City Beach and Floreat Beach Precinct

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

09108

Location

Challenger Parade, between Oceanic Drive and The Boulevard City Beach

Location Details

Other Name(s)

City Beach, Groyne and Lookout Tower

Local Government

Cambridge

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
Heritage List Adopted 27 Nov 2018
State Register Registered 06 Oct 2022 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
Municipal Inventory Adopted 17 Dec 1996
Municipal Inventory Adopted 27 Nov 2018 Category 3

Child Places

  • 26251 South City Beach Kiosk
  • 26251 South City Beach Kiosk

Place Type

Landscape

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL Other
Present Use SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL Other

Historic Themes

General Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES Sport, recreation & entertainment

Creation Date

17 Jul 1997

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

15 Mar 2022

Disclaimer

This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.

Author

Town of Cambridge

Construction Date

Constructed from 1935, Constructed from 2016, Constructed from 1969, Constructed from 1970

Demolition Year

N/A

Child Places

  • 26251 South City Beach Kiosk
  • 26251 South City Beach Kiosk

Statement of Significance

City Beach has aesthetic value as a large stretch of beach and foreshore that is well maintained and in good condition. The place has historic value for its association with the establishment and development of the suburb of City Beach from a holiday destination in the 1920s to being part of the wider Perth metropolitan area. The place has historic value for its demonstration of the evolution in the development of public facilities with the remaining kiosk the earliest structures on the site through to contemporary structures completed in 2016. The place has historic value for its association with prominent architects in Western Australia during the 1960s and 1970s; Paul Ritter and Tony Brand; The groyne has potential research value as they demonstrate methods of construction in the mid 20th century which may prove instructive to future projects; The place has social value for many members of the community from the Town of Cambridge and the wider Perth metropolitan area who have visited the beach for formal and informal recreation.

Physical Description

Extensive area of beach with dunes, native vegetation and landscaping. Boardwalks and coastal paths are located in the sand dunes connecting City Beach with the beaches to the north and south. The two groynes roughly define the boundaries of City Beach. The dunes and natural vegetation aesthetic is interspersed with formal landscaping of lawned areas and plantings softening the hard landscaping of the carparks. Facilities include the Restaurants, Kiosk, City Beach Surf Lifesaving Club and volley ball courts, picnic and BBQ areas and children’s play areas. Located on the City Beach Groyne, the Look Out Tower is a simple form comprising a slender steel column with ladder leading to an octagonal lookout shelter that provides 360° visual access.

History

The popularity of different beaches in the Perth metropolitan area was dependent on transport in the first decades of the 20th century. Those beaches close to the train line were most well patronised until the Inter War years when road access was improved. In February 1918, a timber plank road was completed in built between the city and the beach along the alignment of the present day Oceanic Drive. The beach where the road terminated became known as 'City Beach' and was formally designated as that in c1925. Life Saving Clubs had been established at Cottesloe and North Cottesloe, and in December 1924 members of the City of Perth Amateur Swimming Club formed Western Australia’s third Surf Life Saving Club at City Beach. The City of Perth undertook an extensive programme of research into the establishment of appropriate facilities for a Lifesaving Clubroom at City Beach. The Lord Mayor of Perth opened the timber clubrooms in February 1926 and the beach was officially opened by the Governor Sir William Campion in December of that year. In addition to the clubrooms basic timber facilities were provided by the City of Beach for the numbers of visitors on weekends and holiday periods. In 1927, a new road to the beach was cleared along the route of what is now, The Boulevard. This road provided access to the northern parts of City Beach, now Floreat Beach. In 1935, the southern groyne was built at City Beach to control sand drift and help to 'square' the surf line to the beach. The construction was overseen by the City Engineer with a budget of £3000 and was initially approximately 60m long. The huge diorite boulders, weighing up to 8 tons, were brought from the Municipal Quarry in the Darling Ranges. A shark lookout tower with an alarm was positioned on the end of the groyne. In 1938, more substantial accommodation for the City Beach Life Saving Club were built and these and basic public facilities were available at the beach until the 1960s when the region underwent significant development following the 1962 Empire Games in Perth which saw adjacent landholdings being released for residential subdivision. The 1960s also saw the popularity and growth of surfing and the associated ‘surf culture’. Although not new to Western Australia, surfing and beach going became more popular and were closely associated with younger generations. In 1963, City Beach Surf Riders, WA's oldest surf-board riding club was established. The northern groyne at City Beach was built sometime between 1958/59 and provided protection for swimmers at City Beach as well as resolved some of the issues of erosion which had been experienced at City Beach. Maintenance and management of the beaches and groynes have been an ongoing task for the Town of Cambridge and prior to 1994, the City of Perth. The late 1960s can also be seen as a period of experimentation and rejection of past practices and attitudes. It was in the context of a newly established suburb providing for a young population keen to embrace new styles and technologies that the City of Perth provided new facilities at City Beach. During the 1960s, an influential figure in the offices of the City of Perth was architect and planner Paul Ritter. Ritter was a controversial and colourful figure in Western Australia in this period. He was trained in England and was brought to the City of Perth to advance local knowledge and philosophies of planning and design. Appointed as the City of Perth's first City Planner in 1965 he was dismissed in 1967 but engendered significant public support which led to his election as a City of Perth councillor from 1968 to 1986. Following his dismissal, Ritter established his own practice and was well known for exploring new techniques and philosophies, particularly in relation to art and design in the public realm. In 1969, his design of a wavy retaining wall in local Toodyay stone was built at City Beach. The design was influenced by the adjacent waves and sand dunes and was part of a larger Master Plan for City Beach prepared during his tenure at the City of Perth. In 1971, City Beach was the host of the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships which saw the City of Perth undertake major works at the beach. In 1970, architects Forbes and Fitzhardinge were engaged to design three kiosks on the beach. Architect Tony Brand oversaw the design and he prepared an organic design in concrete which responded to the wavy wall designed by Paul Ritter and the seaside setting. Only two of these kiosks remain insitu at Floreat Beach and South City Beach. New Clubrooms were also built for the City Beach Life Saving Club for the championships. The provision of extensive car parking at City Beach was also undertaken during this period. During 1970/1971 the City of Perth spent $375,829 on works at City Beach including the new kiosks and change rooms, and the City of Perth Surf Club House. The decision to hold the Australian National Surf Life Saving Competitions at City Beach in 1971 would have been a significant impetus to complete the works. In the City of Perth Annual Report for that year it was noted that; 'During the year the facilities and conditions at City Beach were highly praised by both competitors and spectators at the Australian National Surf Championships More than 1,400 lifesavers from all Australian States and a team from South Africa competed during the April Carnival. Blending man-made features and amenities into the natural beach scene will continue to enhance City Beach's wide popularity.' The clubrooms were replaced in 2016 as part of a major program of works which included the new clubrooms, three restaurants, amphitheatre, beachside promenade, shaded spaces for families and public art installations. Architects Christou Design Group prepared the designs for the new works and the project was successful in receiving a public architecture award in 2016.

Associations

Name Type Year From Year To
Paul Ritter Architect - -
Christou Design Group Architect - -
Tony Brand Architect - -

References

Ref ID No Ref Name Ref Source Ref Date
The Daily News, p. 13 Newspaper 17 January 1942.
Aerial photographs, Landgate. Online Reference 1953-2016
Local History Collection, Item T74; T126; T216 Online Reference Documents
'City Beach Precinct Opens' Town of Cambridge Latest news Online Documents June 2016

Titles and Owners

Reserve Lot/Location Plan/Diagram Vol/Folio
R16921 2301 Plan 220077 LR3044-272
Owner Category
Town of Cambridge Local Gov't

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

15 Mar 2022

Disclaimer

This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.

South City Beach Kiosk

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

26251

Location

Challenger Pde City Beach

Location Details

Local Government

Cambridge

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
Heritage List Adopted 27 Nov 2018

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
RHP - To be assessed Current 08 Dec 2017

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
Municipal Inventory Adopted 27 Nov 2018 Category 2

Parent Place or Precinct

09108 City Beach and Floreat Beach Precinct

Associations

Name Type Year From Year To
Tony Brand, Forbes and Fitzhardinge Architect - -

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use COMMERCIAL Shop\Retail Store {single}
Present Use VACANT\UNUSED Vacant\Unused

Architectural Styles

Style
Late 20th-Century Organic

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Roof CONCRETE Other Concrete
Wall CONCRETE Other Concrete

Historic Themes

General Specific
PEOPLE Innovators

Creation Date

20 Aug 2019

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

20 Aug 2019

Disclaimer

This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.

Author

Town of Cambridge

Construction Date

Constructed from 1970

Demolition Year

N/A

Parent Place or Precinct

09108 City Beach and Floreat Beach Precinct

Statement of Significance

The place has aesthetic value as a rare intact example of a concrete building exhibiting Late 20th century Brutalist influences in an organic style; Together with the remaining Floreat Kiosk, the pair has aesthetic value as landmarks on the beach front which exhibit unusual form and construction; The place has historic value for its association with a period of innovation and experimentation in building design in the 1960s; The place has historic value for its association with prominent architects in Western Australia during the 1960s and 1970s; Paul Ritter and Tony Brand; The place has social value for many members of the community from the Town of Cambridge and the wider Perth metropolitan area for its association with visits to the beach since 1970.

Physical Description

The organic form of the two remaining kiosks forms a distinctive element of the beach and coastline in City Beach and Floreat. The South City Beach Kiosk sits below the road level and on the edge of the beach making it invisible in certain views from the car parking areas and dunes along Jubilee Crescent/Challenger Parade. As a beach kiosk, it has a prominent position within the beach setting. The kiosk is of concrete formwork construction enabling the organic form to be clearly defined. The curve and irregularity of the shape together with the contrast of smooth concrete and the corrugated finish are the key elements of the design. The functional spaces of the kiosk and change rooms are completed by the flat roof that resembles the turned up brim of a sunhat. The external form of the kiosk remains largely intact with only the colour scheme and small details changing. The concrete is beginning to show signs of damage in places with corrosion of the reinforcements becoming visible.

History

The suburb of City Beach had sporadic and modest development until the 1960s. The 1962 Empire Games in Perth which saw the development of lands in Perry Lakes for Games Village Houses led to adjacent landholdings being released for residential subdivision. The subdivisions alongside the coast in City Beach were largely created in the late 1960s. In the 1930s, basic timber buildings had been erected at popular beaches as tea rooms and change rooms. These facilities were no longer adequate in the late 1960s with more residents in the area and car ownership enabling those more distant from the beach to visit more frequently. The 1960s also saw the popularity and growth of surfing and the associated ‘surf culture’. Although not new to Western Australia, surfing and beach going became more popular and were closely associated with younger generations. The late 1960s can also be seen as a period of experimentation and rejection of past practices and attitudes. It was in the context of a newly established suburb providing for a young population keen to embrace new styles and technologies that the City Beach kiosks were built. It is therefore not surprising that an innovative approach was taken in the design of the new kiosks. Until 1994, the City of Perth was the local government authority responsible for the suburb of City Beach. During the 1960s, an influential figure in the offices of the City of Perth was architect and planner Paul Ritter. Ritter was a controversial and colourful figure in Western Australia in this period. He was trained in England and was brought to the City of Perth to advance local knowledge and philosophies of planning and design. Appointed as the City of Perth's first City Planner in 1965 he was dismissed in 1967 but engendered significant public support which led to his election as a City of Perth councillor from 1968 to 1986. Following his dismissal, Ritter established his own practice and was well known for exploring new techniques and philosophies, particularly in relation to art and design in the public realm. In 1969, his design of a wavy retaining wall in local Toodyay stone was built at City Beach. The design was influenced by the adjacent waves and sand dunes and was part of a larger Master Plan for City Beach prepared during his tenure at the City of Perth. The City of Perth subsequently engaged architecture firm Forbes and Fitzhardinge to design three new kiosks to serve City Beach. Architect Tony Brand was responsible for the organic design of the concrete kiosks which used corrugated iron as formwork for the walls and reinforced concrete for the roof structure. The use of concrete was a practical solution for this harsh environment but is also associated with brutalist design popular in this period. The name, Brutalism, does not refer to a harsh appearance, but derives from French for raw concrete (beton - brut) and was a style that focussed on affordable and functional public buildings. Tony Brand was an enthusiastic exponent of the style and many of his public buildings in Western Australia during the 1960s and 1970s demonstrate the style. However the organic curved style of the kiosks differs from the classic block Brutalist form. Tony Brand is understood to have designed the kiosks in response to Paul Ritter’s curved wall and the landscape. It is proposed by Geoffrey London that the roofs of the kiosks are representation of an inverted beach shell. Ritter was also an enthusiastic exponent of the use of formed concrete in the public realm and undertook several public projects in this material and wrote extensively on its application and the philosophy underpinning its use. During 1970/1971 the City of Perth spent $375,829 on works at City Beach including the new kiosks and change rooms, and the City of Perth Surf Club House. The decision to hold the Australian National Surf Life Saving Competitions at City Beach in 1971 would have been a significant impetus to complete the works. In the City of Perth Annual Report for that year it was noted that; During the year the facilities and conditions at City Beach were highly praised by both competitors and spectators at the Australian National Surf Championships. More than 1,400 lifesavers from all Australian states and a team from South Africa competed during the April carnival. Blending man-made feature and amenities into the natural beach scene will continue to enhance City Beach’s wide popularity. At the time of construction the concrete of the buildings were left unfinished as seen in the 1971 photographs. This finish was likely to have been the origin of the reference to the blending of man-made features into the natural beach scene. The kiosk north of the groyne located at the main City Beach was demolished in 2000 and the current restaurant and change rooms were built throughout 2001. Floreat Kiosk remains largely in its original form. The South City Beach Kiosk has been largely unchanged since construction. Painting of the external surfaces appears to have been undertaken on several occasions. Aerial photographs indicate the roof was treated with a black bituminised product in the early 2000s which has subsequently been replaced or overlaid. The South City Beach kiosk has been closed since 2014 and in late 2015 the public toilets were closed following the completion of new amenities nearby. Since that time there has been significant media coverage and community interest in the future of the building. Consequently, the Town of Cambridge have undertaken community engagement to determine the level of community interest in the future of the building. In April 2017, Peritas Engineers undertook a structural assessment of the building for the Town of Cambridge. Their conclusions were as follows: Overall the structure is in average condition. The load bearing walls and columns are in good condition and are showing no signs of structural damage. The top of the roof is in good condition, only requiring minor maintenance work. The area with significant structural damage is the slab soffit which is exposed to the environment. The delamination survey highlighted that concrete degradation due to corrosion of the reinforcement has taken place to over sixty percent of this area. In September 2017 the place is closed but continues to be maintained by the Town of Cambridge.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: High Authenticity: High

Condition

Fair

Associations

Name Type Year From Year To
Tony Brand Architect - -
Paul Ritter Architect - -

Titles and Owners

Reserve Lot/Location Plan/Diagram Vol/Folio
2301 Plan 220077 LR3044-272
Owner Category
Town of Cambridge Local Gov't

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

20 Aug 2019

Disclaimer

This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.

Holy Spirit Catholic Church, City Beach

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

13020

Location

2 Keaney Pl City Beach

Location Details

Lot bounded by Brompton Rd, Bent St & Keaney Pl

Local Government

Cambridge

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1973 to 1974

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
Heritage List Adopted 27 Nov 2018
State Register Registered 26 Aug 2011 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
Municipal Inventory Adopted 27 Nov 2018 Category 1
Aboriginal Heritage Sites Register Adopted
Catholic Church Inventory Completed 01 Jul 1998

Parent Place or Precinct

09106 Holy Spirit Parish Complex

Physical Description

The place is a landmark located on top of a hill/sand dune, and is a fine example of Late Twentieth Century Organic style architecture, featuring sweeping curved brick walls and an overall irregular curved floor plan. The main volume of the church has been enclosed by a curved vertical wall of increasing height. This wall is constructed of salmon bricks. The curved roof is concealed by an apex parapet wall on the western side. There is a curved panelled eaves soffit to the north with a clear aluminium framed clerestory ribbon window. The place has high quality interior spaces, and finely designed sanctuary fittings and furnishings, including timber pews, off-form altar, seats, side altars, and baptismal font, and also includes a number of finely designed artworks.

