Old Police Lockup & Boab Tree

Author

National Trust of Western Australia

Place Number

00294

Location

22 Carnarvon St Broome

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Pilgrim Music

Local Government

Broome

Region

Kimberley

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
Heritage Agreement YES 12 Aug 2003 HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument
Heritage List Adopted 28 Aug 2014
State Register Registered 12 May 2000 HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument, HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
Register of the National Estate Permanent 18 Apr 1989
Classified by the National Trust Classified 07 Jun 1983
Municipal Inventory Adopted 28 Aug 2014 Grading A

Statement of Significance

It has social and historical importance to the Town, partly from its earlier use as a historical museum.

Physical Description

A single storey formed concrete and iron cell block which used to form part of a group with the Police Station and Courthouse. Built ini 1894 it is still largely intact and is being used as a base for the community radio organisation

History

Assessment 1983

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id Title Medium Year Of Publication
9600 Broome: maps and places of heritage interest. Heritage Study {Other} 0
8335 Historic buildings of the Kimberley region of W.A. Book 1988
7323 A conservation analysis and conservation plan for the former police lockup at Broome, Western Australia. Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} 1993
7995 Old Police lockup and Boab tree, Broome. Conservation management plan. Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} 2006

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Other Use Transport\Communications Comms: Radio or Television Station
Present Use COMMERCIAL Shop\Retail Store {single}
Original Use GOVERNMENTAL Police Station or Quarters
Other Use EDUCATIONAL Museum

Architectural Styles

Style
North-West Vernacular

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Other TIMBER Other Timber
Wall CONCRETE Other Concrete
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron

Historic Themes

General Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES Law & order

Creation Date

30 May 1989

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

12 Dec 2022

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