LIMESTONE FEATURE(S), 30 ARUNDEL STREET

Statement of Significance

Use of limestone as part of the Fremantle landscape gives the City coherence and character. Limestone walls are one commonly encountered example of use of this stone as a building material, most of them dating from the 19th century and early years of the 20th century. It is not known how old this particular wall is.

Physical Description

Limestone retaining wall to side boundary.

History

There are two possible reasons for the naming of Arundel St. Edward George Fitzalan Howard, First Baron Howard of Glossop, 2nd son of the 13th Duke of Norfolk, was MP for Arundel in England from 1853-1868. Howard St joins Arundel St, both possibly named for him. The Surveyor Charles Wedge was employed by the Municipality in 1875. His wife was Frances Bethia (Fanny), nee Wrighte, and her father was Arundel Wrighte, a pioneer of Box Hill, Victoria.
The house at 30 Arundel Street was formerly 16 Arundel Street, the numbering changing in 1935/36.
The cottage from which the limestone features originate was built in 1882 for the owner Cornelius Thomas Hayes. The previous year the land had been owned by his father William Hayes who worked as a tidewaiter, clerk and customs officer. Cornelius owned and occupied the cottage for only a short time, selling it to John Bateman in 1883. John Bateman owned other property in the area including the adjacent lot 198 in Suffolk Street and in 1888 built a duplex at 29-31 Arundel Street. John Bateman was a significant landowner and business man in Fremantle at this time and did not live at the cottage.
A 1908 sewerage plan of the area shows that the building was brick and had a verandah across the full width of the front of the building. The building was set back from the street and a stone retaining wall was in evidence on the front boundary. At the rear of the property were several timber and galvanised iron structures and a large fowl run. Attached to the rear of the building were several water tanks and verandahs.
Post Office Directories shows the following occupants: (1919 Albert Marvin), (1924-1925 Thomas Nankervis), (1927-1932 Mrs Ethel Hall), (1933-1937 Mrs Ethel Holland), (1942-1944 Mrs E Waterhouse), (1949 William H Kemp).

Integrity/Authenticity

High degree of integrity (original intent clear, current use compatible, high long term sustainability).
High degree of authenticity with much original fabric remaining.
(These statements based on street survey only).

Condition

Condition assessed as good (assessed from streetscape survey only).

Uses

Historic Themes

Creation Date

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