Condition

good

Associations

Name Type Year From Year To
Forbes and Fitzhardinge (M Fitzhardinge) Architect 1972 -

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id Title Medium Year Of Publication
9282 Holy Spirit Catholic Church Keaney Place, City Beach. Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} 2009

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Present Use RELIGIOUS Church, Cathedral or Chapel
Original Use RELIGIOUS Church, Cathedral or Chapel
Original Use RELIGIOUS Housing or Quarters

Architectural Styles

Style
Late 20th-Century Organic

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall BRICK Common Brick
Roof TILE Ceramic Tile

Historic Themes

General Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Depression & boom
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES Religion
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Immigration, emigration & refugees

Creation Date

18 Dec 1998

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

18 Oct 2017

Disclaimer

This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.

Author

Town of Cambridge

Construction Date

Constructed from 1973 to 1974

Demolition Year

N/A

Parent Place or Precinct

09106 Holy Spirit Parish Complex

Statement of Significance

Holy Spirit Catholic Church, City Beach, comprising a Late Twentieth Century Organic style brick church (1973-74), including original fittings and furnishings of high design quality, grotto (1994-95), and ancillary structures has cultural heritage significance for the following reasons: the place is a striking landmark constructed to a unique sculptural design, with its dramatic external form, high quality interior spaces, and finely designed sanctuary fittings and furnishings; the place is a good example of a church designed to facilitate liturgical and theological changes in the Catholic church following the Second Vatican Council, with its open interior layout, clear site lines, placement of altar and baptistery, and lack of barriers to the sanctuary area; the place is a very fine representative example of Late Twentieth Century Organic style architecture, featuring sweeping curved brick walls and an overall irregular curved floor plan; the place demonstrates technical proficiency in its use of steel reinforced curved brickwork, and the finished building receiving the 1975 Clay Brick Award; and the place was designed by the prominent 1950s-980s Western Australian architectural firm Forbes & Fitzhardinge, who were leading exponents of contemporary late twentieth century architecture. The Presbytery (1964) and Parish Centre (2006) are of little significance. The Grotto (1994-95) is of some significance.

Physical Description

The Holy Spirit Memorial Church is one element of the Holy Spirit complex which also includes the Administration Centre, Presbytery and Primary School. The Church is the major feature of the site and is a landmark in a range of views across City Beach. The church is of buff brick construction with a prominent curved aesthetic. The church has a blank curved elevation to Keaney Place with an increasingly enlivened elevation as it curves around the driveway. The entrance is located to the southern aspect of the building with stepped entrance to double aluminium doors and a small canopy supported on broad circular brick column. The church continues to curve around with brick elevations and highlight aluminium framed openings until it reaches the blank brick elevation facing the street. The feature aspect of the building is the sloping visible roof form culminating in a fanned window, parapet wall and feature cross. This aspect of the church can be seen in long views across City Beach. The church is a landmark feature, bearing a resemblance to a shell and is dedicated to Australians who served in the various conflicts.

History

As this part of the metropolitan area developed in the period following World War II, the Roman Catholic Church recognised the need to establish facilities for members of their community. In 1960, Archbishop Prendiville sent Father Thomas Phelan to establish the new Roman Catholic Parish of City Beach and in 1963 this site was purchased. At the time of the inauguration of the Parish there was a Catholic population of only fifty five families. Infrastructure development was very slow and there was no access to the Church site for a few years. Much of the preparatory work for the buildings on the site was done by donation. Holy Spirit Presbytery was built during 1964 and survey work for the location of the future buildings was undertaken by new architecture graduate, Mike Fitzhardinge who also designed the school. In 1965, five classrooms were completed and the Holy Spirit school was opened and these rooms served the community as a church until the completion of the church in 1974. Holy Spirit Church was designed by Forbes and Fitzhardinge Architects Holy Spirit Catholic Church, City Beach was designed in 1972 to reflect the shift in Catholic theology and liturgical practice following the Second Vatican Council of the 1960s, in which church layout was to be amended to allow for greater interaction between the congregation and the sacred elements of the mass administered by priests. The design also sought to minimise the impact of strong westerly winds off the ocean, and its use of steel reinforced curved brickwork, which resulted in the finished building receiving the 1975 Clay Brick Award. The Holy Spirit Church was blessed and opened for worship by Archbishop Goody on Sunday March 31st 1974. At the ceremony were the Attorney General for Ireland, Declan Costello who happened to be on an official Government visit to Australia and Canon Riley of the St. Christopher’s Anglican Parish in City Beach. After nearly twenty years of transforming a school into a church each week-end people appreciated the new structure and the comfort for Sunday worship which ensued. Since the completion of the church by contractors, G. Robinson, there has been little change to the building apart from ongoing maintenance. The tiles on the Church were replaced with tiles from France which resolved an ongoing problem with water ingress. The ceiling was subsequently resprayed. The Church includes a number of finely designed artworks, including a wheat and grapes design on the silver tabernacle door, Madonna and Child mosaic, ‘Last Supper’ tapestry, stained glass windows, a sculpture of Jesus on the Cross, and Stations of the Cross, all of which were placed in the building in consultation with the original architect. Some of the works were provided by local artists and others were sourced internationally. Holy Spirit Catholic Church was included on the State Register of Heritage Places in 2011.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: High Authenticity: High

Condition

Very Good

Associations

Name Type Year From Year To
Mike Fitzhardinge Architect 1973 1994
Forbes and Fitzhardinge Architect 1993 1994

References

Ref ID No Ref Name Ref Source Ref Date
Holy Spirit City Beach Website 2018
State Register Documentation Place 13020 Online Reference 2011

Titles and Owners

Reserve Lot/Location Plan/Diagram Vol/Folio
1 Diagram 27431 1264-590
Owner Category
Roman Catholic Archbishop Church Property

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

24 May 2019

Disclaimer

This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.

Quarry Amphitheatre, City Beach

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

09102

Location

145 Oceanic Dr City Beach

Location Details

Local Government

Cambridge

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1896 to 1987

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
Heritage List Adopted 27 Nov 2018
State Register Registered 13 Aug 2019 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
Municipal Inventory Adopted 17 Dec 1996
Municipal Inventory Adopted 27 Nov 2018 Category 1

Associations

Name Type Year From Year To
Diana & Ken Waldron Architect - -

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id Title Medium Year Of Publication
11684 Quarry Ampitheatre - concept masterplan Electronic 2012
11869 Quarry Ampitheatre Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} 2019

Place Type

Historic site

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Present Use SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL Other
Original Use SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL Other

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall STONE Limestone

Historic Themes

General Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES Cultural activities

Creation Date

17 Jul 1997

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

09 Jun 2017

Disclaimer

This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.

Author

Town of Cambridge

Construction Date

Constructed from 1978, Constructed from 1986, Constructed from 1834 to 1906, Constructed from 1894 to 1896

Demolition Year

N/A

Parent Place or Precinct

04499 Bold Park

Statement of Significance

Quarry Amphitheatre, City Beach comprising a 556 seat open air Amphitheatre located high upon Reabold Hill in City Beach with panoramic views of Bold Park towards the City, within a former limestone quarry, in a natural bushland setting, has cultural heritage significance for the following reasons: the place is unique in Western Australia as a former limestone quarry that has been adapted for re-use as an amphitheatre; the place is rare as an extant inner Perth metropolitan quarry associated with the development of the limestone quarrying industry in the late nineteenth century; the stone from the quarry was used in some of Perth's early buildings including the foundations of Perth Town Hall; the place is significant for its associations with prominent settlers Walter Padbury and Henry Trigg, who were significant figures in the early development of Western Australia; the place has aesthetic value for its bushland setting and unobstructed views of the city; the place has social significance to the local and wider community having been a venue for concerts, ballet and other cultural events since 1986; and the place is associated with Diana Waldron, founder of Perth City Ballet, who with her husband architect, Ken Waldron, was responsible for the inception, fundraising and construction of the Quarry. The administration building, toilets, kiosk and storage sheds and access areas north of the stage are of little significance.

Physical Description

Quarry Amphitheatre sits on northern slopes of Bold Park, accessed via Waldron Drive or Scenic Drive. The place consists of a former limestone quarry that has been adapted to form a theatre space, consisting of an Entrance, Auditorium, Stage, Backstage and rear area, set between two limestone faces. The Auditorium consists of a number of grassed tiers orientated in a southerly direction looking back towards the stage. The tiers are edged with concrete pavers and are divided into two sections by a central paved aisle. The Stage is a rectangular timber floor set on a steel frame with timber deck. The Backstage area is located below the stage

History

Following the foundation of Perth in August 1829, the townsite was laid out between Mount Eliza and what was to later become Heirisson Island. Limestone was in great demand for construction in the new colony. The earliest lime kilns in Western Australia were established at the initial settlement sites of Fremantle and Albany in the 1830s, where settlers had access to local supplies of limestone. During the early expansion of the Swan River colony, small kilns were established at Cottesloe, Peppermint Grove and Claremont from the 1850s to the 1890s. Henry Trigg, a carpenter and master builder from Gloucester, England arrived in the new colony of Western Australia in 1829. In I834, Trigg was granted 500 acres of land, which lay south of modern day Grantham Street, stretching from Floreat to the coastal sand hills. The western boundary of Trigg's land ran along the top of a limestone ridge. As a builder, Trigg recognised the value of this limestone outcropping and set up a quarrying and lime burning business. Trigg's business which became known as the 'Limekilns' prospered. In 1839, Trigg purchased neighbouring land to the south, including what is now Perry Lakes and One Tree Hill, (now known as Reabold Hill). In the same year, Trigg was appointed Superintendent of Public Works, and in this role was responsible for overseeing the erection of many early government buildings in Perth. In 1844, Walter Padbury, a pastoralist, acquired 426 acres of land adjacent to Trigg's property and later purchased Trigg's land including the Limekilns business for 2350, forming a 1,234 acre landholding which became known as the 'Limekilns Estate'. For the next 20 years Padbury built the Estate into a successful property, including the retention of the quarrying operations. At the height of operations, more than 50 men were employed at the quarry and lime kiln site. In 1869, brothers Henry and Somers Birch purchased the Limekilns Estate from Walter Padbury for £1,000. On 1 November 1875, during their ownership of the property, the explorer Ernest Giles arrived in Perth after his 2,500 mile journey from Port Augusta. During the 1890s, the Limekilns Estate served as a temporary quarantine station for camels imported to Western Australia to provide transport to the goldfields, with a lake on the property becoming known as Camel Lake. The Estate remained in the Birch's ownership until, 1880 when it was purchased by Joseph Perry for the sum of £1300. During his ownership, Perry kept the Quarry and limekilns in operation. Many of Perth's early public buildings, including the foundations of the Perth Town Hall (1870) were constructed using limestone from the quarry and kilns. In 1880, a portion of the Limekilns property was rented to Charles Ball. In an advertisement in the West Australian in May 1880, Ball offered to supply lime which was described as the most superior in the colony, from lime kilns of 30 years standing. Stone from the quarry was transported by a light narrow gauge horse drawn railway through the bush (roughly along the route of the present day Salvado Road) to Jolimont and then on to the Subiaco Railway Station. Private quarrying ceased operation in 1906 and the Limekilns Quarry remained disused for many years. Changes to the rural nature of the area came about with the subdivision of land owned by the Catholic Church in 1911. This subdivision was called the Church Lands Estate, and the first house was constructed in 1912. In September 1916, construction began on a plank road to provide access to the quarry on the Lime Kilns Estate. On 30 November 1917, the West Australian reported that the new municipal quarry, formerly known as the Limekilns Quarry, on the recently purchased Perry's Estate had been officially opened. In 1917, the Perth City Council purchased the 1290-acre Limekilns Estate from Perry for £18,000 and it linked to the Endowment Lands bestowed on the Perth City Council by the State Government in 1902. In January 1918, the Limekilns Estate was included within the boundaries of the City of Perth, and adjoined a further 2281 acres of Endowment Lands. The exact date that the municipal quarry ceased operation is not known, but it is likely that operations ceased in the 1920s with the beginning of the development of the area for housing. During the middle decades of the 20th century the quarry was unused and largely inaccessible. In the early 1980s, local City Beach resident Diana Waldron, the Artistic Director of the Perth City Ballet Company, conceived the idea of converting the old quarry into an amphitheatre for stage productions. Diana's husband, Ken Waldron, an architect, drew up plans for the proposed Amphitheatre. Ken Waldron was one of the Hills 5 Architects who during the 1960s and 1970s were renowned for their 'organic" approach to architecture that responded sympathetically to the environment Influenced by the likes of Frank Lloyd Wright and the Chicago School of Architecture, the Hills 5 Architects included Gene Mapp, Wallace Greenham, Bill Keirath, KW John White, and Ray Lefroy. Ken Waldron's proposed Amphitheatre initially received much community opposition with regard to its impact on the natural environment. This issue was further exacerbated when ecologists discovered what was thought to be the last of the most southerly coastal stand of Zamia(cycads), which could not be disturbed, thus preventing the planned access route to the quarry. In response, Ken Waldron suggested a different access road to enable retention of the cycads and also approached Alcoa, in order to collect seeds from around the site before the works commenced. Plans for the Amphitheatre were finally endorsed by the Perth City Council and the Metropolitan Region Planning Authority, and construction of the Amphitheatre began in 1984 following the receipt of a Commonwealth Employment Program grant of $468,000, which stipulated that unemployed people be employed as labourers for the project. The original intention was for the Amphitheatre to be of brick construction, but with few skilled tradespeople available it was decided to use precast concrete blocks which were more manageable for the previously unemployed workers. The original quarry site formed the basis of the Amphitheatre, with all the buildings constructed within the disused quarry, with the original limestone face walls retained. The seating (originally for 660) was arranged on 1.5m grassed tiers sloping down towards the stage level. The 20 grassed tiers were supported by thousands of handmade concrete slabs made onsite. A large wooden stage (19mx30m) was built on the roof of an under croft area, which housed a large rehearsal studio and dressing rooms. At the entrance to the quarry were an office, kiosk, bio box and public toilets. The project was completed in 1986 and officially opened by Senator Peter Cook on 9 November 1986. Since then the place has been the venue for many professional and amateur performances and private functions. The basic form of the quarry amphitheatre is largely as completed in 1986 however since the completion of the 2013 Quarry Amphitheatre Master Plan which proposed expansion of seating improvements have been undertaken at the venue to improve its viability for performances and health and safety issues. The works include the strengthening of the concrete slab for the stage, improving the stage surface, new lighting towers and modifications to the electrical infrastructure.

Integrity/Authenticity

High Integrity High authenticity

Condition

Good

Associations

Name Type Year From Year To
Ken Waldron Architect 1978 1986

Titles and Owners

Reserve Lot/Location Plan/Diagram Vol/Folio
714 90079 2138/22
Owner Category
State Government State Gov't

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

24 Nov 2020

Disclaimer

This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.

Model Timber Home

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

08895

Location

12 The Boulevard Floreat

Location Details

Local Government

Cambridge

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1934

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
Heritage List Adopted 27 Nov 2018
State Register Registered 28 Jun 2002 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
Municipal Inventory Adopted 17 Dec 1996
Municipal Inventory Adopted 27 Nov 2018 Category 1

Condition

Very Good condition

Associations

Name Type Year From Year To
Reginald Summerhayes Architect - -

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
Inter-War California Bungalow

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall TIMBER Weatherboard
Roof TILE Ceramic Tile

Historic Themes

General Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Depression & boom
OCCUPATIONS Domestic activities
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Land allocation & subdivision

Creation Date

16 Jul 1997

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

Disclaimer

This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.

Author

Town of Cambridge

Construction Date

Constructed from 1934

Demolition Year

N/A

Statement of Significance

Model Timber Home, a single-storey Jarrah weatherboard and tile residence in the Inter-War Californian Bungalow style set in original landscaped gardens and built as a model home in 1934, has cultural heritage significance for the following reasons: the place was one of two winning designs in the competition run by the Model Homes Committee as part of the Building Revival Campaign, an initiative to promote and stimulate employment in the home building industry during the economic depression of the 1930s; the place is a significant example of the work of architect Reg Summerhayes who was a prominent member of the architectural profession in Western Australia during the inter-war period; the place is a rare example of a home which has remained substantially unchanged with original fittings, furnishings and garden layout since its construction in 1934; the place was one of the first two homes built in the Floreat Park No 1 Estate, which was planned as a Garden Suburb by the City of Perth under the influence of Town Clerk WE Bold who promoted the principles of the Garden City Movement in Western Australia in the 1920s and 30s; and, the place has associations with J J Kenneally, Minister for Employment, who laid the foundation stone and who subsequently opened the house.

