SWAN STREET ALIGNMENT (check location for mapping ie burton reference)

Author

City of Fremantle

Place Number

22517

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Location

Swan St North Fremantle

Location Details

Local Government

Fremantle

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

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
RHP - Does not warrant assessment	Current	27 Sep 2019

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	Historic/Archaeological Site	Historic/Archaeological Site Where a place has cultural heritage significance as a result of its former use or because of buildings or structures that formerly existed on the site, interpretive signage such as a plaque should be erected to provide information on the history of the place. If the place is privately owned, Council should encourage the owner to provide interpretive signage and provide assistance where possible to the owner to ensure that any historical information is accurate (i.e. obtained from a reliable source). Archaeology Where development is proposed on the site of a former significant structure or building, an archaeological survey should be carried out prior to development to determine firstly the likelihood or archaeological material being found and secondly whether archaeological excavation is appropriate. The site survey should be carried out by an appropriately qualified historical archaeologist. If recommended an archaeological excavation should be carried out prior to development. Alternatively, an archaeological monitoring brief should be established to ensure that any material discovered during construction is investigated. This brief requires work to stop until an archaeologist has investigated the site in the event of material being uncovered during normal construction works.

Statement of Significance

Swan Street Alignment is the a remnant of the street layout associated with the Pensioner Guard Village of 1851.

Physical Description

A small section of Swan Street remains adjacent to the Swan Hotel. The road underwent significant changes as part of a redevelopment of the area - Northbank.

History

Swan Street was one of the streets laid out in association with the Pensioner Guard Village. In 1851, Pensioner Guards accompanied each ship load of convicts to Western Australia and provision for their accommodation was made at North Fremantle by way of allotments along the Swan River foreshore. The making of a road between Perth and Fremantle provided work for the convict labour force. North Fremantle was the first Pensioner Guard village in Western Australia and by 1862, 21 cottages had been built on the first subdivision of 35 lots. The North Fremantle Military Village was seen as a model village and the pensioners and the village came under the control of Lt Colonel John Bruce.

This place was included in the 'North Fremantle Heritage Study' (1994) as a place contributing to the development and heritage of North Fremantle.

Integrity/Authenticity

Low to Moderate degree of integrity
Low to Moderate degree of authenticity
(These statements based on street survey only).

Condition

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

Place Type

Landscape

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	OTHER	Other

Historic Themes

General	Specific
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS	Road transport
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Land allocation & subdivision

Creation Date

20 Jul 2011

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

22 Mar 2019

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