Garrick Theatre

Author

City of Swan

Place Number

02469

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Location

16 Meadow St Guildford

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Fmr Commissariat Store & Quarters
Infant Health Centre

Local Government

Swan

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1853

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	YES	15 Dec 2010
Heritage List	Adopted	30 Aug 2017
State Register	Registered	07 Oct 1997	Register Entry Assessment Documentation	Heritage Council

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	10 Jul 1996	Exceptional Significance	Exceptional Significance The place should be retained and conserved unless there is no other feasible or prudent alternative to doing otherwise. Any alterations or extensions should be sympathetic to the heritage values of the place and in accordance with Conservation Plan (if one exists for the place).
Register of the National Estate	Permanent	21 Mar 1978			Heritage Council
Classified by the National Trust	Classified	03 May 1976			Heritage Council

Statement of Significance

Garrick Theatre, a single-storey brick walled, corrugated iron roofed Colonial Georgian style building, has cultural heritage significance for the following reasons:

Its association with the establishment of the convict depot in Guildford which introduced a major change in the way the affairs of the colony were conducted;

It demonstrates the transition from an impoverished economy to the more affluent period following the arrival of the convicts bringing an influx of capital and cheap labour;

Its aesthetic characteristics imparted by the simplicity of the Colonial Georgian architecture and the pleasant texture and warmth of colouring of the mellow brickwork;

Its contribution to the scale and quality of the streetscape of the Meadow Street precinct; and,

Its association with Lieutenant Du Cane.

Physical Description

Commissariat Store and Quarters constructed in 1853 from local clay bricks. Present roof is iron over timber boards. Original building was 'L' shaped, the front being Commissariat Quarters and rear convict store. Windows, doors and verandah to street are original. Commissariat Quarters are only part of depot remaining apart from Lt. Du Cane's house (14 Meadow St), adjacent to the building. He supervised construction of the building with convict labour.

History

Meadow Street frontage was original frontage for Commissariat Clerk Mr Lewis Duval who kept accounts of provisions held for convict depot and issued pay and provisions to ticket-of-leave men. His two rooms were converted to a house.

Store is now used as Garrick Theatre, seating 100 people. Rear foyer was added 1980s and verandah (replica of front building) in 1993.

Deteriorating clay brick requires expert repair, although main structure is sound and aesthetically pleasing.

Integrity/Authenticity

High

Condition

Fair

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id	Title	Medium	Year Of Publication
12088	Keeping the drama on stage a history of the Garrick Theatre Club.	Journal article	2024
1990	Bassendean and Guildford sketchbook.	Book	1976
6279	Commissariat Store and Quarters (Garrick Theatre) Meadows Street, Guildford : conservation works (final report).	Conservation works report	2002
2926	Historic Buildings Meadow Street Guildford - Courthouse; Gaol; Mechanics Institute; Commissariat Store and Quarters - Conservation Plan	Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan}	1997

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL	Theatre or Cinema
Original Use	GOVERNMENTAL	Gaol

Architectural Styles

Style
Old Colonial Georgian

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron
Wall	BRICK	Common Brick

Historic Themes

General	Specific
PEOPLE	Early settlers

Creation Date

30 May 1989

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

20 Oct 2017

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