heritage List | YES | 01 Aug 2005 | Heritage Council | |
| Heritage List | YES | 08 Mar 2007 | ||
| State Register | Registered | 30 Jun 1995 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Description | ||||
| Register of the National Estate | Permanent | 21 Mar 1978 |
|
Heritage Council | |
| Classified by the National Trust | Classified | 03 Oct 1960 |
|
Heritage Council | |
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 18 Sep 2000 | Level 1A |
Level 1A |
|
Child Places
Statement of Significance
Refer to HCWA's Assessment Documentation of Places for Entry in the Register of Heritage Places.
Physical Description
Fremantle Prison comprises: the women's division, the guard house, new division wing, watch towers, gatehouse, reservoir, new workshops, the forecout of the main cell block, the wall system, the hospital, the engine room, the chapel, the cisterns, the eastern terrace, the tunnels, the southern zone, the stables, the main prison buildings (cell block), old workshops, house (2 The Terrace), duplex house (4-6 The Terrace), chaplain's house (8 The Terrace), deputy superintendent's house (14 The Terrace), magistrate's house (16 The Terrace), and the surgeon's house (18 The Terrace).
Refer to Heritage Council of Western Australia's Register of Heritage Places - Register and Assessment Documentation.
An external heritage assessment was prepared in Dec 2009 by Heritage and Conservation Professionals for a DA submission to Council (DA0554/09) for restoration and refurbishment of an external wall and walkway.
History
Refer to Heritage Council of Western Australia's Register of Heritage Places - Register and Assessment Documentation.
This place was included on the list of heritage places in the City of Fremantle identified by the Fremantle Society in 1979/80.
An external heritage assessment was prepared in Dec 2009 by Heritage and Conservation Professionals for a DA submission to Council (DA0554/09) for restoration and refurbishment of an external wall and walkway.
Integrity/Authenticity
Refer to Heritage Council of Western Australia's Register of Heritage Places - Register and Assessment Documentation.
State Heritage Office library entries
| Library Id | Title | Medium | Year Of Publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2269 | Fremantle Prison conservation and future use : history and significance : an abridged version of the conservation plan. | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 1990 |
| 1358 | Study of world heritage values : convict places. | Book | 1995 |
| 9261 | Fremantle Prison. | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 2008 |
| 863 | Fremantle Prison conservation and future use : Female Division : detailed conservation policy. | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 1995 |
| 2270 | The Fremantle Prison : a report on its past present and future for the Department of Urban and regional Development and the Fremantle City Council. | Heritage Study {Other} | 1975 |
| 9569 | Report: Fremantle Prison GIS predictive model for Palassis Architects. | Report | 2008 |
| 11561 | Building the Fremantle convict establishment - Henderson and Coy | Heritage Study {Other} | 2011 |
| 6684 | Fremantle prison : landscape conservation policy & development guidelines. | Heritage Study {Other} | 1996 |
| 2472 | Fremantle Prison conservation and future use : detailed conservation policy for Divisions One and Two | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 1993 |
| 9890 | Fremantle Prison conservation management plan, revised Febrary 2010. | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 2010 |
| 4893 | Fremantle Prison conservation and future use : detailed conservation policy for divisions 3 and 4. | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 1993 |
| 3682 | Fremantle Prison. | Book | 1998 |
| 3416 | Fremantle Prison conservation and future use : colour analysis of the Female Division. | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 1995 |
| 11817 | Fremantle Prison Cell reconstruction 1997: summary of implementation works | Heritage Study {Other} | 1997 |
| 6690 | Fremantle prison conservation and future use : Female Division : options stage 3 : South metropolitan College of TAFE Art Design. | Heritage Study {Other} | 1993 |
| 2259 | Fremantle Prison conservation and future use : options. | Heritage Study {Other} | 1991 |
| 9727 | The unforgiving rope: murder and hanging on Australia's western frontier. | Book | 2009 |
| 139 | Fremantle Prison conservation and future use : urban integration strategy. | Report | 1991 |
| 11770 | Archaeological management strategy for Fremantle Prision Parade Ground | 2020 | |
| 4917 | Australian convict sites : nomination by the government of Australia for inscription on the World Heritage List. | Report | 1999 |