Physical Description

Model Timber Home located at 12 The Boulevard Floreat, comprises a single storey, painted Jarrah weatherboard and tile residence. The front elevation of the house is set back from the front boundary and located towards the eastern side of the lot with a pathway down the western side of the house. The front and side boundaries are defined by a low non-original picket fence. The front garden features many original plants including a tall poplar tree on the eastern side of the house, rose beds and borders of various flowering shrubs typical of gardens from the inter-war period. Fixed to the side of the house is the foundation stone laid by the Hon. J. J. Kenneally MLA, Minister for Employment and Industries, on 5 November 1933, on behalf of the Model Homes Committee. The house comprises the original section constructed in 1933 and a modest addition at the rear constructed in 1977. External walls are of painted Jarrah weatherboard on brick footings. The roof is moderately pitched and hipped with a feature gable over the front verandah. The roof is clad with terracotta tiles and the gable features vertically hung timber shingles which have been retained unpainted and stained, with a circular roof vent which is painted white. The eaves are wide and generally lined, apart from the eaves of the front gable which are battened. The eaves are finished with a timber facia board and ogee profile gutters. There are two chimneys, which are rendered and painted brick with a simple ridge detail to the tops with terracotta pots. The front verandah ring beam is supported on a series of circular tapered columns designed to give a classical effect, with a timber balustrade featuring vertical balusters and a central feature panel with a criss cross design. Windows are timber framed double hung casements with timber framed fly screens fixed externally. The sashes are divided into small panes with leadlight and have obscure glass borders. Windows to the front elevation have ornamental shutters with diamond shaped cut-outs and window boxes. The front door is timber with three vertical panels to the lower section and one glazed leadlight panel of obscure uncoloured glass. The door has matching side panels with sidelights. A steel mesh security screen is not original. The gardens are in good condition with original features, trees and plants.

History

In the nineteenth century the area to the north west of Perth known as the Large Lakes District was sparsely settled for agricultural purposes. The area currently known as Floreat comprised Locations Ak, to the west, and Al, in which Model Brick Home and Model Timber Home is currently located. Henry Trigg, builder and businessman acquired approximately 800 acres of this land and established a quarrying and lime burning enterprise on the property. In 1844 the property, known as the Limekilns Estate, was purchased by Walter Padbury and in 1869, the Limekilns Estate was sold to Henry and Somers Birch in for £1,000 and in 1880 to Joseph Perry for £1,950. The limekilns operated throughout the 1880s and 1890s and, until their closure in 1906, provided building materials for the developing residential areas of Subiaco and Leederville. The area between the Limekilns Estate and the coast remained crown land until 1855 when it was proclaimed the Endowment Lands. The Endowment Lands were originally part of the Perth Commonage, a large area bounded by the coast and extending from North Fremantle to north of Herdsman Lake. The purpose of the land was to provide income for municipal works through payment for use of the land for timber and stone. The Endowment Lands were vested in the Perth City Council in 1883, who were empowered to lease the land for a maximum of ten years. Settlement in the area between the City of Perth and the Limekilns Estate (present day West Leederville and Wembley) developed outwards from the city in a westerly direction in the period from the late nineteenth century to World War One. In 1917, the Limekilns Estate, which by this time comprised 1,290 acres (522 hectares), was purchased from Joseph Perry by the City of Perth for £18,000. This gave the City of Perth control of a continuous area of land from the city to the coast. The City of Perth Endowment Lands Act of 1920 enabled the City of Perth to develop and sell the previously allocated land. From the early 1900s, there had been proposals to construct a beach resort for city dwellers in the vicinity of present day City Beach. The emphasis, however, on development in this area differed from earlier development patterns, which had been dominated by speculation in land values with pressure exerted by private speculators. In the 1920s, the focus was put on the planning process with control exerted over road layout, proportion of open space, gardens and community service. The proponent for this was influential City of Perth Town Clerk, W. E. Bold. Bold was one of the State’s leading exponents of the Garden City Movement which had a direct influence on the planning of Floreat Park and City Beach. The United Kingdom's Housing and Planning Act of 1909 was recognition of the development of the discipline of Town Planning, which emerged as an outcome of the Garden Cities Movement in the early 1900s. The Garden Cities Movement developed in the UK in response to necessary improvements to residential amenities for workers in nineteenth century industrial cities. In 1910, the Royal Institute of British Architects held an inaugural Town Planning Conference in London. Copies of papers given at the conference were received in Perth together with a proposal that a lecture series be conducted in Australia by representatives of the Garden Cities and Town Planning Association. The issue was promoted by W E Bold and, in 1914, lectures were presented in Perth, Fremantle and Boulder by W R Davridge of the London County Council. Subsequently the first Australian Town Planning Conference andExhibition was held in Adelaide in October 1917. These ideas influenced Bold to promote the development of two satellite towns in the area west of Selby Street to be separated by a belt of undeveloped land. In 1925, the Perth City Council set aside the area known as Bold Park for this purpose. The area originally included Reabold Hill, Perry Lakes and the Wembley Golf Course. In 1925, the City of Perth commissioned Land Surveyors Hope and Klem to design two town sites, one located on the former Endowment Lands and the other on the eastern side of the former Limekilns Estate. The result was two plans with extensive use of curved roads. The eventual subdivisions, however, were modifications of the Hope and Klem designs. A direct outcome of the scheme was the construction of the Boulevard as an extension of Cambridge Street, from Selby Street, through the new area to the coast. The Boulevard was officially opened by Governor Sir William Campion on 23 November 1928. The sale of land in City Beach commenced in early 1929. By the late 1920s, the effects of the international economic depression were felt by Western Australia's building industry. In order to promote renewed confidence in home building, the industry established a Building Revival Committee which had widespread support from local government, industry and the professionals. The committee proposed the construction of two model homes, one of brick and one of timber, as a means of focusing attention on the advantages of home construction. It aimed to demonstrate to the public the extent to which labour was employed and the widespread dispersal of wages which would result from home building; thus revitalising the building industry and economy in general. As a result the Model Homes Committee of the Building Revival Campaign was formed with representatives from the Royal Institute of Architects, Master Builders and Contractors Association, Brick Manufacturers, Sawmillers Association, Economic Council, Hardware Association and the Perth sub-branch of Returned Services League (RSL). The committee hoped that material and labour would be donated, and it was decided that all profits would be used to provide relief from unemployment, particularly for youths. In the West Australian of 30 August 1933, the Secretary of the RIA, Mr. Reg Summerhayes, called for competitive designs for the houses with the commitment that the Institute would reimburse the winners for the preparation of drawings, specifications and architectural supervision. The houses were to be economical examples of ideal modern homes; the one of brick to cost no more than £850, and the one of timber to cost no more than £600. By the second meeting of the Model Homes Committee on 31 August 1933, the Perth City Council had agreed to donate two blocks of land in the satellite suburb of Floreat Park surveyed several years before. Although the Committee had twelve other blocks from which to choose, it selected the City of Perth offer. The winning designs were selected in the first week of November 1933. The winning entry for the timber home was by architect Mr Reg Summerhayes, R.I.A.. Explaining the salient features of his plan, Mr.Summerhayes said; "… that a simple compact plan had been arrived at, designed essentially for convenience and economy in the working of the home. The main living rooms - lounge and dining room - were located at the front of the house, with an ample front verandah to take advantage of the southwest summer winds....[the lounge had doors] leading off to a terrace...Hall and passage space had been kept to a minimum consistent with convenience and direct access to all rooms. Cupboards were provided for linen, coats etc. The kitchen was conveniently located and opened onto the back porch in which was the laundry. Plenty of cupboards were provided in the kitchen to accommodate food, china, pots and pans, etc..., all conveniently placed for efficient and comfortable working. The bedroom wing was self-contained, comprising two bedrooms, sleep-out and bathroom. Provision had been made behind the house for a large drying ground and a vegetable garden on one side of the block, and a formal garden with pool, paths and rose pergolas, etc., on the other side. The natural trees on the site would be retained as far as possible; and it is hoped that the layout of the garden at the back as suggested would encourage the adoption of this feature, set in natural surroundings. The exterior of the house had been kept quite simple, with a brick foundation, weatherboard walls and tile roof, with a definite Georgian feeling in the design, which was very adaptable to our conditions. The weatherboarding and other external timbers would be painted cream with the exception of the window shutters, which would be an apple-green. The gable would be green with split wood shingles, also painted." Messrs. H. W. Ennis and H. Pilgrim were nominated by the Master Builders and Contractors' Association to undertake the work of supervising construction, in cooperation with the architects. Materials and labour for the model homes, including shrubs for the gardens, were all donated. This was also extended to include the remission of sales tax on donations, and the Commissioner of Railways transported bricks over the government lines free of freight charge. The ceremony to lay the foundation stones (also donated) was held on Sunday 5 November 1933. The Lord Mayor of Perth, MR J T Franklin, officiated at the ceremony. Lieutenant Governor Sir James Mitchell and the Minister for Employment Mr. J. J. Kenneally laid the stones for the brick and timber houses respectively. Both model homes were opened at ceremonies held on 1 April 1934, again by the Lieutenant Governor and the Hon. J. J. Kenneally. The brick home was furnished, but the timber home was not. After the ceremony, the houses were opened to the public on various days, with afternoon tea provided by the Children'sHospital Women's Auxiliary. During the promotion of the model homes, land in the Floreat Park area was advertised for sale and development of the area soon commenced. In the first land auction held at Floreat Park on 14 April 1934, blocks sold for between £45 and £75. Model Timber Home and land was bought from the City of Perth by solicitor Douglas George Horley, on 23 August 1934. During World War Two, Douglas Horley was Senior Company Commander of the 2nd 16th Battalion and was killed in action in Syria on 13 June 1941. From 1941, Mrs Horley raised her three children in the home. In 1977, a modest addition was constructed to provide additional accommodation. This included two bedrooms, a new bathroom and a family room. The Horley family were associated with the home until the 2000s.

Integrity/Authenticity

Authenticity: Very High Degree Integrity: Has been extended at the back but both the house and garden including paths and fencing and original planting are largely as originally constructed.

Condition

Good

Associations

Name Type Year From Year To
Reginald Summerhayes Architect 1934 -

References

Ref ID No Ref Name Ref Source Ref Date
PROWA Acc 3054: PCC File 1941/29 PROWA;"Sale of Land at Floreat Park and Model Home Scheme". 1941

Titles and Owners

Reserve Lot/Location Plan/Diagram Vol/Folio
6 5659 1040-131
Owner Category
KD & LJ Waller Other Private

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

24 Nov 2020

Disclaimer

This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.

Model Brick Home

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

08894

Location

6 The Boulevard Floreat

Location Details

Local Government

Cambridge

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1934

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
Heritage List Adopted 27 Nov 2018
State Register Registered 04 May 2001 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
Municipal Inventory Adopted 17 Dec 1996
Municipal Inventory Adopted 27 Nov 2018 Category 1

Condition

good condition

Associations

Name Type Year From Year To
Futura Constructions Architect - -
Howard Bonner Architect - -

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id Title Medium Year Of Publication

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
Inter-War Old English

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Roof TILE Ceramic Tile
Wall BRICK Rendered Brick

Historic Themes

General Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Depression & boom
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Land allocation & subdivision
OCCUPATIONS Domestic activities

Creation Date

16 Jul 1997

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

Disclaimer

This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.

Author

Town of Cambridge

Construction Date

Constructed from 1934

Demolition Year

N/A

Statement of Significance

The following statement is taken from the State Register Entry for Place 8894 Model Brick Home prepared in 2001 by the State Heritage Office. Model Brick Home, a single-storey brick and tile residence in a simplified version of the Inter-War Old English style set in landscaped gardens and built as a model home in 1934, has cultural heritage significance for the following reasons: the place was one of two winning designs in the competition run by the Model Homes Committee as part of the Building Revival Campaign, an initiative to promote and stimulate employment in the home building industry during the economic depression of the 1930s; designed by architect Howard Bonner, the place is a fine example of an architect designed home from the inter-war period, exhibiting their influence of a simplified form of the Inter-War Old English architectural style characterised by the dominant steeply pitched gabled roof and distinctive curved line of the front elevation; and the place was one of the first two homes built in the Floreat Park No. 1 Estate, which was planned as a Garden Suburb by the City of Perth under the influence of Town Clerk, W. E. Bold, who promoted the principles of the Garden City Movement in Western Australia in the 1920s and 30s.

Physical Description

residence which, together with the Model Timber Home located at 12 The Boulevard Floreat, was one of the first two homes constructed in Floreat Park No 1 Estate, a residential subdivision designed on the principles of a Garden Suburb. Model Brick Home is located on The Boulevard, one of the major roads in Floreat. Adjacent homes are of similar age, proportions and style, and apart from Model Timber Home, are brick or rendered brick and tile. All houses are of approximately equal setback with landscaped front gardens and an avenue of mature street trees. At the rear of the property, a gate from the back garden opens onto a laneway which accesses an area of public open space. This area, which has no street frontage, is landscaped with trees and shrubs and provides an additional recreational area for the houses which back onto it. Two grassed laneways access Selby Street. Model Brick Home is sited on a rectangular residential lot. The front elevation of the house is set back approximately 7.5m from the front boundary and located towards the eastern side of the lot, with a driveway down the western side of the house to the garage at the rear. There is a curved entrance driveway at the front of the house on the western side. The front garden area on the eastern side features a concrete slab retaining wall which separates the driveway from the garden. The house comprises the original section constructed in 1933 and additions constructed in 1995. The extension has been designed to complement the original in terms of roof pitch, materials and finish and is not visible from the street. External fabric of Model Brick Home features painted rendered masonry walls on limestone footings. The roof is steeply pitched (approximately 45º) and gabled with a prominent gabled wall to the front elevation with a rectangular timber vent at the apex. This wall extends in a prominent curve beyond the edge of the house to the eastern site boundary. There is a rendered banded detail to the top edge of the curved wall. An arched opening in the eastern side of the front elevation provides access to the side of the house through a timber garden gate. The roof is clad with terracotta tiles. Square profile gutters and downpipes are not original and the original chimney has been removed. There is an open terrace with low walls at the front of the house accessed by five front steps. The terrace and steps are clad with slate which is not original. Two timber pergolas which have been constructed over the front verandah are not original. The original foundation stone is extant on the front wall of the house. Original windows are timber framed six paned casements with timber mullions. The front door is timber with an elaborate diamond panel in the centre and original brass door handle. The French doors to the front terrace have aluminium frames and are not original. The same roof line and wall details have been continued or the 1995 extension. There have been no significant alterations to the place since the 1995 additions.

