Local Government
Subiaco
Region
Metropolitan
Lot 897 Rokeby Road Subiaco
Rankin Gdns, Cnr Rokeby & Hamersley Rds
Memorial Clock Tower
Subiaco Clock Tower
Subiaco
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1922
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage List | Adopted | 22 May 2012 | |
| State Register | Registered | 11 Aug 2006 | HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument, HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument |
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| (no listings) |
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | ||||
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 04 Feb 2003 | ||
| Register of the National Estate | Indicative Place | |||
| Survey of 20th Ctry Architecture | Completed | 01 Mar 1988 | ||
| Classified by the National Trust | Classified | 03 Aug 1981 | ||
| Statewide War Memorial Survey | Completed | 01 May 1996 | ||
| Register of the National Estate | Nominated | 03 Jun 1982 | ||
The place has historic and social significance representing community respect for ex-servicemen and women.
Neo Classicism style. Three stepped base, square in plan, rises to an elaborated octagonal entablature containing four clock faces, surmounted by an octagonal copper spire.
Foundation stone laid 17 December 1922, by the Governor, Sir Francis Alexander Newdegate, for a memorial to the fallen soldiers of WWI. It was unveiled in November 1923. Additional tablets have been added after WWII. (Ref: AHC documentation) The civic square is in the heart of Subiaco, bounded by Rokeby, Hamersley, Hensman and Bagot Roads. The eastern portion of the civic square has been used for civic purposes since 1899 when the first council chambers was built next to the original post office and library on the corner of Bagot and Rokeby Roads. It also housed the Literary Institute. Sir John Forrest opened the Council Chambers on 3.11.1900. The space was soon inadequate and a foundation stone was laid in 1909 for a larger chambers and hall next to it. The old chambers became the Mechanics' Institute. The present Council Chambers was built in 1968 and the 1909 chambers was demolished in 1971. The present library was built in 1970. The civic area also contains the primary school (1897), the Uniting Church, the City Hall (1957), and is marked by the War Memorial clock tower on the corner, built in 1922, and the Norfolk Pines planted in 1899 for the original Municipal gardens. (Ref: Spillman, Ken, Identity Prized: A History of Subiaco, City of Subiaco, UWA Press, 1985, pp. 121-2, 305-7.)
Other Built Type
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Present Use | MONUMENT\CEMETERY | Monument |
| Original Use | MONUMENT\CEMETERY | Monument |
| Style |
|---|
| Inter-War Free Classical |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Roof | METAL | Copper |
| Other | STONE | Donnybrook Sandstone |
| Wall | BRICK | Face Brick |
| Other | STONE | Marble |
| Other | STONE | Granite |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| OUTSIDE INFLUENCES | World Wars & other wars |
| PEOPLE | Local heroes & battlers |
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