| 9605 | Fremantle Prison visitor's centre cafe development: archaeological test excavations. | Electronic | 2009 |
| 11756 | Fremantle Prison Heritage Management Plan | 2019 | |
| 6687 | Fremantle prison conservation and future use : outside the walls : historical archaeological assessment of Parry Street car park. | Heritage Study {Other} | 1990 |
| 154 | Fremantle Prison conservation and future use : Main Cell Block. | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 1990 |
| 2257 | Fremantle Prison conservation and future use : detailed conservation policy for the Gatehouse Complex (Part of the Terrace Buildings). | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 1991 |
| 11815 | Henderson & Coy : Royal Engineers & the Convict Establishment Fremantle Western Australia 1850 - 1872 | Book | 2017 |
| 7467 | Fremantle : beyond the Round House. | Book | 2005 |
| 11760 | Fremantle Prison masterplan 2019 - 2029 | Electronic | 2019 |
| 9602 | Archaeological assessment of timber feature, Fremantle Prison: No. 12 The Terrace. | Heritage Study {Other} | 2009 |
| 137 | Fremantle Prison conservation and future use : site, water, walls and yards. | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 1990 |
| 9554 | Fremantle Prison conservation and future use: tourism development visitor marketing strategy. | Report | 1991 |
| 140 | Fremantle Prison conservation and future use : conservation plan. | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 1990 |
| 3024 | Historical traces. | Serial | 1997 |
| 5438 | Fremantle Prison Complex Wray Gates : conservation work. | Conservation works report | 2000 |
| 6685 | Fremantle prison visitor attraction development : potential tourist facility operators brief. | Report | 1991 |
| 6691 | Fremantle prison conservation and future use : heritage properties restoration program. | Heritage Study {Other} | 1992 |
| 155 | Fremantle Prison conservation and future use : Warder's Cottages. | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 1990 |
| 2264 | Fremantle Prison conservation and future use : Australian Prisons Study Tour1989. | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 1989 |
| 9548 | Fremantle prison, Western Australia: archaeological test excavations of the stables building, stage 2. | Heritage Study {Other} | 2010 |
| 149 | Fremantle Prison conservation and future use : Hospital. | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 1990 |
| 12015 | Fremantle Prison Main Cell Block | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 2023 |
| 138 | Fremantle Prison conservation and future use : photographic evidence. | Report | 1990 |
| 3414 | Fremantle Prison conservation and future use : colour analysis of 4 Division for the Interpretation Centre. | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 1994 |
| 9537 | Australian convict sites report. | Report | 1998 |
| 2258 | Fremantle Prison conservation and future use : detailed conservation plan for the warders' cottages. | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 1991 |
| 12016 | Fremantle Prison Exercise Yards | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 2023 |
| 6686 | Excavations in Fremantle Jail. | Report | 1993 |
| 3188 | No 18 The Terrace Fremantle Prison - Detailed Conservation Policy | Heritage Study {Other} | 1997 |
| 3413 | Fremantle Prison Anglican Chapel : Getty Grant investigation and report. | Heritage Study {Other} | 1996 |
| 7255 | Convict Fremantle : a place of promise and punishment. | Book | 2004 |
| 9400 | Fremantle Prison - access report. | Electronic | 2000 |
| 2263 | Fremantle Prison conservation and future use : workshops. | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 1990 |
| 6688 | Fremantle prison conservation and future use : the Terrace : site plan proposals - staging. | Heritage Study {Other} | 1993 |
| 6617 | Fearless hearts of Fremantle : reference papers. | Report | 1999 |
| 3415 | Fremantle Prison conservation and future use : colour analysis of the Gatehouse. | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 1994 |
| 11572 | Fremantle Prison Gatehouse | Conservation works report | 2000 |
| 8795 | Australia's national heritage. | Book | 2007 |
| 9556 | Fremantle Prison conservation and future use: conservation plan. | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 1990 |
| 9604 | Fremantle Prison parade ground: archaeological test excavation results (stage 3). | Electronic | 2009 |
| 9555 | Fremantle Prison conservation and future use: oral history program - verbatim transcript of an interview with Allen Edward Halden. | Report | 1990 |
| 6689 | Fremantle prison conservation and future use : Interpretation Centre : main Cell Block Divisions 3 & 4 and their yards, special handling unit, refractory and yard. | Heritage Study {Other} | 1993 |
| 11384 | Australia's National Heritage | Report | 2010 |