History

In the nineteenth century the area to the north west of Perth known as the Large Lakes District was sparsely settled for agricultural purposes. The area currently known as Floreat comprised Locations Ak, to the west, and Al, in which Model Brick Home and Model Timber Home is currently located. Henry Trigg, builder and businessman acquired approximately 800 acres of this land and established a quarrying and lime burning enterprise on the property. In 1844 the property, known as the Limekilns Estate, was purchased by Walter Padbury and in 1869, the Limekilns Estate was sold to Henry and Somers Birch in for £1,000 and in 1880 to Joseph Perry for £1,950. The limekilns operated throughout the 1880s and 1890s and, until their closure in 1906, provided building materials for the developing residential areas of Subiaco and Leederville. The area between the Limekilns Estate and the coast remained crown land until 1855 when it was proclaimed the Endowment Lands. The Endowment Lands were originally part of the Perth Commonage, a large area bounded by the coast and extending from North Fremantle to north of Herdsman Lake. The purpose of the land was to provide income for municipal works through payment for use of the land for timber and stone. The Endowment Lands were vested in the Perth City Council in 1883, who were empowered to lease the land for a maximum of ten years. Settlement in the area between the City of Perth and the Limekilns Estate (present day West Leederville and Wembley) developed outwards from the city in a westerly direction in the period from the late nineteenth century to World War One. In 1917, the Limekilns Estate, which by this time comprised 1,290 acres (522 hectares), was purchased from Joseph Perry by the City of Perth for £18,000. This gave the City of Perth control of a continuous area of land from the city to the coast. The City of Perth Endowment Lands Act of 1920 enabled the City of Perth to develop and sell the previously allocated land. From the early 1900s, there had been proposals to construct a beach resort for city dwellers in the vicinity of present day City Beach. The emphasis, however, on development in this area differed from earlier development patterns, which had been dominated by speculation in land values with pressure exerted by private speculators. In the 1920s, the focus was put on the planning process with control exerted over road layout, proportion of open space, gardens and community service. The proponent for this was influential City of Perth Town Clerk, W. E. Bold. Bold was one of the State’s leading exponents of the Garden City Movement which had a direct influence on the planning of Floreat Park and City Beach. The United Kingdom's Housing and Planning Act of 1909 was recognition of the development of the discipline of Town Planning, which emerged as an outcome of the Garden Cities Movement in the early 1900s. The Garden Cities Movement developed in the UK in response to necessary improvements to residential amenities for workers in nineteenth century industrial cities. In 1910, the Royal Institute of British Architects held an inaugural Town Planning Conference in London. Copies of papers given at the conference were received in Perth together with a proposal that a lecture series be conducted in Australia by representatives of the Garden Cities and Town Planning Association. The issue was promoted by W E Bold and, in 1914, lectures were presented in Perth, Fremantle and Boulder by W R Davridge of the London County Council. Subsequently the first Australian Town Planning Conference and Exhibition was held in Adelaide in October 1917. These ideas influenced Bold to promote the development of two satellite towns in the area west of Selby Street to be separated by a belt of undeveloped land. In 1925, the Perth City Council set aside the area known as Bold Park for this purpose. The area originally included Reabold Hill, Perry Lakes and the Wembley Golf Course. In 1925, the City of Perth commissioned Land Surveyors Hope and Klem to design two town sites, one located on the former Endowment Lands and the other on the eastern side of the former Limekilns Estate. The result was two plans with extensive use of curved roads. The eventual subdivisions, however, were modifications of the Hope and Klem designs. A direct outcome of the scheme was the construction of the Boulevard as an extension of Cambridge Street, from Selby Street, through the new area to the coast. The Boulevard was officially opened by Governor Sir William Campion on 23 November 1928. The sale of land in City Beach commenced in early 1929. By the late 1920s, the effects of the international economic depression were felt by Western Australia's building industry. In order to promote renewed confidence in home building, the industry established a Building Revival Committee which had widespread support from local government, industry and the professionals. The committee proposed the construction of two model homes, one of brick and one of timber, as a means of focusing attention on the advantages of home construction. It aimed to demonstrate to the public the extent to which labour was employed and the widespread dispersal of wages which would result from home building; thus revitalising the building industry and economy in general. As a result the Model Homes Committee of the Building Revival Campaign was formed with representatives from the RIA, Master Builders and Contractors Association, Brick Manufacturers, Sawmillers Association, Economic Council, Hardware Association and the Perth sub-branch of Returned Services League (RSL). The committee hoped that material and labour would be donated, and it was decided that all profits would be used to provide relief from unemployment, particularly for youths. In the West Australian of 30 August 1933, the Secretary of the RIA, Mr. Reg Summerhayes, called for competitive designs for the houses with the commitment that the Institute would reimburse the winners for the preparation of drawings, specifications and architectural supervision. The houses were to be economical examples of ideal modern homes; the one of brick to cost no more than £850, and the one of timber to cost no more than £600. By the second meeting of the Model Homes Committee on 31 August 1933, the Perth City Council had agreed to donate two blocks of land in the satellite suburb of Floreat Park surveyed several years before. Although the Committee had twelve other blocks from which to choose, it selected the City of Perth offer. The winning designs were selected in the first week of November 1933. The winning entry for the brick home was by architect H. Howard Bonner. Explaining the salient features of his plan, Mr. H. Howard Bonner said; "…. that he planned the accommodation so as to segregate the living, sleeping and cooking portions of the house into separate units. Access from the kitchen to the front door was given without passing through any room. Each bedroom was situated next to the bathroom. The service to the dining room from the kitchen through the servery should be quick and efficient and at the same time prevent cooking odours from the kitchen permeating the dining room. In case meals were served on the terrace a door leading from the kitchen to the terrace was provided. Entrance to the front door was gained from a small flagged court with a flower bed as a central feature and the sleeping-out verandah was accessible from both bedrooms. The living-room opened out onto a flagged terrace topped by a pergola. Built-in features included a seat and writing desk in the living-room and shelves for silver and crockery in the servery. In the kitchen there were cupboards over and under the draining board and a tradesman's hatch in a handy position. A hinged board over the trough in the laundry provided an ironing table. The layout of the land, he continued, provided for a separate service yard, screened off from the house by hedges, paved paths enclosed by hedges on the other side leading respectively to a central pool enclosed by a garden, and a small summer house and garden seat." Messrs. H. W. Ennis and H. Pilgrim were nominated by the Master Builders and Contractors' Association to undertake the work of supervising construction, in cooperation with the architects. Materials and labour for the model homes, including shrubs for the gardens, were all donated. This was also extended to include the remission of sales tax on donations, and the Commissioner of Railways transported bricks over the government lines free of freight charge. The ceremony to lay the foundation stones (also donated) was held on Sunday 5 November 1933. The Lord Mayor of Perth, MR J T Franklin, officiated at the ceremony. Lieutenant Governor Sir James Mitchell and the Minister for Employment Mr. J. J. Kenneally laid the stones for the brick and timber houses respectively. Both model homes were opened at ceremonies held on 1 April 1934, again by the Lieutenant Governor and the Hon. J. J. Kenneally. The brick home was furnished, but the timber home was not. After the ceremony, the houses were opened to the public on various days, with afternoon tea provided by the Children's Hospital Women's Auxiliary. During the promotion of the model homes, land in the Floreat Park area was advertised for sale and development of the area soon commenced. In the first land auction held at Floreat Park on 14 April 1934, blocks sold for between £45 and £75. Model Brick Home and land was bought from the City of Perth by Arthur Reginald Wright, salesman, on 12 September 1934. The ownership of the property changed hands a number of times since this original purchase. Alterations to Model Brick Home were carried out in 1951. These comprised construction of a room 14ft (4.26m) x 8 ft. (2.43m) on the north western side of the building, and a concrete driveway with a carport in front of an existing garage on the western side of the property. Further additions were carried out in 1995/96. These included the rear addition of a family room, two bedrooms, laundry, bathroom and terrace, as well as the replacement of the earlier garage and carport with a garden shed/workshop and garage. The 1951 extension was removed at this time. The current owner provided information in 2018 that the internal and external condition of the place has deteriorated in recent years largely through water ingress.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: High Authenticity: High

Condition

Good- restored

References

Ref ID No Ref Name Ref Source Ref Date
Acc3054 PCC File 1941/29 PROWA;"Sale of Land at Floreat Park and Model Home Scheme". 1941
Aerial photographs, Landgate. Online Reference Documents 1953-2016
Owner Category
JC Wood Other Private

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

24 Nov 2020

Disclaimer

This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.

Benedictine Stables (fmr)

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

23680

Location

18 Barrett St Wembley

Location Details

Catherine McAuley Centre

Other Name(s)

(part of early development of the site)
Old Benedictine Monastery
Stables - Catherine McAuley Centre

Local Government

Cambridge

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
Heritage List Adopted 27 Nov 2018

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
Municipal Inventory Adopted 11 Dec 1996

Parent Place or Precinct

02231 Catherine McAuley Centre

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
VACANT\UNUSED Vacant\Unused
Original Use UNKNOWN UNKNOWN

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron
Wall STONE Other Stone

Historic Themes

General Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Settlements

Creation Date

05 Feb 2002

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

07 Apr 2021

Disclaimer

This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.

Author

National Trust of Western Australia

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

07 Nov 2022

Disclaimer

This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.

Author

Town of Cambridge

Construction Date

Constructed from 1859

Demolition Year

N/A

Statement of Significance

The building is of historic significance because it marks the earliest period of settlement on the south side of Lake Monger by the Benedictine Monks. It is of aesthetic significance for it's rustic qualities relating the construction methods used by the first European settlers to the area. It is of social significance as the earliest extant evidence of the life of the Benedictine Monks and subsequent religious orders in the areas.

Physical Description

Random rubble with limewash. Simple rectangular form with simple timber door and window frames from rough sawn timber, Original shingled roof has been replaced with short sheets of corrugated iron.

History

This building is thought to have been part of the Benedictine Monastry Complex built in 1859. It is thought to have been used as a stable but could have been a storage room for machinery or produce. The building claimed to be the State's second oldest extant building, however comparitive evidence does not support this claim.

Integrity/Authenticity

The site has been excavated adjacent to the building on the southern side which reduces the authenticity of the building setting. The building has lost some original fabric through restoration over time.

Condition

Fair-Good

Owner Category
Mercycare Ltd. Other Private

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

23 Jul 2019

Disclaimer

This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.

Catherine McAuley Centre

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

02231

Location

18 Barrett St Wembley

Location Details

Includes: Benedictine Stables; Olive Trees; Cemetery; Old Chapel; St rochs; Laundry (fmr); St Vincent's Foundling Home (fmr); Kindergarten; Nursery; St Gerard's Hospital.

Other Name(s)

New Subiaco,Benedictine Monstery,St Vincents
Orphanage & Foundling Home,St Joseph's Orph

Local Government

Cambridge

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1858 to 1990

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
Heritage List Adopted 27 Nov 2018
State Register Registered 03 Aug 2012 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 28 Sep 1982
Classified by the National Trust Classified
Municipal Inventory Adopted 17 Dec 1996
Municipal Inventory Adopted 27 Nov 2018 Category 1

Child Places

  • 23830 St Vincent's Foundlings Home
  • 23680 Benedictine Stables (fmr)
  • 23830 St Vincent's Foundlings Home
  • 23834 Olive Trees, Barrett Street
  • 23834 Olive Trees, Barrett Street

Condition

The Benedictine Monastery was demolished in 1979 and replaced by an administration block which was demolished c. 2006.

Associations

Name Type Year From Year To
Sister Martin Kelly Architect - -
Oldham, Boas, Ednie-Brown & Partners Architect - -
Archbishop Clune Architect - -
Andrea Stombuco Architect - -
Cavanagh & Cavanagh Architect - -
George McMullen Architect - -

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id Title Medium Year Of Publication
9579 Catherine McAuley Centre, Wembley: conservation plan. Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} 2009
3817 The Benedictine building Catherine McAuley Centre : conservation report. Heritage Study {Other} 1996
9578 Heritage trail: a journey through the history of MercyCare. Book 2008
9466 Signposts: a guide for children and young people in care in WA from 1920. Electronic 2010
67 Stables and chapel, Catherine McAuley Centre : conservation report. Report 1993
5122 The Benedictine building Catherine McAuley Centre : conservation report. Updated 16/6/1998. Heritage Study {Other} 1997
4124 The conservation of a monastry farmbuilding and chapel at Wembley: Catherine McAuley Centre. Heritage Study {Other} 1990

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Present Use HEALTH Housing or Quarters
Original Use RELIGIOUS Church, Cathedral or Chapel
Original Use HEALTH Hospital
Original Use RELIGIOUS Housing or Quarters
Other Use EDUCATIONAL Combined School
Present Use RELIGIOUS Church, Cathedral or Chapel
Original Use EDUCATIONAL Pre-primary Centre

Architectural Styles

Style
Inter-War California Bungalow
Federation Queen Anne
Victorian Rustic Gothic
Inter-War Functionalist

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall RENDER Other Render
Wall BRICK Common Brick
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron
Wall TILE Terracotta Tile

Historic Themes

General Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES Religion
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES Institutions

Creation Date

30 May 1989

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

Disclaimer

This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.

Author

Town of Cambridge

Construction Date

Constructed from 1990 to 1999, Constructed from 1893, Constructed from 1891 to 1913, Constructed from 1910, Constructed from 1914 to 1918, Constructed from 1970 to 1979, Constructed from 1858, Constructed from 1938, Constructed from 1925 to 1928

Demolition Year

N/A

Child Places

  • 23830 St Vincent's Foundlings Home
  • 23680 Benedictine Stables (fmr)
  • 23830 St Vincent's Foundlings Home
  • 23834 Olive Trees, Barrett Street
  • 23834 Olive Trees, Barrett Street

Statement of Significance

Catherine McAuley Centre, comprising Benedictine Stables (fmr) (c.1858, 1890s, 1990s); Olive Trees (c.1858); Cemetery (1891-1913); Old School(1893); St Rochs (c.1900); former Laundry (c.1910); St Vincent’s Foundling Home (fmr) which includes the Foundling Home (1914, 1918, 1950s, 1994), Kindergarten (1925, 1971, 1994) and Nursery (1928, 1970, 1994); and, St Gerard’s Hospital (fmr) (1938), has cultural heritage significance for the following reasons: the Benedictine Stables (fmr) has rarity value as it is one of few agrarian buildings dating from the 1850s still in existence in the metropolitan area and is the only remaining structure from the early Benedictine occupation of the site; the various elements illustrate the evolution of the site from an agrarian beginning, with stables and olive groves, to a facility dealing with the needs of urban family life, and reflect the rapid development and changing social environment of Perth and Western Australia, since the 1850s; the place contributes to the aesthetic qualities of the landscape particularly through the Old School, which has landmark value when approached from the south entrance of the site and provides a focus for the historic group of buildings at the place. St Vincent’s Foundling Home (fmr) contains decorative timber work, terracotta finials and brick work with render banding; the various elements of the place contribute to the community’s sense of place; the Benedictine Stables (fmr) and Olive Trees are evidence of the Catholic Benedictine Order who occupied the site from 1852 to 1864, and also with Bishop Serra, under whose authority the site was developed. The Old School is a reminder of the ongoing religious associations of the site; St Vincent’s Foundling Home (fmr) and Old Chapel are evidence of the work of the Sisters of Mercy, and the services to children in need which they have provided on the site since 1876; the Benedictine Stables (fmr) and Olive Trees are a reminder of the olive oil industry conducted by the Sisters of Mercy, and which helped provide funds for the ongoing operation of the orphanage and foundling home. The olive oil manufactured at St Joseph’s Orphanage won first prize at several Royal Perth shows; the place is illustrative of the institutional approach to the care and training of children which prevailed in the late 19th century and into the first six decades of the 20th century; and, when opened in 1925, the Kindergarten was one of the first to use the Montessori teaching method and aspects of design in Western Australia. The nursery still displays the ventilated and mosquito proofed verandah, which was considered modern at the time of construction.

Physical Description

The Catherine McCauley Centre is an elevated site in Wembley containing aged care facilities, children’s welfare facilities and disability services. The site contains a mix of purpose built accommodation and facilities as well as the historic buildings that formed part of the early occupation of the site. Together with the more contemporary developments on the site, the Catherine McCauley forms a precinct of structures and landscape elements developed by the Sisters of Mercy for religious and social welfare purposes. The main vehicular access to the services part of the site is from Barrett Street with additional access to the residential component from Ruislip Street. The site is a mix of buildings, hard landscaping/parking and soft landscaping with trees, other plantings and lawned areas. The historic elements of the site comprise: • Former Benedictine stables • Olive Trees • Remnants of Cemetery • Old School building • St Roch's • Former Laundry building • St Vincent’s Foundling Home (fmr) • Kindergarten building • Nursery building • St Gerard’s Hospital

