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Pensioner Guard Cottage

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

00131
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Location

1 Surrey St Bassendean

Location Details

The Pensioner Guard Cottage and the land on which it stands being Part of Lot 50 on Plan 9441, comprised in Certificate of Title 1524/213.

Other Name(s)

Old Pensioner's Cottage
'The Retreat'

Local Government

Bassendean

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1855

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents More information
Heritage List Adopted 22 May 2018 Town of Bassendean
State Register Registered 30 Sep 1994 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 03 Mar 1987

Municipal Inventory Adopted 31 Oct 1996 1

1

Exceptional Significance. Essential to the heritage of the locality. Rare or outstanding example. Recommended for inclusion on the State Register of Heritage Places

Town of Bassendean
Municipal Inventory Adopted 22 Aug 2017 1

1

Exceptional Significance. Essential to the heritage of the locality. Rare or outstanding example. Recommended for inclusion on the State Register of Heritage Places

Town of Bassendean

Condition

Good.

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id Title Medium Year Of Publication
12011 Archaeological management plan for No 1 Surrey Street Heritage Study {Other} 2016
197 The Pensioner Guard Cottage, Surrey Street, Bassendean : report and heritage assessment. Heritage Study {Other} 1993
9530 Swan and Helena rivers regional recreational path development plan. Report 2009
6426 A preliminary study of convict sites in Western Australia (draft). Heritage Study {Other} 1997
299 A report on archaeological investigations at the Pensioner Guard Cottage, 1 Surrey Street, Bassendean, 13-14 April 1991. Heritage Study {Other} 1991
8962 A report on the archaeological excavation of the former enrolled pensioner guard cottage 1 Surrey Street, Bassendean. Heritage Study {Other} 2007
9531 Swan and Helena rivers management framework: heritage audit and statement of significance, final report 26 February 2009. Heritage Study {Other} 2009
8776 1 Surrey Street, Bassendean. Pensioner Guard Cottage (1856 - 1857, 1991 - 1993) and Residence (c. 1893, c.1952) Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} 2007
323 Pensioner Cottage, Bassendean : a report for the Heritage Council of Western Australia. Heritage Study {Other} 1991
305 Pensioner Guard Cottage Bassendean Heritage Study {Other} 1991

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use RESIDENTIAL Single storey residence
Present Use RESIDENTIAL Single storey residence

Architectural Styles

Style
Victorian Georgian

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Roof TIMBER Shingle
Wall BRICK Rendered Brick

Historic Themes

General Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Workers {incl. Aboriginal, convict}
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Settlements

Creation Date

30 May 1989

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Approved

Last Update

31 Dec 2016

Disclaimer

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