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Guildford Court House and Gaol (Fmr)

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

02479
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Location

Cnr Meadow & Swan Sts Guildford

Location Details

Lot 233 Meadow St

Local Government

Swan

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1841 to 1866

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents More information
Heritage List Adopted 30 Aug 2017 City of Swan
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
Municipal Inventory Adopted 10 Jul 1996 Exceptional Significance

Exceptional Significance

The place should be retained and conserved unless there is no other feasible or prudent alternative to doing otherwise. Any alterations or extensions should be sympathetic to the heritage values of the place and in accordance with Conservation Plan (if one exists for the place).

City of Swan
Classified by the National Trust Classified 11 Jun 1973

Aboriginal Heritage Sites Register Permanent

Register of the National Estate Permanent 21 Mar 1978

Parent Place or Precinct

02915 Guildford Historic Town

Child Places

Associations

Name Type Year From Year To
Richard Roach Jewell Architect - -

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id Title Medium Year Of Publication
1990 Bassendean and Guildford sketchbook. Book 1976
3827 Conservation Works Guildford Meadow Street Heritage Precinct Heritage Study {Other} 1998
2926 Historic Buildings Meadow Street Guildford - Courthouse; Gaol; Mechanics Institute; Commissariat Store and Quarters - Conservation Plan Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} 1997
7124 Historic Guildford : settled in 1829 and classified as an historic town by the National Trust of Australia : new heritage walk trails. Brochure 2004
6426 A preliminary study of convict sites in Western Australia (draft). Heritage Study {Other} 1997
11358 Cast iron pillar boxes of Western Australia: An early history of the J & E Ledger foundry Book 2015

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use GOVERNMENTAL Courthouse
Original Use GOVERNMENTAL Police Station or Quarters
Original Use GOVERNMENTAL Gaol

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron
Wall BRICK Other Brick

Historic Themes

General Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES Government & politics
OCCUPATIONS Commercial & service industries
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES Community services & utilities

Creation Date

30 May 1989

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

31 Dec 2016

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