History

The first Spanish Benedictine priests, Joseph Serra and Rosendo Salvado, arrived in Western Australia in 1846, together with 25 missionaries (including six members of the Order of the Sisters of Mercy). Dr Brady, the newly appointed Bishop of Perth, brought the missionaries to Western Australia following a visit to Rome. Serra and Salvado soon established a mission and school for Aboriginal people at New Norcia and in 1848 Serra travelled to Europe, seeking new missionaries to help with the work in Western Australia. He returned with 39 recruits, including 32 Benedictine monks and an Irish Trappist, Dominic Urquhart. Serra was appointed Bishop c.1850 after Dr Brady left Western Australia. On behalf of the Perth Diocese, Serra purchased all the lands owned by Dr Brady, including Locations Ag and Ah, comprising 300 acres, adjoining Herdsmen Lake and Lake Monger. Serra named the area ‘New Subiaco’, after the original St Benedictine’s monastery in Italy. Bishop Serra established the Benedictine monks beside Herdsman Lake at New Subiaco (in what is now Glendalough), where bush pole and timber chapel and monastery buildings were constructed. The cleared land was planted with olives, grape vines and fruit trees. In 1858, following Serra’s visit to Europe (1853-55), construction of a permanent Benedictine Monastery at New Subiaco commenced. The Monastery building was completed on June 1859. There was ‘a luscious vineyard with sixty thousand vines, and an extensive orchard: olives, oranges, lemons, figs, pears, apples and almonds, etc.’ A smaller olive plantation was planned abutting the southern wall of the monastery, with more olive trees in the adjacent garden. On the 1864 map of New Subiaco, shows the former stable and a burial ground was identified although no records have been located of any burials taking place during the Benedictine occupation of the site. In April 1859, the Vatican separated New Norcia and Perth into two administrations, with Bishop Serra in charge of Perth and Salvado in charge at New Norcia. The monks were given a choice as to whether they lived at New Norcia or in Perth. Following Serra’s resignation in 1862, Father Martin Griver was appointed Apostolic Administrator, with Father Matthew Gibney as his Vicar General. Griver and Gibney were responsible for the administration of the Benedictine Monastery at New Subiaco. However, by 1867, all of the monks had transferred to New Norcia and the New Subiaco Monastery was empty. In the early 1870s, when Perth had one orphanage, a government run institution in Goderich Street referred to as The Home, or the Poor House, Father Gibney requested Governor Hampton that the Catholic children in The Home be housed in Catholic institutions. On 2 February 1872, 12 Catholic boys from The Home moved into the empty Benedictine Monastery. Known as St Vincent’s Orphanage for Boys, as the result of work by the St Vincent de Paul Society, the place was the first non-Government orphanage for boys in Western Australia. In 1876, the Sisters of Mercy assumed control of the institution. They replaced the existing staff with three Sisters, two female assistants and a maintenance man. Catherine McAuley (1778-1841) had founded the Order of the Sisters of Mercy in Dublin in 1831, for the relief of the poor, sick, underprivileged and the dying. In February 1877, there were 39 boys at St Vincent’s. Father Gibney’s 1883 report to the Colonial Secretary stated that as well as schooling, the occupations of the boys included printing the Catholic weekly, The Record, carpentry, gardening and olive oil manufacturing. During the period in which the property had been vacant the vines and fruit trees had died, but the olive trees had survived. The boys worked at producing olive oil from the olives they harvested. In the 1890’s, the Sisters of Mercy established a cemetery on, or near, the site of the burial ground set aside by the Benedictine monks. The Cemetery was a rectangular plot, situated to the left (west) of the Barrett Street entrance to the property. The first burial took place on 21 June 1891, and the last on 20 June 1913. Twenty-one Sisters of Mercy, three nuns of other Orders and six priests are still interred in the Cemetery, but a number of others were exhumed and reburied at Karrakatta when that cemetery opened. The graves in the Cemetery were generally marked with cast-iron crosses. Other markers and mementoes were often moved by the girls at the Orphanage, sometimes being found elsewhere and replaced. In the 1950s, it was decided to remove all remaining markers, as the sight of the cemetery frightened some of the young girls. The Orders who had members buried in the Cemetery were notified of the removal and many graves were photographed beforehand. Following removal of the grave markers, the Cemetery ground was grassed and a rose bed planted. A monument listing those still buried there was erected at the southern edge of the cemetery in the 1980s. There is no other indication that the site is a burial ground. A school building was constructed for St Vincent’s Orphanage in 1892. Situated in front of the Monastery, the building commonly called the Old Chapel was opened on 22 January 1893 (now the Martin Kelly Centre). The architect was Signor Stombuco, of Perth, and the builder Mr. David Gray. Andrea Giovanni Stombuco was described as architect, builder, sculptor and monumental mason in Melbourne in 1858. He worked as a building contractor in Victoria and Brisbane between 1858 and 1887, and then operated as Stombuco and Son. His work included the first stage of St Peters and Pauls Old Cathedral in Goulburn, NSW (early 1870s), Main Building of All Hallows School, Brisbane (1881-82), and many residences in Brisbane. In 1893 and 1894, the partnership of Stombuco and Moran is recorded as operating in Perth. Circa 1891, Stombuco moved to Western Australia to escape the depressed conditions in the eastern states and take advantage of the buoyant economic situation in Perth brought about by the gold boom. His wife and son remained in Brisbane. In 1896, A. Stombuco called for tenders for several buildings in Perth, including shops in Murray Street for Joseph Parry and several brick houses for E. J. Moran MLA in Hay Street West. He died in Fremantle in 1907 aged 82. The Old School was probably not intended to serve both as school and chapel when it was constructed, as there is certainly no mention of the latter function in the report of the opening. The chapel situated on the upper floor of the Benedictine Monastery probably continued to be used for some time. A brick and tile cottage, known as St Rochs, was possibly built c.1900. In November 1897, a group of Christian Brothers arrived in Western Australia from Sydney, and took over management of St Vincent’s Orphanage for Boys from the Sisters of Mercy. In September 1901, they moved the boys to new buildings at Clontarf, Waterford. On 21 November 1901, St Joseph’s Orphanage for Girls was moved from Victoria Square to take up residence in the Monastery, under the care of six Sisters. At that time there were about 79 girls at the Orphanage listed as wards of the State and 12 privately funded by family and charitable donations. The number of girls at St Joseph’s increased rapidly and, in 1908, a two-storey brick extension was constructed at the eastern end of the Monastery. The extension comprised reception and dining rooms on the ground floor and dormitories on the first floor. In 1909, there were 148 girls and eight Sisters at the Orphanage. As well as attending school the older girls worked in the Laundry or assisted with the production of olive oil. Girls over fourteen were trained for domestic work. This involved cookery, dressmaking, art, needlework and knitting, caring for poultry, vegetable gardening, soap making, and baking. Some girls, who were considered intellectually capable, undertook secondary study at the Orphanage or at Mercedes College. It is not known when the Old School began to be used for religious services, but it is likely that the building was called in to service as a chapel as the numbers at St Joseph’s grew. The Laundry, a substantial brick and iron building situated at the western end of the administration block, may have been constructed c.1910. The Laundry employed twelve older girls and two Sisters, and the mothers in St Margaret’s Hostel. It met the laundry needs of the Orphanage, the Victoria Square convent and, later, St Anne’s Mercy Hospital, Maylands. The Laundry was extended over the years as its workload grew. The Sisters of Mercy established the St Vincent’s Foundling Home in 1914 to provide accommodation and care for deserted or homeless infants. Archbishop Clune laid the foundation stone for St Vincent’s Foundling Home on 10 September 1914. The architect for the project was George McMullen (c1861-1924), and the builder was Frederick Edward Sedgley (c1877-1958). George McMullen trained as an architect in Victoria and was elected a fellow of the Royal Victorian Institute of Architects in 1890. By 1894, Mullen had moved to Western Australia where the Public Works Department (PWD) employed him as a draftsman. He appears to have been in private practice from about 1902, with several houses in Highgate, Perth and West Perth being attributed to him between 1905 and 1909. In 1910, he was responsible for the additions to the Children’s Hospital and, from 1913, lived at Bagot Road, Subiaco. St Vincent’s Foundling Home was opened on 13 December 1914, by the Governor Sir Harry Barron. The opening ceremony was preceded by a procession involving societies from the various parishes including Children of Mary, Catholic Young Men, St Vincent de Paul Society, Hibernians, Foresters, Sacred Heart Sodalities, Oblate Fathers and Redemptorists. The building was blessed by Archbishop Clune. Photographs published at the time of opening show a substantial building, with the east and west wings forming a ‘U’ shape. The west wing appears to have contained the kitchen, and possibly the dining room, while the east wing contained toilet and bathroom facilities. The Foundling Home catered for both boys and girls from birth to six years. Babies were often left on the verandah of the Home, or under the hedge at the Orphanage. It was soon found that some accommodation for expectant mothers was also needed and another wing was added to the Home. Archbishop Clune opened the additions on 17 February 1918. The total cost of the Foundling Home was built for £12000 with much of the costs borne by donations. In 1918, the Foundling Home was extended and appears to have been the building, seen on various site plans, which ran east to west behind the ‘U’ shaped 1914 structure, effectively creating a courtyard between the original wings at the rear of the Home. This addition provided accommodation for mothers following child birth. This addition was removed during the 1994 renovations. St Rochs was refurbished, with verandahs added to match those of the Foundling Home and possibly a tile roof to replace an original iron roof c.1915. By 1925, there were 110 children at St Vincent’s Foundling Home. Further additions were made to cater for the growing numbers. The additions comprised two separate buildings, situated on the eastern side of the Home. They were the Kindergarten (1925) and the Nursery (1928). Local benefactors, Stuart and Eileen Patterson funded both buildings. Thomas Stuart Patterson and Bridget Eileen Coake were married in Albany on 27 September 1898. Patterson, a Presbyterian, was born in Sydney in 1866, and Bridget was an Irish Catholic migrant. The Patterson's had one daughter who died young, a factor that may have influenced their generosity towards young children in need of care. The building plans for the Kindergarten are signed by G.J. Douglas Sanders, while the building application was submitted to Perth City Council by J.W. Sanders. From 1910 into the 1920s, a James D. Sanders is listed in Wise’s Post Office Directories as a contractor, while a James W. Sanders appears in the listing of architects in 1924. As no tender advertisements were located for the Kindergarten, it possible that J.D. Sanders, the contractor, was also responsible for its construction. The Kindergarten was opened by Archbishop Clune on 3 May 1925. Total cost of building and equipment was £2,160. The Kindergarten was equipped with the ‘apparatus of the Montessori method’. Also opened on 3 May 1925, was St Joseph’s Orphanage Chapel (no longer extant). The growth of the Foundling Home, and increases in the number of girls at the Orphanage, severely taxed the accommodation available for the Sisters as well as the capacity of the existing chapel (Old Chapel). St Joseph’s Orphanage Chapel, was a two-storey building with a community room and eight bedrooms on the upper floor, and the chapel below. St Joseph’s Orphanage Chapel was also designed by G.J. Douglas Sanders. The Nursery, also known as the Stuart Patterson Wing, was designed by Cavanagh & Cavanagh, and built by L. Libovich and S. Barker. The partnership of Cavanagh & Cavanagh consisted of brothers Michael Francis and James Charles, sons of John Cavanagh, a builder and supervisor of public works in South Australia. Michael trained in South Australia and in London (1885-88). By 1891 he was working in private practice in Adelaide. He came to Perth in 1895 to establish a branch office under the management of his younger brother, but remained in Perth himself, becoming an active member of the newly formed WA Institute of Architects. James Cavanagh joined his brother in Perth in 1900. The Nursery, comprising a dormitory, infirmary, and a bathroom, kitchenette and nurse’s room, was designed to accommodate infants less than two years of age. The building was opened on 29 April 1928 by Archbishop Clune and cost between £4,500 and £5,000. It featured ‘ultra-modern’ concepts in ventilation and fly and mosquito proofing. From 1938, St Rochs Cottage was used as the night duty residence for staff at St Gerard’s Hospital. The foundation stone for St Gerard’s Hospital, a single-storey red brick and tile building, situated immediately east of the Nursery and north of St Rochs, was laid on 17 October 1938 by Archbishop Prendiville. World War II intervened in its development, however, and it did not take in patients until 1944. The Lotteries Commission provided funds, and Archbishop Prendiville himself paid for a maternity nurse. It was a natural progression from looking after children of unmarried mothers, to looking after the needs of the mothers themselves. Accommodation after child birth was first provided in the 1918 Foundling Home extension. Later, St Margaret’s Hostel was established on the upper floor of the Orphanage kitchen block to accommodate expecting mothers. St Gerard’s Hospital facilitated the next step, which was to provide the women with full medical facilities during childbirth to avoid their having to attend a public hospital where staff and other patients were not always sympathetic to their situation. St Gerard’s could house sixteen mothers and infants and, during its operating life, delivered 845 babies. St Gerard’s operated until 1972, when it was considered no longer needed because of other facilities in the community. In 1940, St Joseph’s Orphanage and St Vincent’s Foundling Home housed 264 children, and there were 25 Sisters living and working on site. About half the children were supported by charity and whatever parents could afford, while the other half were wards of the State. In the 1950s, another extension was made to the Foundling Home in the form of two-storey addition at the northern end of the ablution block. This addition provided accommodation for mothers and their newborn babies. By the mid 1960s, St Vincent’s Foundling Home was also acting as a day-care centre for young children on the site. One dormitory was closed, with 30 children between three and five still in residence. By the 1970s, social needs and concepts of social welfare were changing. More emphasis was being placed on social welfare for the family unit. The Sisters of Mercy determined to redevelop the Orphanage and Foundling Home institutions and, in late 1971, the centre was renamed Catherine McAuley Centre. In 1989 the site was renamed Catherine McAuley Family Centre. It was planned to keep the environment of the Centre as close as possible to that of a family in a community setting, and to keep the numbers catered for to 100 children from babies to teenagers. Children were to be sent to local schools instead of being educated on site, and natural brothers and sisters were to be kept together. Short-term crisis care and family support services would also be provided. To accommodate the changes, the buildings underwent some alterations. In 1970, the Nursery had an extension added on the west side comprising a dining room, food preparation area and extra bathroom facilities. The original kitchen and nurse’s room were converted into linen and clothes storerooms. The verandahs were closed in with extensive glazing to form play areas, visitors’ waiting room, solarium, and staff room. The work was designed by Oldham, Boas, Ednie-Brown & Partners, and paid for with a $15,000 State grant. In 1971, the Kindergarten verandahs were closed in with asbestos and glass and the toilet facilities on the back verandah were upgraded. The work on the Kindergarten was carried out by builder Norm Power. A family group of twelve children was established in St Margaret’s Hostel, on the upper floor of the Orphanage kitchen block. St Gerard’s Hospital was remodelled for another group, and the Monastery was divided into a number of ‘fairly autonomous’ units. In October 1977, a new complex for ‘out of home care’ for difficult to place children was opened. Each was staffed by ‘cottage parents’. The group houses were spread over the northern section of the property and were accessed off Ruislip Street. Their construction resulted in the removal of most of the remaining olive grove in this area. Development was restricted to the eighteen acres of the site that had been transferred to the ownership of the Sisters of Mercy around 1910, prior to subdivision of the bulk of the Church’s New Subiaco landholding. This meant that some of the existing buildings had to be demolished, including the Presbytery, the Benedictine Monastery, Orphanage Extension, St Joseph’s Orphanage Chapel, timber stables (not the 1858 structure), some of the outbuildings, and part of the Laundry (the westernmost accretions and extension to the north) were demolished. A new administration block was constructed on the site of the Benedictine Monastery in the early 1980s. At the same time, as the family services were being developed, a nursing home and units for the aged were also under construction. Between 1975 and 1988, day care numbers doubled to 104 full-time, 25 part-time, 40 after-school care, 50 vacation care and 16 nursery places. In 1989, some restoration work was carried out to the Old School including fitting clear acrylic panels over the damaged windows to provide some protection and weatherproofing while allowing light into the building. The original iron roof was replaced with steel decking which resulted in the removal of the dormer ventilators, and some of the timber floors were replaced with concrete. The Old School was renamed the Martin Kelly Centre on 11 July 1989, in recognition of Sister Martin Kelly whose contribution to childcare in Western Australia was significant. Photographs of the former Benedictine Stables taken in the 1970s and 1980s, show a deteriorating building with a rusting iron roof which, when removed, uncovered the original timber shingles, also in a state of deterioration. In 1991, a conservation report was prepared and the work that resulted halted deterioration of the building, while a later conservation report of 1996 continued the restoration work. In 1994, St Vincent’s Foundling Home buildings were upgraded by Santelli Holbrook Architects. The work on the Foundling Home involved general upgrading of facilities, and the removal of the 1918 addition. The original 1914 building, and the two-storey 1950s addition remained. During development of the Catherine McAuley Centre site in the 1970s and 1980s, the olive grove on the south side of the Monastery was reduced to the remaining two dozen or so trees. The larger olive groves that existed to the north gradually succumbed to residential subdivision after 1910, but their existence is noted in the name of one street, The Grove, which angles between Ruislip Street and Lake Monger Drive and which may, together with neighbouring St Columbas Street, indicate the orientation of the rows of the original olive plantation. The centre is constantly being upgraded to provide for the community and in 2003/4 1154 units and a community centre were built on the site. Whilst new works have been implemented conservation works are continued, the most recent in 2016/17. Currently [2018] St Vincent’s Foundling Home is still utilised for Child Day Care, but some of the external playground areas have been changed or been improved as a result of the Retirement Village works completed in the mid 2000s. Child day care programmes have been expanded over the decade and some refurbishments were undertaken to allow this to occur.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: Moderate Authenticity: Moderate

Condition

Good

Associations

Name Type Year From Year To
Andrea Stombuco Architect 1893 -

References

Ref ID No Ref Name Ref Source Ref Date
Wise's Post Office Directories Online Document 1894-1949
A McLay;"Women Out of their Sphere: A History of the Sisters of Mercy in Western Australia". Vanguard Press 1992
Aerial photographs, Landgate. Online Reference 1953-2016
Heritage Trail: A journey through the history of Mercy Care Brochure 2007

Titles and Owners

Reserve Lot/Location Plan/Diagram Vol/Folio
100 Diagram 97244 2160-511
Owner Category
Mercycare Ltd. Other Private

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

24 Nov 2020

Disclaimer

This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.