| 2880 | Balustrades - Main Cell Block, Fremantle Prison : conservation plan. | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 1997 |
| 2268 | Fremantle Prison conservation and future use : notes of a visit on 22-25 May 1989. | Report | 1989 |
| 8550 | Information paper on the possible nomination of Fremantle Prison for inscription on theworld heritage list. | Report | 0 |
| 9568 | Report: Fremantle Prison parade ground - historical reserach targeting areas for archaeological excavation (stage two) for Palassis Architects. | Report | 0 |
| 3118 | Fremantle Prison, the Terrace : master plan preliminary study. | Report | 1997 |
| 9862 | Australian convict sites strategic management framework. | Heritage Study {Other} | 0 |
| 6681 | Fremantle prison : inspection of perimeter limestone walls. | Heritage Study {Other} | 1986 |
| 6601 | Fremantle Prison heritage precinct : the convict establishment master plan. | Heritage Study {Other} | 2003 |
| 7585 | Fremantle Prison main cell block forecourt conservation and adaptive reuse project : heritage analysis. Draft | Conservation works report | 2005 |
| 10202 | Female Division and West Workshops Fremantle Prison. Fremantle, Western Australia | Archival Record | 2014 |
| 115 | Fremantle Prison: Draft Conservation and Management Plan | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 1988 |
| 6692 | Fremantle prison conservation and future use : tourism development visitor marketing strategy. Summary. | Report | 1991 |
| 148 | Fremantle Prison conservation and future use : Terrace Buildings. | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 1990 |
| 2262 | Fremantle Prison conservation and future use : New Division. | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 1990 |
| 6679 | An expert workshop : Australia's convict places and world heritage values. | Conference proceedings | 1996 |
| 9559 | Exercise cages, female division, Fremantle Prison: archival record. DRAFT. | Archival Record | 2010 |
| 152 | Fremantle Prison conservation and future use : Female Division. | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 1990 |
| 2267 | Fremantle Prison Notes for the Preparation of a Conservation Plan | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 1990 |
| 6670 | Fremantle Prison conservation and future use : gatehouse. | Heritage Study {Other} | 1993 |
| 6426 | A preliminary study of convict sites in Western Australia (draft). | Heritage Study {Other} | 1997 |
| 3783 | Fremantle Prison conservation and future use : East Workshops Stage One. | Heritage Study {Other} | 1993 |
| 9683 | Archaeological assessment of the sub-floor potential, commissariat building, Fremantle prison, Western Australia. | Heritage Study {Other} | 2010 |
| 9838 | Fremantle Prison, number 14, The Terrace. Archaeological watching brief and excavation results | Heritage Study {Other} | 2011 |
| 766 | Fremantle prison: conservation and future use | Brochure | 1994 |
| 11981 | Fremantle Prison: Landscape Management Plan 2021 | Electronic | 2021 |
| 8360 | Conservation of the southern wing of the west elevation of the main cell block, Fremantle Prison. Report on project outcomes. | Report | 2006 |
| 2266 | Fremantle Prison conservation and future use : archaeological zoning plan of the prison ground. | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 1990 |
Place Type
Individual Building or Group
Uses
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Original Use | MILITARY | Other |
| Original Use | GOVERNMENTAL | Gaol |
| Present Use | RESIDENTIAL | Other |
| Present Use | EDUCATIONAL | Museum |
| Original Use | RESIDENTIAL | Two storey residence |
| Original Use | RESIDENTIAL | Conjoined residence |
Architectural Styles
| Style |
|---|
| Victorian Georgian |
Construction Materials
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Wall | STONE | Local Stone |
Historic Themes
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Law & order |
| OUTSIDE INFLUENCES | Tourism |
| SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Religion |
| DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Technology & technological change |
| DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Immigration, emigration & refugees |
| PEOPLE | Famous & infamous people |
| SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Institutions |
| SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Community services & utilities |
| SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Government & politics |
| DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Workers {incl. Aboriginal, convict} |
| DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Government policy |
Creation Date
30 May 1989Publish place record online (inHerit):
ApprovedLast Update
11 Feb 2020Disclaimer
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