Local Government
Perth
Region
Metropolitan
University of Western Australia Crawley
Perth
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1914, Constructed from 2000
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| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
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| Register of the National Estate | Registered | 21 Oct 1980 | ||
| Classified by the National Trust | Classified {Lscpe} | 30 Jan 1980 | ||
| Local Heritage Survey | Adopted | 28 Mar 2023 | ||
| Local Heritage Survey | Completed\Draft | |||
The place has aesthetic and historic significance representing development and settlement of UWA. It has social significance to the local and State-wide community as a place for social and recreational activities, in particular the past and present students and staff.
Includes the Sunken Gardens, the Great Court Area, Sommerville auditorium sourrounds, Cathedral of Trees, Whitfield Court and the historic oak lawn. Highly varied gardens, including many mature trees and massed plantings of flowering shrubs. Great Court features Australia natives. Oak lawn is remnant of original Shenton farm, on which the campus was established in 1914. Whitfield Court in Classical Style includes a reflecting pond. Sunken gardens is in a Romantic Style, encouraging introspection. Great Court is in a paradise style, with informal arrangements and natives, exotics and shrubs. the paradise style was innovative for its time. (Ref: AHC assessment documentation)
Major design influence attributed to Oliver Dowell and George Munns. Sunken Gardens was originally a sand pit excavated during construction of the Hackett Memorial Buildings. Terraced steps look down over a level circular grassed area as a stage. A memorial sundial and seat was erected behind the stage area in honour of E Shann, Foundation Professor of history and economics. (Ref: AHC assessment documentation) A government decision in favour of a university for Western Australia was made in 1901, however a shortage of funds prevented it being established until 1913. The University Endowment Bill in 1903 allowed for land to be set aside for the future. The first location was a temporary one in Irwin Street, Perth, in a weatherboard building. The first Chancellor was John Winthrop Hackett. In 1921 Crawley was chosen as the permanent site for UWA. The Irwin Street building was relocated there in 1932.The foundation stone for the Hackett Memorial Buildings was laid in 1929. They form the focal point and symbolic landmark of UWA.
| Name | Type | Year From | Year To |
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| Oliver Dowell and Gorge Munns | Architect | - | - |
| Library Id | Title | Medium | Year Of Publication |
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| 10196 | Planning for the University of Western Australia: 1914- 1970 | Book | 1986 |
| 7163 | Gryphon : journal of the Office of Facilities Management, April 2002, No. 25. : Off campus. | Serial | 2002 |
| 8303 | A landscape for learning : a history of the grounds of The University of Western Australia. | Book | 2006 |
| 3934 | A walk through the University of Western Australia. | Book | 1991 |
| 1117 | A guide to the University of Western Australia | Book | 1954 |
| 6988 | Walking Subiaco : Crawley and the University of Western Australia. | Brochure | 2004 |
| 6319 | Gryphon : journal of the Office of Facilities Management, August 2001, No. 22. : Sermons in Stone. | Serial | 2001 |
| 6981 | A visitors' guide to Perth and suburbs : 1949 issue. | Book | 1949 |
Garden
| Epoch | General | Specific |
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| Original Use | PARK\RESERVE | Park\Reserve |
| Present Use | PARK\RESERVE | Park\Reserve |
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