SITE OF FORMER WESLEYAN CHURCH & HALL

Author

City of Fremantle

Place Number

22063

Location

255-257 South Tce South Fremantle

Location Details

Local Government

Fremantle

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Demolition Year

1983

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
Heritage List YES 08 Mar 2007

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
Municipal Inventory Adopted 18 Sep 2000 Historic/Archaeological Site

Statement of Significance

Site of former Wesleyan Church and Hall, demolished c1983 has historic and social significance as a site for its connections with the Wesleyan parish community.

Physical Description

DEMOLISHED- retained on MHI database for historical information purposes only.

History

A Metropolitan Sewerage plan dated 1955 shows the hall, located between the house at 253 South Terrace and church, as a simple structure built in two parts -a front brick section with a larger weatherboard addition behind. The Church is shown as a roughly rectangular building facing South Terrace, with centrally located front steps. Building commenced on the site of the old Wesley Church in June 1983 for three attached residential/commercial units, designed with gables and shop fronts.

Place Type

Historic Site

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Other Use RELIGIOUS Church Hall
Original Use RELIGIOUS Church, Cathedral or Chapel

Creation Date

20 Jul 2011

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

22 Mar 2019

Disclaimer

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