Horrock's Walls, Gwalla

Author

Shire of Northampton

Place Number

09050

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Location

Seventh Av Northampton

Location Details

Cnr Seventh Av & Gwalla St

Local Government

Northampton

Region

Midwest

Construction Date

Constructed from 1860

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	Adopted	15 May 2020

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	19 Apr 1996	Category 1B	Category 1B HIGHLY SIGNIFICANT AT LOCAL AND POSSIBLY STATE LEVEL. Highest level of protection appropriate: warrants further assessment for possible entry into the State Register of Heritage Places. Provide maximum incentives under the Town Planning Scheme with encouragement to the owner to conserve the significance of the place. Prepare a floor plan and photographically record the place prior to any redevelopment.

Statement of Significance

The walls are of high historic, social and aesthetic significance because of the association with 'Dr'
Joseph Horrocks and his vision for the town.

Physical Description

Some of the remaining sections (as photographed) are in good - fair condition however the majority have either
disappeared, being a handy supply of building stone, or are in ruins.
Gwalla boundary walls, approximately 1 m high, constructed of random, horizontal courses of stone and set in
mud/lime (?) mortar with a jagged capping of stones on edge. The walls are badly deteriorating in places due to
later fencing work, the installation of services (eg Water Authority work), stock, removal for use as building stone
elsewhere, and the ravages of time.

History

'Dr' Joseph Lucas Horrocks wanted the Gwalla Mine settlement to resemble an English town with walled entry and
surrounds. To carry out his vision Horrocks payed the unemployed, miners and ex ticket-of-leave men to construct
a series of walls which, it is locally held, were whitewashed.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: Low
Orig'l Fabric: Only small sections remain

Condition

Poor

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	Drew, J.M; "Early Northampton: An Undenominational Church," Vol. 2, No. 2,	Early Days	1932
GHS3933 -	Photograph; "stone wall".	Northampton Historical Society,	1989
	Considine and Griffiths Architects Pty Ltd; "Gwalla Precinct, Northampton Conservation Plan".	Shire of Northampton,	2000

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id	Title	Medium	Year Of Publication
4485	Gwalla precinct Northampton : conservation plan.	Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan}	2000

Place Type

Historic site

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	OTHER	Other
Original Use	OTHER	Other

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	STONE	Local Stone

Historic Themes

General	Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Settlements

Creation Date

17 Jul 1997

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

30 Apr 2021

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