Ross Memorial Church & Ross Court

Author

City of Perth

Place Number

02235

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Location

1204 Hay St West Perth

Location Details

Cnr Colin St

Local Government

Perth

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1916

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	Adopted	05 Aug 2009

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
RHP - Does not warrant assessment	Current	30 Jul 2004

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Local Heritage Survey	Completed\Draft		Category 1	Category 1 Exceptional significance - Essential to the heritage of the locality. Rare or outstanding example.
Local Heritage Survey	Adopted	28 Mar 2023	Category 1	Category 1 Exceptional significance - Essential to the heritage of the locality. Rare or outstanding example.
Municipal Inventory	Completed\Draft	13 Mar 2001	Category 2	Category 2 Considerable significance - Very important to the heritage of the locality.
Uniting Church Inventory	Completed	01 Oct 1996			Heritage Council
Perth Draft Inventory 99-01	YES	31 Dec 1999			Heritage Council

Statement of Significance

The place is a good representative example of a metropolitan church in the Federation Gothic style.
The place is a landmark in the streetscape and its longevity on the site has contributed to the community’s sense of place.
The place is associated with the settlement of the West Perth area as a residential suburb in the late 1890s. The place is associated with Sir John Forrest, architect James Hine and builder Robert Gamble.

Physical Description

Brick and tile church designed in Gothic style with steeply pitched roof, gables and pointed arched (Gothic) windows. Decorative stucco and rendered bands.

History

Ross Memorial Church was constructed in 1916-1917 as the Anglican Church for West Perth. The Church outgrew its former West Perth location, and this location accommodated the larger building. The hall was built first and opened in 1913. As the congregation outgrew this building it was decided to raise funds for a new church building. The foundation stone was laid by the Rt. Hon. Sir John Forrest assisted by Lady Forrest on 1st July 1916. The architect was James Hine and the builder was R.A. Gamble. It was named for Rev Daniel Ross who was the Minister in 1912 at the time of the church’s construction and who died in 1918. During the 1960s the character of West Perth changed, and the church was no longer an important part of the community. In 1987 the hall was demolished, and a retail building and meeting room were constructed using bricks from the hall.
The Church is one of the three ‘Uniting Church in the City’ which also includes Wesley Church and Trinity Church. The Church is currently used by the Uniting Church for Sunday services as well as a place of meditation. The Karen Baptist Group from Thailand also uses the church for their services.

Integrity/Authenticity

High level of integrity.
Medium level of authenticity as it is largely as originally constructed with detail intact.

Condition

Good

Associations

Name	Type	Year From	Year To
James Hine	Architect	-	-
R A Gamble	Architect	-	-

References

Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
Foundation Stone
Draft Municipal Heritage Inventory	City of Perth	2001
Conservation Management Plan Ross Memorial Church	Hocking Heritage Studio	2012

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id	Title	Medium	Year Of Publication
9974	Ross Memorial Church	Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan}	2012

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	RELIGIOUS	Church, Cathedral or Chapel
Present Use	COMMERCIAL	Shop\Retail Store {single}
Present Use	RELIGIOUS	Church, Cathedral or Chapel

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Gothic

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Roof	TILE	Terracotta Tile
Wall	BRICK	Pointed Brick

Historic Themes

General	Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Community services & utilities

Creation Date

28 Apr 1989

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

02 Jul 2024

Disclaimer

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