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Armadale Quarry, Cableway & Brickworks

Author

City of Armadale

Place Number

04665
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Location

Bedfordale Hill Rd Armadale

Location Details

Local Government

Armadale

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1901, Constructed from 1902

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents More information
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Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
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Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management More information
Category Description
Municipal Inventory Adopted 01 Dec 2008 Category 1

Category 1

Development requires consultation with both the Heritage Council and the local government authority. Maximum encouragement to the owner should be provided under the City of Armadale's Town Planning Scheme to conserve the significance of the place. Incentives to promote heritage conservation should also be considered.

Statement of Significance

This place is associated with the original Armadale Brickworks and has historic value as the shale material from this site was used to make the bricks, which were used in the construction of many homes in the area. The place has scientific value as a geological site, and is believed to have been identified by the Geological Society of Australia (WA) in 1979 as one of the most significant geological sites in the metropolitan area.

Physical Description

The Armadale Brickworks Quarry (fmr) is sited on the northern side of Bedfordale Hill Rd with its entrance along Harrison Road. It is fully fenced with access at this point. The former shale quarry is characterised by a tall and wide expanse of exposed bare rubble and rock face, with bush vegetation, including scrub, grass and eucalyptus trees at its base and ridge.

History

The Armadale Brickworks was developed in 1902, using the shale from a deposit on the western edge of the Darling Range. As this shale was quarried, a large pit was formed, which is still extant. As the depth of the quarry increased, a technique was developed to reach and transport the lower level deposits. A tunnel was cut from the bottom of the quarry (under the Bunbury Road), through which shale was transported on rail trucks, to the brickworks below. These trucks were hitched to a continuous loop of cable, which circled around a wheel head in a wooden loft at the kilns. The tunnel is still accessible from Bunbury Road.

Integrity/Authenticity

Moderate
High

Condition

Good

References

Ref ID No Ref Name Ref Source Ref Date
HCWA

Other Reference Numbers

Ref Number Description
No.1 MI Place No.

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Present Use VACANT\UNUSED Vacant\Unused
Original Use INDUSTRIAL\MANUFACTURING Brickworks

Historic Themes

General Specific
OCCUPATIONS Commercial & service industries

Creation Date

19 Apr 2004

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

08 Jul 2019

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