Local Government
Cockburn
Region
Metropolitan
435 Carrington St Hamilton Hill
Cnr Rockingham Rd & Carrington St
Phoenix Theatre
Cockburn
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1925
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage List | Adopted | 14 Jul 2011 |
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| (no listings) |
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | ||||
| Statewide War Memorial Survey | Completed | 01 May 1996 | ||
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 10 Apr 2014 | Category A | |
Hamilton Hill Memorial Hall has extremely high aesthetic value as a prominent landmark, which has been sensitively restored to its original condition. Hamilton Hill Memorial Hall has high social value for users of the Hall and for local residents, and is now (2009) the location of a significant theatre in Cockburn. Hamilton Hill Memorial Hall was constructed in memory of the fallen of World War I, and is a prominent and significant reminder of those who served.
Hamilton Hill Memorial Hall stands in a prominent position on a hill close to Rockingham Road. It was built with coursed smooth faced limestone and has faced brick quoins. Until 2008, brick additions on each side created wings to increase the area accommodated inside. These greatly changed the appearance of the original hall. The facade of the hall is imposing owing to the sweeping roof line and the smaller gabled entrance portico which has the same pitched roof line. The front verandah is supported by four substantial columns. It was reputed to have the 'best floors in WA'. In 2008, the wings were removed, along with the paint on the exterior, exposing the original limestone. A modern theatre, ‘The Phoenix’, has been added to the side.
Hamilton Hill Memorial Hall was built in memory of the fallen and returned soldiers of WWI. The land, once the site of lime kilns, was sold it to the Memorial Hall Committee by Frederick Outram. This committee raised money through bazaars at the Congregational Church and by selling bricks to community members, each of whom received a replica cardboard brick as a memento of the donation. A memorial stone in the hall reads: ‘To the memory of the glorious dead and in honour of the gallant living who took part in the Great War 1914-18’. To officially open the hall, a stone was laid by the Governor, His Excellency Sir William Campion. The hall was a very popular meeting place used for weddings, weekly dances and film showings. It continued to be managed by the committee until the Council took over. It was used for all local government functions until the Civic Centre was built. Present day Anzac Day services are still held there. Sometime in the 1970s a Memorial in Sussex Street was moved to the grounds of the hall. The Phoenix Theatre was opened in March 2008 by the Governor of Western Australia and the Mayor of Cockburn.
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| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| HCWA Documentation Place No. 00503 | State Heritage Office | ||
| Town Planning Scheme | City of Cockburn |
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Original Use | SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL | Other Community Hall\Centre |
| Present Use | SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL | Other Community Hall\Centre |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Wall | BRICK | Common Brick |
| Other | TIMBER | Other Timber |
| Wall | STONE | Limestone |
| Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Institutions |
| OUTSIDE INFLUENCES | World Wars & other wars |
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