Local Government
Fremantle
Region
Metropolitan
69 Thompson Rd North Fremantle
Fremantle
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1940
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage List | YES | 14 Dec 2016 |
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| (no listings) |
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
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| Category | ||||
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 14 Dec 2016 | Level 3 | |
22385 North Fremantle Precinct
Commercial Building, 69 Thompson Road, is a brick and tile single storey administration building dating from 1940. The place has aesthetic value for its contribution to the streetscape and the surrounding area. It is representative of the commercial building stock located within North Fremantle. The place has historic value for its associations with Burford & Sons, soap and candle manufacturers. It was the factory's office and administration building.
Commercial Building, 69 Thompson Road, is a single storey brick and tile commercial building constructed in the Inter War period. Walls are painted brick and roof is hipped and half gabled with terracotta tiles. There are protruding brick sections to the double, timber panelled front doors and to the adjacent window. Other windows are set back in the line of the main wall. Windows are large, multipaned sash. There is a curved bay window on the Burford Place elevation. There are timber elements on roughcast render to the half gables. There are low garden bed walls and mature trees in front of the building.
Thompson Road was named for George Thompson (1838-1874), Fremantle's first town clerk (1871-73). The street is mainly residential, with some commercial development at the northern end between Alfred Road and McCabe Road. The majority of the houses were built c. 1900. Only a few lots on the street remained vacant in the 1920s. Commercial Building, 69 Thompson Road was built c. 1940 for Burford and Sons and was their office/administration building. Burford and Sons (later Lever-Kitchen-Burford) operated a large candle and soap making factory between Thompson Road and Rule Street (then Bay Road) between 1905 and 1946. [See the entry for 51 Rule Street (former Burfords Factory) for more information.] From 1982 to c. 1998 the building was used by Mustard Catering. In 1998, an application to convert the building to four residential units and one mixed unit (café and short term accommodation) was approved.
Medium degree of integrity (original intent clear, current use compatible, high long term sustainability, some later unsympathetic materials). Medium degree of authenticity with some loss of original fabric. (These statements based on street survey only).
Condition assessed as good (assessed from streetscape survey only).
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17678 | PWD & MWSSDD plans | Map or Plan |
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Original Use | COMMERCIAL | Office or Administration Bldg |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Wall | BRICK | Painted Brick |
| Roof | TILE | Terracotta Tile |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| OCCUPATIONS | Manufacturing & processing |
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