Author

National Trust of Western Australia

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Child Places

  • 23830 St Vincent's Foundlings Home
  • 23680 Benedictine Stables (fmr)
  • 23830 St Vincent's Foundlings Home
  • 23834 Olive Trees, Barrett Street
  • 23834 Olive Trees, Barrett Street

Statement of Significance

This is a most important building from and historical point of view, as a relic of the Benedictine community in the area and a link with New Norcia. It is highly regarded by the City of Subiaco which takes its name from this original Benedictine settlement, even though outside its boundaries. The primitive construction, probably the work of members of the community is also of interest.

Physical Description

This is a three roomed building of rubble and stone with a brick chimney at one end and brick surrounds to some doors and windows. It has a shingle roof covered in some sections with CGI.Two of the rooms are unlined with rafters and shingles exposed and interior walls roughly plastered and whitewashed. The room with chimney is lined and has a fireplace with mantlepiece. The condition of the building is not good, though basically sound. Windows are broken, woodwork of doors and windows deteriorated and mortar gone from between the stones. The building dates from the time when the Benedictines lived on the site and gave the area the name of Subiaco. A three storeyed monastery and chapel were built between 1858 and 1859. A winery and operating theatre were also included. It is thought that the building we are considering would have been the winery. Its subsequent use when first the Christian Brothers and later the Sisters of Mercy were in charge is not known.

History

Assessment 1980

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

20 Sep 2021

Disclaimer

This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.

Olive Trees, Barrett Street

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

23834

Location

18 Barrett St Wembley

Location Details

Catherine McAuley Centre

Other Name(s)

Olea europaea

Local Government

Cambridge

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
Heritage List Adopted 27 Nov 2018

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
Municipal Inventory Adopted 27 Nov 2018 Category 1
Municipal Inventory Adopted 17 Dec 1996

Parent Place or Precinct

02231 Catherine McAuley Centre

Place Type

Tree

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use OTHER Other

Creation Date

02 Feb 2005

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

23 Jul 2019

Disclaimer

This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.

Author

Town of Cambridge

Construction Date

Constructed from 1850 to 1860

Demolition Year

N/A

Parent Place or Precinct

02231 Catherine McAuley Centre

Statement of Significance

The olive trees are of historic and aesthetic significance for associations with the original The following statement is taken from the Register Entry for place 2231 Catherine McAuley Centre included on a permanent basis on the State Register of Heritage Places in 2012. Catherine McAuley Centre, comprising Benedictine Stables (fmr) (c. 1858, 1890s, 1990s); Olive Trees (c.1858); Cemetery (1891-1913); Old School(1893); St Rochs (c.1900); former Laundry (c.1910); St Vincent’s Foundling Home (fmr) which includes the Foundling Home (1914, 1918, 1950s, 1994), Kindergarten (1925, 1971, 1994) and Nursery (1928, 1970, 1994); and, St Gerard’s Hospital (fmr) (1938), has cultural heritage significance for the following reasons: the Benedictine Stables (fmr) has rarity value as it is one of few agrarian buildings dating from the 1850s still in existence in the metropolitan area and is the only remaining structure from the early Benedictine occupation of the site; the various elements illustrate the evolution of the site from an agrarian beginning, with stables and olive groves, to a facility dealing with the needs of urban family life, and reflect the rapid development and changing social environment of Perth and Western Australia, since the 1850s; the place contributes to the aesthetic qualities of the landscape particularly through the Old School, which has landmark value when approached from the south entrance of the site and provides a focus for the historic group of buildings at the place. St Vincent’s Foundling Home (fmr) contains decorative timber work, terracotta finials and brick work with render banding; the various elements of the place contribute to the community’s sense of place; the Benedictine Stables (fmr) and Olive Trees are evidence of the Catholic Benedictine Order who occupied the site from 1852 to 1864, and also with Bishop Serra, under whose authority the site was developed. The Old School is a reminder of the ongoing religious associations of the site; St Vincent’s Foundling Home (fmr) and Old Chapel are evidence of the work of the Sisters of Mercy, and the services to children in need which they have provided on the site since 1876; the Benedictine Stables (fmr) and Olive Trees are a reminder of the olive oil industry conducted by the Sisters of Mercy, and which helped provide funds for the ongoing operation of the orphanage and foundling home. The olive oil manufactured at St Joseph’s Orphanage won first prize at several Royal Perth shows; the place is illustrative of the institutional approach to the care and training of children which prevailed in the late 19th century and into the first six decades of the 20th century; and, when opened in 1925, the Kindergarten was one of the first to use the Montessori teaching method and aspects of design in Western Australia. The nursery still displays the ventilated and mosquito proofed verandah, which was considered modern at the time of construction.

Physical Description

The mature olive trees on the site are in good condition and located near the entrance to the administration building and on the eastern side of the property.

History

The olive trees in the grounds of the Catherine McAuley Centre were first planted by the Benedictine Monks in the mid-1850s, prior to the completion of the monastery in 1858-9. Records indicate that the first olive oil was produced by the monks in the mid-1850s while the building was under construction. Two groves were planted, a large grove to the north of the building and a smaller one abutting the south wall. In 1864, when the Monks relocated to New Norcia, the vines and orchards were left to die. Only the olive trees survived out of all the cultivation and there is no record of how many of the original trees survived. From 1876, when Father Gibney was Chair of the Board of Governance for St Vincent's Boys Orphanage there are records of oil production with the boys harvesting the olives under the guidance of John Prendergast. Mr Dale, Inspector of Charitable Institutions reported at his visit in 1881 that over 100 gallons of olive oil had been produced at the orphanage that year. At the Indian and Colonial Exhibition in London in 1886 the oil received high commendation and often took first prize at the Royal Show. The first mention of sale of the oil was made in 1897 when the Christian brothers moved to the site for a short time. They left in 1901 with the Sisters of Mercy moving back in. The girls in their care harvested the olives and helped with the production of the oil. The purification of the oil took place in the east room of the building now designated as, Benedictine Stables (fmr). In 1902, sale of olive oil manufactured at the Orphanage netted £2/8/9. The girls of the Orphanage exhibited their oil at the Royal Perth Show each year, where it was often awarded first prize. In 1909, there were 148 girls and eight Sisters at the Orphanage. As well as attending school the older girls worked in the Laundry or assisted with the production of olive oil. In 1921, sales amounted to £140/5/2. It is not known how long olive oil production continued at the site. References to the production of olive oil are made in the local press in 1934 and in 1950. Although the later date refers to preparation for a fete rather than commercial sales. An aerial photograph of the site in 1964 shows many trees on the property but by this time the focus of the organisation had shifted with less children living on the site. One dormitory was closed, with 30 children between three and five still in residence. In October 1977, a new complex for ‘out of home care’ for difficult to place children was opened. Each were staffed by ‘cottage parents’. The group houses were spread over the northern section of the property and were accessed off Ruislip Street. Their construction resulted in the removal of most of the remaining olive grove in this area. Between the Catherine McAuley Centre and Lake Monger is a residential development in which one of the roads has been named 'The Grove'. It is speculated that this name reflects the former grove of Olive Trees in this location. Residential properties in this area have olive trees in their gardens which may originate with the original plantings. In 1999, six trees in front of the administration building were successfully transplanted and in 2004 two additional trees were transplanted. Unfortunately some trees could not be successfully relocated and their wood was culled for use in the organisation. The remaining olive trees on the site are clustered near the administration building and on the eastern side of the property.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: High Authenticity: High

Condition

Good

References

Ref ID No Ref Name Ref Source Ref Date
Heritage Trail: A journey through the history of Mercy Care Brochure 2007
The Daily News, p. 24. Newspaper 11 November 1950
K Spillman;"Identity Prized: A History of Subiaco". UWA Press 1985
The West Australian, p. 19. Newspaper 26 May 1934

Titles and Owners

Reserve Lot/Location Plan/Diagram Vol/Folio
100 Diagram 97244 2160-511
Owner Category
Mercycare Ltd. Other Private

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

24 Nov 2020

Disclaimer

This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.

St Vincent's Foundlings Home

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

23830

Location

18 Barrett St Wembley

Location Details

Catherine McAuly Centre

Local Government

Cambridge

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
Heritage List Adopted 27 Nov 2018

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
Municipal Inventory Adopted 27 Nov 2018 Category 1
Municipal Inventory Adopted 17 Dec 1996

Parent Place or Precinct

02231 Catherine McAuley Centre

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use RELIGIOUS Housing or Quarters
Present Use EDUCATIONAL Other

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Queen Anne

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Roof TILE Other Tile
Wall BRICK Common Brick

Historic Themes

General Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES Institutions

Creation Date

02 Feb 2005

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

23 Jul 2019

Disclaimer

This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.

Author

Town of Cambridge

Construction Date

Constructed from 1914

Demolition Year

N/A

Parent Place or Precinct

02231 Catherine McAuley Centre

Statement of Significance

The following statement is taken from the Register Entry for place 2231 Catherine McCauley Centre included on a permanent basis on the State Register of Heritage Places in 2012. Catherine McAuley Centre, comprising Benedictine Stables (fmr) (c. 1858, 1890s, 1990s); Olive Trees (c.1858); Cemetery (1891-1913); Old School(1893); St Rochs (c.1900); former Laundry (c.1910); St Vincent’s Foundling Home (fmr) which includes the Foundling Home (1914, 1918, 1950s, 1994), Kindergarten (1925, 1971, 1994) and Nursery (1928, 1970, 1994); and, St Gerard’s Hospital (fmr) (1938), has cultural heritage significance for the following reasons: the Benedictine Stables (fmr) has rarity value as it is one of few agrarian buildings dating from the 1850s still in existence in the metropolitan area and is the only remaining structure from the early Benedictine occupation of the site; the various elements illustrate the evolution of the site from an agrarian beginning, with stables and olive groves, to a facility dealing with the needs of urban family life, and reflect the rapid development and changing social environment of Perth and Western Australia, since the 1850s; the place contributes to the aesthetic qualities of the landscape particularly through the Old School, which has landmark value when approached from the south entrance of the site and provides a focus for the historic group of buildings at the place. St Vincent’s Foundling Home (fmr) contains decorative timber work, terracotta finials and brick work with render banding; the various elements of the place contribute to the community’s sense of place; the Benedictine Stables (fmr) and Olive Trees are evidence of the Catholic Benedictine Order who occupied the site from 1852 to 1864, and also with Bishop Serra, under whose authority the site was developed. The Old School is a reminder of the ongoing religious associations of the site; St Vincent’s Foundling Home (fmr) and Old Chapel are evidence of the work of the Sisters of Mercy, and the services to children in need which they have provided on the site since 1876; the Benedictine Stables (fmr) and Olive Trees are a reminder of the olive oil industry conducted by the Sisters of Mercy, and which helped provide funds for the ongoing operation of the orphanage and foundling home. The olive oil manufactured at St Joseph’s Orphanage won first prize at several Royal Perth shows; the place is illustrative of the institutional approach to the care and training of children which prevailed in the late 19th century and into the first six decades of the 20th century; and, when opened in 1925, the Kindergarten was one of the first to use the Montessori teaching method and aspects of design in Western Australia. The nursery still displays the ventilated and mosquito proofed verandah, which was considered modern at the time of construction.

Physical Description

The Foundling Home is a predominantly single storey red brick building with a clay tiled roof. The complex roof over the U-shaped plan form comprises a mix of hipped and gabled forms and feature gablets. Terracotta finials, including a central cross, have been placed at some of the apices and face brick chimneys that widen at the top, punctuate the roof forms. The roof pitch is lower over the verandah around the outer edge of the building. The Foundling Home is representative of the Federation Queen Anne style displaying some complexity in the decorative elements of the roof and timberwork. A verandah wraps around the south (front) elevation of the building but has been enclosed at the southeast corner and along the east elevation. The concrete verandah floor is approximately at ground level adjacent to the car park along the western edge but the fall in the site reveals a base of coursed, squared rubble limestone beneath floor level on the east side of the building. The principal entrance to the place is located centrally in the south elevation and is defined by gables in the verandah roof and main roof form above. Both these gables exhibit a half-timber effect in the infill. In addition, a plaque reading ‘St Vincent’s Foundling Home’ is evident beneath the main gable. The verandah timberwork is moderately elaborate with curved brackets and carved panels fixed to the square timber posts supporting the roof. The close spacing of the exposed rafter ends, apparent beneath the ogee profile gutter, establishes a frieze which with the contrasting colours of the paintwork accentuates the decorative effect. A metal balustrade spanning between the posts has been introduced. The square panels of the valance, between the grouped posts at the corners, appear to have a carved timber ‘S’ imposed over a hollow ‘M’. This refers to SIHS (Greek meaning Jesus Christ Son of God & Saviour) and HIS (Latin meaning Jesus saviour of men). Walls of the building have been constructed in red, colonial bond face brickwork with a contrasting cream mortar. Bands of cream render are evident at windowsill and head height and also in the outer gablets in the roof above. Vertical strips in the brickwork of these gablet infills allow ventilation to the roof space. The infill of the west gable is supported on a frieze of brick corbels. Other brickwork bonds are apparent around the building providing evidence of different periods of construction. A Foundation Plaque laid on 10 September 1914 identifying the architect and contractor is located on the south face of the extruding west gable of the building. Windows and doors are principally of timber construction. Many of the openings exhibit an unusual form of ‘Lifting Window’ with sliding glazed upper sashes and a three panelled timber sash below. Large windows prominent in the south and west elevations are composed of narrow panes in timber frames between masonry mullions and exhibit rendered quoining. Sliding aluminium windows are located in the area where the verandah has been enclosed.

