Theatre Royal & Metropole Hotel (fmr)

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

01993

Location

637-645 Hay St Perth

Location Details

Also part of Hay Street Mall Precinct 4281

Other Name(s)

Sussan House
Theatre Royale

Local Government

Perth

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1894 to 1897

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
Heritage List Adopted 20 Dec 1985
Heritage List Adopted 09 Jan 2004
State Register Registered 01 Oct 1999 HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument, HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument

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 13 Mar 2001 Category 1
Local Heritage Survey Adopted 28 Mar 2023 Category 1
Local Heritage Survey Completed\Draft Category 1
Register of the National Estate Permanent 28 Sep 1982
Perth Draft Inventory 99-01 YES 31 Dec 1999
Classified by the National Trust Classified 07 Aug 1978
Statewide Hotel Survey Completed 01 Nov 1997

Parent Place or Precinct

15846 Central Perth Precinct

Associations

Name Type Year From Year To
J S Jackson Architect - -
William Wolfe Architect - -
William Leighton Architect - -

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id Title Medium Year Of Publication
11459 Picture Palaces of the Golden West Book 2016
8815 641 Hay Street, Perth : facade refurbishment. Book 2006
9638 Forgotten spaces: upper floor activation in Perth. Report 2010
8468 Theatre Royal roof archival record. Archival Record 2006
7037 Theatre Royal & Hotel Metropole : conservation plan. Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} 2004
8467 Theatre Royal & hotel Metropole Perth, WA. Final report for upper facade conservation works. Conservation works report 2007

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use COMMERCIAL Hotel, Tavern or Inn
Present Use SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL Theatre or Cinema
Present Use COMMERCIAL Shopping Complex
Original Use SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL Theatre or Cinema

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Free Classical

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall BRICK Rendered Brick
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron

Historic Themes

General Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES Sport, recreation & entertainment
OCCUPATIONS Hospitality industry & tourism

Creation Date

30 May 1989

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

31 Dec 2016

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