Toodyay Court House (fmr) and former Convict Depot Archaeological Sites

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

02560

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Location

13-14 Fiennes St Toodyay

Location Details

GPS: 0449154 6508861 14/11/2011 Address includes: 4 Duke St & portion of Anzac Ave, Toodyay. (Also previously known as Toodyay Shire Council) MI States: 13-17 Fiennes St BDD 22-1-13

Other Name(s)

Convict Hiring Depot & Hospital sites
Toodyay Court House (fmr)

Local Government

Toodyay

Region

Avon Arc

Construction Date

Constructed from 1852 to 1897

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	Adopted	01 Dec 2012		Shire of Toodyay
State Register	Registered	24 Oct 2014	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
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Classified by the National Trust	Classified	07 Jun 1977
Aboriginal Heritage Sites Register	Adopted
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	27 Aug 1998	Category 1	Category 1 A place of exceptional cultural heritage significance; provide the highest level of recognition and protection available. Recommended for entry into the the State Register of Heritage Places; provide maximum encouragement to the owner to conserve the significance of the place. (TPS procedure also relevant).	Shire of Toodyay

Parent Place or Precinct

26408 Toodyay Townsite

Child Places

14373 Toodyay War Memorial

Condition

The condition of the various elements within Toodyay Court House (fmr) and former Convict Depot Archaeological Sites varies. Overall the place is in good condition. The Convict Depot survives only as archaeological features, deposits and foundations. These are highly intact as archaeological sites.

Associations

Name	Type	Year From	Year To
George Temple Poole	Architect	1896	1897
Lt Edmund DuCane	Architect	1852	-

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id	Title	Medium	Year Of Publication
9970	Conservation management plan for the archaelogical remains at Newcastle Convict Depot (Toodyay)	Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan}	2011
11615	Transforming the colony: the archaeology of convictism in Western Australia	Book	2017
9713	The history of the Toodyay convict depot: a tale of the convict era of Western Australia.	Book	2010

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	RESIDENTIAL	Institutional Housing
Present Use	GOVERNMENTAL	Town, Shire or District Hall
Original Use	GOVERNMENTAL	Other
Original Use	HEALTH	Hospital
Original Use	GOVERNMENTAL	Courthouse

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Free Classical

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	BRICK	Common Brick
Wall	STONE	Local Stone
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron

Historic Themes

General	Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Settlements
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Institutions
PEOPLE	Early settlers
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Workers {incl. Aboriginal, convict}
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Government policy
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Law & order

Creation Date

30 May 1989

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Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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