History

The first Spanish Benedictine priests, Joseph Serra and Rosendo Salvado, arrived in Western Australia in 1846, together with 25 missionaries (including six members of the Order of the Sisters of Mercy). Dr Brady, the newly appointed Bishop of Perth, brought the missionaries to Western Australia following a visit to Rome. Serra and Salvado soon established a mission and school for Aboriginal people at New Norcia and in 1848 Serra travelled to Europe, seeking new missionaries to help with the work in Western Australia. He returned with 39 recruits, including 32 Benedictine monks and an Irish Trappist, Dominic Urquhart. Serra was appointed Bishop c.1850 after Dr Brady left Western Australia. On behalf of the Perth Diocese, Serra purchased all the lands owned by Dr Brady, including Locations Ag and Ah, comprising 300 acres, adjoining Herdsmen Lake and Lake Monger. Serra named the area ‘New Subiaco’, after the original St Benedictine’s monastery in Italy. Bishop Serra established the Benedictine monks beside Herdsman Lake at New Subiaco (in what is now Glendalough), where bush pole and timber chapel and monastery buildings were constructed. The cleared land was planted with olives, grape vines and fruit trees. In 1858, following Serra’s visit to Europe (1853-55), construction of a permanent Benedictine Monastery at New Subiaco commenced. The Monastery building was completed on June 1859. There was ‘a luscious vineyard with sixty thousand vines, and an extensive orchard: olives, oranges, lemons, figs, pears, apples and almonds, etc.’. A smaller olive plantation was planned abutting the southern wall of the monastery, with more olive trees in the adjacent garden. On the 1864 map of New Subiaco, shows the former stable and a burial ground was identified although no records have been located of any burials taking place during the Benedictine occupation of the site. In April 1859, the Vatican separated New Norcia and Perth into two administrations, with Bishop Serra in charge of Perth and Salvado in charge at New Norcia. The monks were given a choice as to whether they lived at New Norcia or in Perth. Following Serra’s resignation in 1862, Father Martin Griver was appointed Apostolic Administrator, with Father Matthew Gibney as his Vicar General. Griver and Gibney were responsible for the administration of the Benedictine Monastery at New Subiaco. However, by 1867, all of the monks had transferred to New Norcia and the New Subiaco Monastery was empty. In the early 1870s, when Perth had one orphanage, a government run institution in Goderich Street referred to as The Home, or the Poor House, Father Gibney requested Governor Hampton that the Catholic children in The Home be housed in Catholic institutions. On 2 February 1872, 12 Catholic boys from The Home moved into the empty Benedictine Monastery. Known as St Vincent’s Orphanage for Boys, as the result of work by the St Vincent de Paul Society, the place was the first non-Government orphanage for boys in Western Australia. In 1876, the Sisters of Mercy assumed control of the institution. They replaced the existing staff with three Sisters, two female assistants and a maintenance man. Catherine McAuley (1778-1841) had founded the Order of the Sisters of Mercy in Dublin in 1831, for the relief of the poor, sick, underprivileged and the dying. In February 1877, there were 39 boys at St Vincent’s. Father Gibney’s 1883 report to the Colonial Secretary stated that as well as schooling, the occupations of the boys included printing the Catholic weekly, The Record, carpentry, gardening and olive oil manufacturing. During the period in which the property had been vacant the vines and fruit trees had died, but the olive trees had survived. The boys worked at producing olive oil from the olives they harvested. A school building was constructed for St Vincent’s Orphanage in 1892. Situated in front of the Monastery, the building commonly called the Old Chapel was opened on 22 January 1893. (now the Martin Kelly Centre). In November 1897, a group of Christian Brothers arrived in Western Australia from Sydney, and took over management of St Vincent’s Orphanage for Boys from the Sisters of Mercy. In September 1901, they moved the boys to new buildings at Clontarf, Waterford. On 21 November 1901, St Joseph’s Orphanage for Girls was moved from Victoria Square to take up residence in the Monastery, under the care of six Sisters. At that time there were about 79 girls at the Orphanage listed as wards of the State and 12 privately funded by family and charitable donations. In 1909, there were 148 girls and eight Sisters at the Orphanage. As well as attending school the older girls worked in the Laundry or assisted with the production of olive oil. Girls over fourteen were trained for domestic work. This involved cookery, dressmaking, art, needlework and knitting, caring for poultry, vegetable gardening, soap making, and baking. Some girls, who were considered intellectually capable, undertook secondary study at the Orphanage or at Mercedes College. The Sisters of Mercy established the St Vincent’s Foundling Home in 1914 to provide accommodation and care for deserted or homeless infants. Archbishop Clune laid the foundation stone for St Vincent’s Foundling Home on 10 September 1914. The architect for the project was George McMullen (c1861-1924), and the builder was Frederick Edward Sedgley (c1877-1958). George McMullen trained as an architect in Victoria and was elected a fellow of the Royal Victorian Institute of Architects in 1890. By 1894, Mullen had moved to Western Australia where the Public Works Department (PWD) employed him as a draftsman. He appears to have been in private practice from about 1902, with several houses in Highgate, Perth and West Perth being attributed to him between 1905 and 1909. In 1910, he was responsible for the additions to the Children’s Hospital and, from 1913, lived at Bagot Road, Subiaco. St Vincent’s Foundling Home was opened on 13 December 1914, by the Governor Sir Harry Barron. The opening ceremony was preceded by a procession involving societies from the various parishes including Children of Mary, Catholic Young Men, St Vincent de Paul Society, Hibernians, Foresters, Sacred Heart Sodalities, Oblate Fathers and Redemptorists. The building was blessed by Archbishop Clune, who said in his speech that: "Under [the] aegis [of the Catholic Church] a system of charitable institutions had been established… Catholics felt that, however excellent their institutions were, there was still something lacking… That which was lacking was an institution like St Vincent’s Foundling Home, where the destitute children from birth to school age might be received, and where infant life might be safeguarded. The work of safeguarding and preserving child life was… doubly valuable at the present time when war was making a drain upon adult life in the battlefields of Europe, and when it was likely that immigration would probably be checked for some years to come. Housed in a building set upon a healthy site, and equipped according to a most exacting hygienic standard, the children would be under the care of the Sisters of Mercy, whose success in a kindred department was phenomenal." Photographs published at the time of opening show a substantial building, with the east and west wings forming a ‘U’ shape. The west wing appears to have contained the kitchen, and possibly the dining room, while the east wing contained toilet and bathroom facilities. A contemporary description stated: It is a spacious building, well laid out, its several parts very finely proportioned, with every ward and every room equipped according to the most modern ideas. The wards and the infirmary, which open on to large and very well-designed verandahs, are admirably ventilated and roomy. There are special cells for the Sisters in charge of these wards. Nor is the portion of the institution set apart for the nursing staff neglected. Each nurse will have a pretty and neatly furnished room, as well as the general sitting and dining room set apart for the nursing staff. Beside the various accessories usually attached to such an establishment, a special feature of the new home is its up-to-date electrical fittings. Radiators are installed in almost every apartment, while there is attached to the wards special electrical apparatus by which, in case of urgency or at night, food may be conveniently and speedily heated. But the department of the building which deserves special attention is the beautifully equipped kitchen which experts have pronounced to be second to none in Australia… It is furnished with a splendid range and coppers, wash-up contrivances, and it is so admirably arranged that hot water may be conveyed therefrom to any portion of the whole building." The Foundling Home catered for both boys and girls from birth to six years. Babies were often left on the verandah of the Home, or under the hedge at the Orphanage. It was soon found that some accommodation for expectant mothers was also needed and another wing was added to the Home. Archbishop Clune opened the additions on 17 February 1918 and in his opening address stated; "The additions just completed would afford a greater chance of classification and isolation, if necessary, and would enable a mother’s care to be given to the little ones during their infancy. At present nearly 70 children were being cared for by the Sisters… The new wing consists of a large dormitory for twelve mothers and their infants. There are commodious balconies on either side. The lavatories, etc., are most up-to-date in design, a large dining-room for the mothers and a day nursery for the infants, are most admirable adjuncts. St Vincent’s Foundling Home is growing. Already it is a compact block of buildings and a picturesque object to the eye. The building, as it stands today, has been planned by Mr McMullen and carried out under his supervision. The total cost of the Foundling Home, including the additions, is £12,000." Special thanks were given to the Ugly Men’s Association, and doctors and staff of the Children’s Hospital. Donations for the additions were also obtained by two Sisters who travelled throughout the Perth Archdiocese visiting each household. In 1918, the Foundling Home was extended and appears to have been the building, seen on various site plans, which ran east to west behind the ‘U’ shaped 1914 structure, effectively creating a courtyard between the original wings at the rear of the Home. This addition provided accommodation for mothers following child birth. This addition was removed during the 1994 renovations. By 1925, there were 110 children at St Vincent’s Foundling Home. Further additions were made to cater for the growing numbers. The additions comprised two separate buildings, situated on the eastern side of the Home. They were the Kindergarten (1925) and the Nursery (1928). Local benefactors, Stuart and Eileen Patterson funded both buildings. Thomas Stuart Patterson and Bridget Eileen Coake were married in Albany on 27 September 1898. Patterson, a Presbyterian, was born in Sydney in 1866, and Bridget was an Irish Catholic migrant. The Patterson's had one daughter who died young, a factor that may have influenced their generosity towards young children in need of care. In 1940, St Joseph’s Orphanage and St Vincent’s Foundling Home housed 264 children, and there were 25 Sisters living and working on site. About half the children were supported by charity and whatever parents could afford, while the other half were wards of the State. In the 1950s, another extension was made to the Foundling Home in the form of two-storey addition at the northern end of the ablution block. This addition provided accommodation for mothers and their newborn babies. By the mid 1960s, St Vincent’s Foundling Home was also acting as a day-care centre for young children on the site. One dormitory was closed, with 30 children between three and five still in residence. By the 1970s, social needs and concepts of social welfare were changing. More emphasis was being placed on social welfare for the family unit. The Sisters of Mercy determined to redevelop the Orphanage and Foundling Home institutions and, in late 1971, the centre was renamed Catherine McAuley Centre. In 1989 the site was renamed Catherine McAuley Family Centre. In October 1977, a new complex for ‘out of home care’ for difficult to place children was opened. Each were staffed by ‘cottage parents’. The group houses were spread over the northern section of the property and were accessed off Ruislip Street. Their construction resulted in the removal of most of the remaining olive grove in this area. Between 1975 and 1988, day care numbers doubled to 104 full-time, 25 part-time, 40 after-school care, 50 vacation care and 16 nursery places. In 1994, St Vincent’s Foundling Home buildings were upgraded by Santelli Holbrook Architects. The work on the Foundling Home involved general upgrading of facilities, and the removal of the 1918 addition. The original 1914 building, and the two-storey 1950s addition remained. A wall plaque in the entrance hall of the Foundling Home reads: "Catherine McAuley Family Centre. Restoration and refurbishment of the Child Day Care buildings. In appreciation of the support provided by the Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy and The Lotteries Commission of Western Australia. Santelli Holbrook Architects P/L. Project Architect A Santelli. June 1994." Above the plaque is a painting of the Foundling Home executed by Al Santelli and donated to the Home. Currently [2018] St Vincent’s Foundling Home is still utilised for Child Day Care, but some of the external playground areas have been changed or been improved as a result of the Retirement Village works completed in the mid 2000s. Child day care programmes have been expanded over the decade and some refurbishments were undertaken to allow this to occur.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: High Authenticity: Exceptional

Condition

Good

Associations

Name Type Year From Year To
Santelli Holbrook Architects Architect 1994 -
George McMullen Architect 1914 -

References

Ref ID No Ref Name Ref Source Ref Date
Aerial photographs, Landgate. Online Reference 1953-2016
A McLay;"Women Out of their Sphere: A History of the Sisters of Mercy in Western Australia". Vanguard Press 1992
Heritage Trail: A journey through the history of Mercy Care. Brochure 2007

Titles and Owners

Reserve Lot/Location Plan/Diagram Vol/Folio
100 Diagram 97244 2160-511
Owner Category
Mercycare Ltd. Other Private

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

24 Nov 2020

Disclaimer

This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.

Leederville War Memorial and Rose Garden

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

23872

Location

78-80 Cambridge St West Leederville

Location Details

Located east of the Leederville Town Hall

Local Government

Cambridge

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
Heritage List Adopted 27 Nov 2018

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
Municipal Inventory Adopted 17 Dec 1996
Municipal Inventory Adopted 27 Nov 2018 Category 1

Parent Place or Precinct

02195 Leederville Town Hall & Recreation Complex

Place Type

Historic site

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use MONUMENT\CEMETERY Monument

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Other STONE Other Stone

Historic Themes

General Specific
OUTSIDE INFLUENCES World Wars & other wars

Creation Date

02 Feb 2005

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

Disclaimer

This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.

Author

Town of Cambridge

Construction Date

Constructed from 1924

Demolition Year

N/A

Parent Place or Precinct

02195 Leederville Town Hall & Recreation Complex

Statement of Significance

The following statement has been taken from the State Register Entry for Place 2195 prepared in 2003. Leederville Town Hall & Recreation Complex, a pair of single storey classically planned face brickwork, stucco walls and Colorbond custom orb roof buildings in the Federation Free Classical style, together with a rough hewn granite obelisk memorial with sculpted marble lions, memorial rose garden, bowling greens, and mature trees and setting, has cultural heritage significance for the following reasons: the place is a fine example of two successive buildings designed in the Federation Free Classical Style architecture; the bowling greens, established in 1906, are one of the oldest bowling greens in Western Australia still operating on their original site; the place was designed by A. E. Clarke, a prominent architect in Victoria and Western Australia, and built by well-known local builder, W. H. Roberts; the place has social value to the community of the immediate district of West Leederville, and the wider community, through its continuous use since 1904; the place is a civic landmark in the largely residential environment of West Leederville, and the palms flanking the monument are a distinctive element in the vicinity; the Leederville War Memorial was designed by Pietro Porcelli, the first local sculptor in Western Australia to be noted for public artwork; and, the place is representative of the development and rapid growth of Leederville in the pre-World War One period; and marks a phase in the establishment of municipal buildings in the suburb.

Physical Description

The War Memorial garden is located to the east of the town hall, creating a soft landscaped setting to the town hall buildings. The garden consists of the War Memorial constructed of rock faced granite, concrete plinth and carved stone lions; the rose garden; pergola and other plantings. The Memorial is set back from the road but can be clearly seen in its open setting.

History

The Leederville War Memorial was unveiled by the Governor, Sir Francis Newdegate on Sunday 25 May 1924. The memorial was an initiative of the people of Leederville in memory of those from the district who enlisted and died on active service. At the time of unveiling the memorial included 88 names. The construction of the memorial was funded by donations from the local citizens. The design and construction was undertaken by well known local sculptor, Pietro Giacomo Porcelli. In his speech at the unveiling ceremony, the Governor stated there were three reasons for its erection. 1. Affection for those who had fallen; 2. Respect an sympathy for those who had gone and returned and for the relatives of those who had not; and 3. A lasting object-lesson of the patriotism and duty of the people of Leederville. Plaques have subsequently been added to the memorial to honour those who served in later conflicts. Aerial photographs indicate that the grounds around the memorial were largely open grass with a few mature trees until the late 20th century. The perimeter planting and formal garden beds around a rotunda appear to have been established c1990 and maintained and developed since then. No date for the dedication of the rose gardens has been determined in this research. The Leederville Memorial is the venue for regular memorial services including the well attended ANZAC Day dawn service.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: High Authenticity: High

References

Ref ID No Ref Name Ref Source Ref Date
Aerial Photographs Landgate 1953-2016
The West Australian, p. 6. Newspaper 1924
State Register Documentation for place 2195 Online Document 2003
PROWA Acc 3054, PCC File 1952/899;"Memorial Soldiers War Memorial erected in Cambridge Street". City of Perth Jan 1922-May 1928

Titles and Owners

Reserve Lot/Location Plan/Diagram Vol/Folio
96 Diagram 12280 1081-331
95 Plan 4413 2030-203
Owner Category
Town of Cambridge Local Gov't

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

24 Nov 2020

Disclaimer

This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.

Leederville Town Hall & Recreation Complex

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

02195

Location

82-84 Cambridge St West Leederville

Location Details

incs War Memorial & Rose Garden

Local Government

Cambridge

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1904 to 1924

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
Heritage List Adopted 27 Nov 2018
State Register Registered 17 Oct 2003 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
Statewide War Memorial Survey Completed
Municipal Inventory Adopted 27 Nov 2018 Category 1
Municipal Inventory Adopted 17 Dec 1996

Child Places

  • 23872 Leederville War Memorial and Rose Garden
  • 23872 Leederville War Memorial and Rose Garden

Associations

Name Type Year From Year To
Arthur Edward Clarke Architect - -

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id Title Medium Year Of Publication
4810 Leederville Town Hall - conservation plan. Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} 2000
5601 Images CD No. 1 C D Rom 2002

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use GOVERNMENTAL Town, Shire or District Hall
Original Use MONUMENT\CEMETERY Monument
Present Use SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL Other Community Hall\Centre

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Free Classical

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Roof METAL Other Metal
Other STONE Granite
Wall BRICK Common Brick
Wall RENDER Cement Dressed

Historic Themes

General Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES Sport, recreation & entertainment
OUTSIDE INFLUENCES World Wars & other wars
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES Community services & utilities

Creation Date

24 Apr 1989

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

Disclaimer

This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.

Author

Town of Cambridge

Construction Date

Constructed from 1904, Constructed from 1924

Demolition Year

N/A

Child Places

  • 23872 Leederville War Memorial and Rose Garden
  • 23872 Leederville War Memorial and Rose Garden

Statement of Significance

The following statement has been taken from the State Register Entry for Place 2195 prepared in 2003. Leederville Town Hall & Recreation Complex, a pair of single storey classically planned face brickwork, stucco walls and Colorbond custom orb roof buildings in the Federation Free Classical style, together with a rough hewn granite obelisk memorial with sculpted marble lions, memorial rose garden, bowling greens, and mature trees and setting, has cultural heritage significance for the following reasons: the place is a fine example of two successive buildings designed in the Federation Free Classical Style architecture; the bowling greens, established in 1906, are one of the oldest bowling greens in Western Australia still operating on their original site; the place was designed by A. E. Clarke, a prominent architect in Victoria and Western Australia, and built by well-known local builder, W. H. Roberts; the place has social value to the community of the immediate district of West Leederville, and the wider community, through its continuous use since 1904; the place is a civic landmark in the largely residential environment of West Leederville, and the palms flanking the monument are a distinctive element in the vicinity; the Leederville War Memorial was designed by Pietro Porcelli, the first local sculptor in Western Australia to be noted for public artwork; and, the place is representative of the development and rapid growth of Leederville in the pre-World War One period; and marks a phase in the establishment of municipal buildings in the suburb. The bowling clubrooms, the 1955 addition to the rear of the bowling clubrooms, the 1955 addition to the rear of the hall, and the landscape treatments immediately around the west, north and east sides of the hall are of little significance. The hard landscaped area in front of the hall is intrusive.

