M.W.S.S. & D.B. PUMPING STATION, 166 MARINE TERRACE

Author

City of Fremantle

Place Number

21271

Enlarge Map

Show Property Street View

There no heritage location found in the Google fusion table.

Location

166 Marine Tce South Fremantle

Location Details

Local Government

Fremantle

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1913

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	YES	08 Mar 2007

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	18 Sep 2000	Level 2	Level 2 The City of Fremantle has identified this place as being of considerable cultural heritage significance in its own right within the context of Fremantle and its conservation is a priority.

Statement of Significance

The place has historic and aesthetic significance as a fine example of a small public building in the Federation Arts and Crafts style constructed as part of the water supply and deep sewerage systems service to Perth and Fremantle developed by the Government of Western Australia.

Physical Description

166 Marine Terrace is a single storey painted stone and Colorbond gabled roof former pumping station. The walls are painted limestone. The roof is a new Colorbond hipped roof with a small central gable. There are three timber framed windows in the Marine Terrace elevation.

History

Lot 40/1 of 6 in Fitzgerald Terrace (later Marine Terrace) was acquired by the Western Australian Government in 1914/15 for the purposes of erecting a sewerage pumping station. The pumping station was built c. 1913, when many houses in South Fremantle were connected to the deep sewerage system.

For a discussion of the development of Perth and Fremantle’s sewerage systems, see Heritage Council of Western Australia, ‘Register of Heritage Places: Low Level Pumping Stations 1 & 2, Perth’.

Integrity/Authenticity

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

Condition

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

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	GOVERNMENTAL	Pumping Station
Present Use	GOVERNMENTAL	Pumping Station

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Arts and Crafts

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	STONE	Limestone
Roof	METAL	Other Metal

Historic Themes

General	Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Community services & utilities

Creation Date

20 Jul 2011

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

27 Feb 2020

Disclaimer

This data is provided by the City of Fremantle. While every care is taken to ensure the accuracy of this data, the City of Fremantle makes no representations or warranties about its accuracy, reliability, completeness or suitability for any particular purpose and disclaims all responsibility and all liability (including without limitation, liability in negligence) for all expenses, losses, damages (including indirect or consequential damage) and costs which you might incur as a result of the data being inaccurate or incomplete in any way and for any reason. Under no circumstances should this data be used to carry out any work without first contacting the City of Fremantle for the appropriate confirmation and approval.