Metropolitan Sewerage Vents

Child Places

• 23777 Sewerage Vent, Northbridge
• 23782 Sewerage Vent, Princess Margaret Hospital, West Perth
• 24815 Sewerage Vent, Shenton Park
• 23762 Sewerage Vent, East Perth
• 23781 Sewerage Vent, Hyde Park, Highgate
• 23738 Sewerage Vent, West Perth

Statement of Significance

Metropolitan Sewerage Vents comprises six circular metal ventilation shafts approximately 30-50 feet (9-15 metres) high, with decorative cast iron bases providing rare evidence of the earliest establishment of deep sewerage system in Perth from 1911. The group is a smallrepresentative sample of the 1911 sewerage ventilation shafts, which have now largely been removed across the city and country.

Physical Description

A discontinuous group of Metropolitan Sewerage Vents. Each vent is similar in design, comprising an ornate circular cast iron base with fluting and moulding which contains the letters M S (Metropolitan Sewerage) in the lower portion. An access panel, measuring approximately 20cm by 10cm and secured by a bolt in each corner, provides visual access into the vents.

History

The collective group of Metropolitan Sewerage Vents were erected between c.1911 and 1928 to assist in reducing odours associated with the completion of Perth's new sewerage system. In 2013, Metropolitan Sewerage Vents remains as a collection of street furniture with no current functional use.

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