Physical Description

architectural style. The two buildings are of brick construction finished with tuckpointing to the facades and face brick to the side elevations. Both facades are enlivened by rendered elements, painted in bright white, including pilasters, fascias, pediments, window sills and decorative motifs. Both buildings are of similar design, each incorporating a central entrance flanked by windows. For the main hall, the entry consists of double timber doors with segmented arch fanlight, flanked by rendered pillars and has the word ‘HALL’ above the entry. The entry to the second hall, which is set back behind the main building, is of similar design albeit the actual entrance doors are to the rear of the covered entry which is secured by metal gates, this entrance is not as ornate as the main entrance but the similarity of design can be seen in the two. Windows are timber framed sashes to both buildings. Brick additions have been added to both buildings but these cannot be seen in the street view. The roofs to the halls are both hipped with gablets to the street elevation, both obscured from clear view at street level due to the parapet walls across the facades. The roofs are clad in a green/grey Colorbond. Leederville Town Hall is located within a park setting with Holyrood Park to the west, the Memorial Garden to the east and the bowling club to the north. The bowling club is located to the rear of the War Memorial Gardens. The clubhouse is an unassuming single storey structure of pale brick construction with colorbond roof. The building footprint has not been enlarged since it was originally constructed in the early 1960s with the only visible alterations from the street frontage being the recladding of the roof and the addition of the ramped access. The façade has two distinct characters: to the east of the main entrance, the windows are placed in a regular rhythm with five openings between the door and the end of the building. Each window consists of a large fixed pane window with three highlight windows above. To the west of the main entrance, the façade consists of an irregular placement of windows and doors of differing styles and dimensions. The characters reflect the different uses of the internal spaces. The name “LEEDERVILLE SPORTING CLUB” has been placed above the eastern windows of the façade. The bowling greens are laid out to the side and rear of the building.

History

The Leederville Town Hall and its adjunct, Lesser hall, were built in two stages in the early 20th century. In 1904 when the town of Leederville was expanding as a suburb of Perth. A new hall was built to meet the needs of the district. An item in the local press at the opening ceremony in September 1904 stated that the buildings, the main hall and lesser hall cost £1200. The architect was Wallace Watkins, builder Alfred Wilks and decorator Albert Card. Funds for the building were supplied by the Excelsior Masonic Lodge and Sir Walter Scott Lodge. At the time of construction efforts were made to install 'the very best floor for dancing' and the lighting installed was the 'Kitson' Light. The main hall could seat approximately 500 and the lesser hall or supper room approximately 150. The hall was used for a wide variety of functions for the Leederville community. Plans for a bowling green and a croquet lawn were an early initiative and in November 1905, the newly laid greens and lawn were opened by MLA Henry Daglish and his wife Edith Daglish following the first meeting of the club in July 1905. In 1914, a new hall was built adjoining the Masonic Hall. The completion of the hall coincided with the amalgamation of the Municipalities of Leederville and North Perth within the City of Perth. The new Town Hall was opened by the Governor on 19 September 1914. A description of the hall in the local press described the hall as follows: "The hall is a substantially built brick structure containing a public hall of fine dimensions, 72ft x 45ft with seating accommodation for 600 persons. The end is temporarily enclosed so as to be easily extended with a view to the future extension of the stage accommodation. The entrance from Cambridge Street is 10ft wide with an ante-room on each side 16ft 9ins x 12ft and over the entrance is a fire proof lantern operating room. At the rear of the hall are two dressing rooms and also means of connecting with the old existing Masonic Hall, the back of which can be used as a supper room in connection with the new hall. The old Masonic Hall has been altered internally and is now used for municipal offices. The Town Clerk's room is 18ft x 12ft, health officer 12ft x 10ft, general office 35ft x 25ft and having a large strong room, public counter, etc. At the back of the offices is the municipal council chamber 35ft x 22ft 6in, with an ante-room adjoining." This larger portion of the Leederville Town Hall was built by well-known local builder, W. H. Roberts and designed by A. E. Clarke, a prominent architect in Victoria who emigrated to Western Australia in the late 1890s. From the available information the remaining structure consists of the original Masonic Hall (1904) on the east, set back from Cambridge Street and the larger town hall (1914) built closer to Cambridge Street. In 1954, the floor in the main hall was replaced with a wandoo timber floor taken from the UWA ballroom as the existing floor was worn from the many dances held in the venue. The Caretaker of the place during most of the inter-war period and through World War Two was Mr Haimes, and the Caretaker’s Residence was built on the western side of the main hall to accommodate him and his family in 1924. This is now the location of the No.86 Youth Centre. The bowling club was the first sporting facility established on the site and was developed in association with the Excelsior Masonic Lodge, occupiers of the Masonic Hall. Over the years the bowling green has been extended to occupy the ground of the former tennis courts, picture gardens and the original croquet lawn. The current club rooms on the site were built c1959 and continue to be well patronised by the community. In 1980, Leederville Bowling Club incorporated with other local sporting clubs to become Leederville Sporting Club Inc. The Leederville Bowling club was one of the earliest clubs established in Western Australia. The Fallen Soldier’s Memorial was designed and executed in 1924 by Pietro Porcelli, Western Australia’s first local sculptor, who arrived in Australia in 1898. The gardens surrounding the memorial have been slowly established since the 1990s.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: High Authenticity: High

Condition

Good

Associations

Name Type Year From Year To
Arthur Edward Clarke Architect 1904 -

Titles and Owners

Reserve Lot/Location Plan/Diagram Vol/Folio
93 Plan 4413, 2030-203
94 Plan 4413, 2030-203
96 Diagram 12280 1081-331
95 Plan 4413, 2030-203,
Owner Category
Town of Cambridge Local Gov't

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

24 Nov 2020

Disclaimer

This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.

West Leederville Primary School

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

02208

Location

58 Northwood St West Leederville

Location Details

Local Government

Cambridge

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1898 to 1999

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
Heritage List Adopted 27 Nov 2018
State Register Registered 24 Sep 2004 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
Municipal Inventory Adopted 17 Dec 1996
Municipal Inventory Adopted 27 Nov 2018 Category 1

Physical Description

West Leederville Primary School is a brick and iron primary school in the Federation Arts and Crafts style, together with a collection of buildings comprising shelter sheds, pavilion classroom, pre-primary, toilet block, covered area, transportable classroom, kindergarten, covered sand pit, and gardener’s store, in an open bitumen paved and grassed setting. The pavilion classroom (1915) is rare as an example of its type and for the fact that it is retained on its original site, with few later changes.

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id Title Medium Year Of Publication
10203 West Leederville Primary School Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} 2014

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Present Use EDUCATIONAL Primary School
Original Use EDUCATIONAL Primary School

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Arts and Crafts

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall ASBESTOS Fibrous Cement, flat
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron
Wall TIMBER Other Timber
Wall TIMBER Weatherboard
Wall BRICK Common Brick

Historic Themes

General Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES Community services & utilities
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES Institutions
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES Education & science

Creation Date

28 Apr 1989

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

Disclaimer

This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.

Author

Town of Cambridge

Construction Date

Constructed from 1910, Constructed from 1998 to 1999, Constructed from 1957, Constructed from 1898, Constructed from 1912 to 1915, Constructed from 1922, Constructed from 1901 to 1905, Constructed from 2009 to 2016

Demolition Year

N/A

Statement of Significance

The following statement is taken from the State Register Entry for Place 2208 prepared in 2004 by the State Heritage Office. West Leederville Primary School, a brick and iron primary school in the Federation Arts and Crafts style, together with a collection of buildings comprising shelter sheds, pavilion classroom, pre-primary, toilet block, covered area, transportable classroom, kindergarten, covered sand pit, and gardener's store, in an open bitumen paved and grassed setting, has cultural heritage significance for the following reasons: the place is a fine example of a Federation Arts and Crafts style school building, with a very fine school hall and well-crafted construction, in a pleasant and leafy landscaped setting; the place illustrates the use and flexibility of standard Public Works Department designs for schools as practised in Western Australia in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, along with the subsequent adaptations to those designs through the twentieth century as educational practices evolved; the place makes a positive contribution to its suburban context of mostly Federation period houses and commercial buildings, which extends through a large area of West Leederville; the place reflects rapid growth in the gold boom period and early twentieth century, and, in the post World War Two period, the influx of migrants from a wide range of ethnic backgrounds; the main building derives from a standard design, introduced under George Temple Poole as Assistant-Engineer-in Chief (1892-1896) of the Public Works Department when standard planning was developed as a means of managing rapid expansion and producing efficiency; the pavilion classroom (1915) is rare as an example of its type and for the fact that it is retained on its original site, with few later changes; and, the timber construction shelter sheds (1908) are the only surviving buildings on site that were constructed in the early 1900s. The brick construction toilet block, bricks tore, and kindergarten, covered sandpit and gardener's store have little cultural heritage significance.

Physical Description

Although the school has increased, the original sections of the building which faces both Northwood Street and Woolwich Street remains in a largely authentic manner and has been little altered externally. The place is of brick construction with a rendered band detail extending around the buildings at sill level and at plinth level. The windows are largely timber framed sash windows with timber and iron awnings. Both the roofs and the window awnings have been reclad. The roofs are mid-pitch gables with fibro cladding to the apex of the gable and battened eaves. The roofs are enlivened by tall brick corbelled chimneys. The two ranges to Northwood Street and Woolwich Street both incorporate covered entrances with gabled canopies supported on timber posts, timbered gable detail and the school logo. Further sections of the original school cannot be seen from the road albeit the timbered elements of the gables stand above the ridge line of the front ranges.

History

The Western Australian gold boom resulted in a great increase in population, and there was considerable expansion of residential and commercial building in the areas to the north, east, and west of the city. It was during this period of rapid growth that the suburbs of Subiaco and Leederville developed, the latter taking its name from William Leeder, one of the first European settlers in the area. In 1896, a temporary school was established in Subiaco. In the same year, the first school opened at Leederville. In August 1897, a number of residents from north of the railway line, representing about 90 children, submitted a petition requesting establishment of a school at West Leederville. On 28 August, O. P. Staples, Secretary for Education, advised the Minister for Education that as both Leederville and Subiaco schools were full, it was advisable to build a new school on a site which had been acquired recently, located between Subiaco and Leederville. Plans for the new school were prepared in 1897 and approved in early 1898. Tenders were called, and the contract was awarded to Carter & O’Daille at a cost of £1,352 18s 6d, with completion due on 14 October 1898. However, subsequently Lake & Gurr were contracted to build the place at a cost of £1292 13s 11d, with completion set for 7 November 1898. On Tuesday, 1 November 1898, the Minister for Education and Colonial Secretary, George Randell, MLC officially opened West Leederville School. It was reported in the local press that the position of the new school was well calculated to meet the demands of such a populous centre and the buildings were described as follows: "The main schoolroom is divided in the centre by shutters which when down enable one half to be used for the infants. In addition it is provided with classrooms, a lavatory and other conveniences, while both lighting and ventilation appear to be all that can be desired. The furnishing of the building is excellent and includes provision for carrying on kindergarten work amongst the infants. The building though complete in itself is designed for future expansion and as occasion justified it additional provision for 50 children at a time can be made." The first head teacher was James Sadler, ‘a gentleman of considerable experience in teaching’, who had previously taught at Albany. It was intended that a female teacher be appointed at once to assist in teaching at the school. Since the opening of the school the original facilities have been adapted and added to in response to the demands of the surrounding population and changes in teaching practices and community expectations. The following developments at the school represent the key government response to these changes. 1899 Acquisition of adjoining half acre lot for future infants school 1901 New classroom built by G. Fraser for £320/10/3 1902 New teachers room, verandah and hat room 1902 Teacher' Quarters built by W. Fairweather for £520/0/4 1903 Two new classrooms, extension of corridor and new corridor, and new boys hat room and lavatory built by W.C. Rose for £667 /7/10 1905 New classroom built by W.T. Deeble for £295/6/10. 1907 School fenced with closed pickets 1907/8 Termite damaged timber replaced 1910 Hall built by N.F. Pedersen for £1,173/11/6 and opened on 5 October 1910 1912 New classroom opening from corridor, built by W. H. Pearman for £322/4/4 1913 New classroom opening from the hall, built by W. Fairweather for £486/4/6 1914-18 Drainage works undertaken 1915 Pavilion classroom erected 1922 New classroom opening from the hall built by W.H.Pearman for £418/19/4. 1939-45 School designated as an Air Raid Precaution (ARP) depot. Slit trenches dug in north eastern corner of school grounds. Pavilion classroom erected at the school, relocated from Bayswater PS. 1945 Stage added to the hall 1953 Open air theatre established but termite damage led to its removal in 1978 1957 Memorial Library instituted and centralised library established 1958 New brick shelter shed 1960 Relocation of the pavilion classroom from bitumen playground 1961/2 Brick toilet block constructed 1971 Migrant teacher appointed 1973-5 Carpet laid over timber floors and refurbished admin areas 1978 School Bell relocated to the school hall 1970s Acquisition of land adjacent to the school 1979 Conversion of Pavilion classroom to a Pre-Primary Centre 1981 New entry steps and door 1987 Construction of the oval and entrance pergola 1989 New toilet facilities added to the Pre-Primary Centre 1995 New gardener's shed built east of the toilet block to replace gardeners store destroyed by fire 1998 Construction of covered assembly area, canteen and store and removal of (1958) brick shelter 1999 Construction of a transportable building for use as a kindergarten 2004 Universal access bathrooms 2009 Multi purpose library, art and music building 2010 New Administration building and relocation of heritage building 2013 Two storey classroom 2016 Five classrooms, second storey addition to library, music and art building

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: High Authenticity: High

Condition

Good

Associations

Name Type Year From Year To
Hillson Beasley Architect - -
George Temple Poole Architect 1898 -
John H Grainger Architect - -

References

Ref ID No Ref Name Ref Source Ref Date
B Gill & B Gay;"Remembering the Days..West Leederville Primary School 1898-1988". AG O'Keefe & Son, Subiaco 1988
Aerial photographs, Landgate. Online Reference Documents 1953-2016

Titles and Owners

Reserve Lot/Location Plan/Diagram Vol/Folio
R35879 302 Plan 48175 LR3136/403
Owner Category
Education Department State Gov't

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

24 Nov 2020

Disclaimer

This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.

Bob Hawke's House (fmr), West Leederville

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

26464

Location

101 Tate Street West Leederville

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Bob Hawke's House (fmr), 101 Tate St, West Leederville

Local Government

Cambridge

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1929

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
State Register Registered 17 Aug 2021 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
(no listings)

Statement of Significance

The place was the home of Australia’s 23rd Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, during his formative years from of the age of ten to twenty-four (1939 to 1953) and continued to be the residence of his parents until 1981. Bob Hawke became a notable union leader through the 1960s and 1970s, President of the ACTU 1969-1980, President of the ALP 1973-1978, Federal member for Wills 1980-1991 and Prime Minister of Australia 1983-1991; As a modest residence in a typical suburban street, the place helps tell a story of a lower middle class family raising a son to become one of Australia’s most recognisable and, for a time, powerful figures, and demonstrates the influence of Bob Hawke’s family in shaping the public figure he became; The place is rare as a Western Australian residence closely associated with an Australian Prime Minister, only two of whom to date have had strong links to Western Australia; the place is associated with long-serving Western Australian politician Bert Hawke, Premier from 1953 to 1959, who inspired and mentored his nephew Bob towards a political career; and, The place is a good, intact example of a residence from the Inter-War period which remains largely unaltered, retaining a high number of original internal features including: varnished joinery; light switches and door hardware; figurative lead light stained glass and ripple glass; and a sleepout on the rear verandah, as well as external features such as the outhouse and laundry.

Physical Description

The place comprises a 1929 single storey, brick and tile residence, together with what appears to be a contemporary brick outhouse and a modified weatherboard laundry. These are located on a 612.6m2 suburban block, which abuts Tate Street along the eastern boundary and Wisher Lane along the western boundary.

Condition

Very good

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id Title Medium Year Of Publication
12007 Bob Hawke's House : 101 Tate Street, Leederville Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} 2023

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
Inter-War California Bungalow
Federation Bungalow

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Roof TILE Terracotta Tile
Wall BRICK Common Brick

Historic Themes

General Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES Government & politics
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Settlements
PEOPLE Famous & infamous people
OCCUPATIONS Domestic activities
PEOPLE Local heroes & battlers

Creation Date

10 Aug 2020

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

19 Aug 2021

Disclaimer

This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.