Local Government
Perth
Region
Metropolitan
41 Victoria Sq Perth
Also part of the Murray St East Precinct, P16800
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Perth
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1864 to 1905, Constructed from 2009, Constructed from 1926
Type | Status | Date | Documents |
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Heritage List | Adopted | 20 Dec 1985 | |
State Register | Registered | 10 Oct 1995 | HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument, HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument |
Type | Status | Date | Documents |
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(no listings) |
Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
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Category | ||||
Perth Draft Inventory 99-01 | YES | 31 Dec 1999 | ||
Aboriginal Heritage Sites Register | Permanent | |||
Classified by the National Trust | Classified | 05 Apr 1993 | ||
Catholic Church Inventory | Adopted | 01 Jul 1998 | ||
Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 13 Mar 2001 | Category 1 | |
Local Heritage Survey | Completed\Draft | |||
Local Heritage Survey | Adopted | 28 Mar 2023 |
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Cathedral and its grounds, bounded by Victoria Square, has cultural heritage significance for the following reasons: the place is a prominent landmark in Perth, as well as a major element within the historic Murray Street East Precinct; the place and its grounds, set in Victoria Square, reflects the original general intention of the colonial Surveyor-General's town plan for Perth; the place is highly valued by the Catholic community of Western Australia; the place is a unusual demonstration of different expressions of Gothic ecclesiastic architecture in the one building; the original portion of the Cathedral (1865) is associated with the Benedictine Brothers who constructed the building; the later portion of the Cathedral (1930) is associated with prominent Western Australian architect Michael Cavanagh; and, the place is associated with Bishops Griver, Gibney and Clune, who administered the principal phases of its construction.
Gothic style Cathedral constructed in three stages. The original building dates from 1864 but was altered and a spire constructed is 1905. The more recent section of the building dates from the 1920's and was intended to be the first stage of new Cathedral. The rest of the Cathedral was intended to be completed later and would have involved the demolition of the 1864/1905 section. Two new wings were added in 2009.
Refer to Assessment Documentation of places for entry into the Heritage Council's Register of Heritage Places in inHerit. Permanent Entry on the 10/10/1995. Place Number 02124.
High level of integrity. During its life St. Mary's Roman Catholic Cathedral has been subject to a series of alterations and additions associated with the changing needs of the Church, and liturgical changes. The building retains a high degree of authenticity.
Good
Library Id | Title | Medium | Year Of Publication |
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5464 | St Mary's Cathedral Perth : conservation plan. | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 2002 |
8791 | Pre-construction archive record : St Mary's Roman Catholic Cathedral. | Archival Record | 2007 |
11654 | St Mary's Cathedral, Perth | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 1996 |
9501 | St Mary's Cathedral conservation works 2006/07 and 2007/08, Perth WA: final report No. 4. | Conservation works report | 2010 |
Individual Building or Group
Epoch | General | Specific |
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Present Use | RELIGIOUS | Church, Cathedral or Chapel |
Original Use | RELIGIOUS | Church, Cathedral or Chapel |
Style |
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Victorian Academic Gothic |
Type | General | Specific |
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Wall | BRICK | Common Brick |
Wall | STONE | Limestone |
General | Specific |
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SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Religion |
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