Armadale Brickworks Quarry (fmr)

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

15743

Location

Bedford Hill Rd Armadale

Location Details

Local Government

Armadale

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1901

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
State Register Registered 01 Jun 2007 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 01 Dec 2008 Category 1
Municipal Inventory Adopted 01 Sep 2015 Category 1

Parent Place or Precinct

04665 Armadale Quarry, Cableway & Brickworks

Condition

Sections of the shale quarry are known to be unstable and susceptible to collapse, and the tunnel is flooded and presently considered unsafe. The quarry is fenced to prevent casual access. The stromatolites have been damaged over time and are not easily discernible.

Associations

Name Type Year From Year To
Robert Oswald Law Architect - -

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id Title Medium Year Of Publication
7022 Images CD No. 26 : assessment images : Mundaring Hotel, Temuka, Faversham, Armadale Brickworks (fmr). C D Rom 2004
9546 Elsie: her life, letters and love. Book 1999
5566 History of the Dale Cottages. Book 1990
4718 Old Armadale Brickworks factory site : Dale Cottages Retirement Village : Armadale, Western Australia : conservation plan. Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} 2000

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use INDUSTRIAL\MANUFACTURING Brickworks
Present Use PARK\RESERVE Park\Reserve
Original Use MINING Other

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall STONE Other Stone
Wall TIMBER Other Timber
Roof TILE Other Tile
Wall BRICK Common Brick

Historic Themes

General Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Workers {incl. Aboriginal, convict}
OCCUPATIONS Mining {incl. mineral processing}
PEOPLE Famous & infamous people
OCCUPATIONS Manufacturing & processing
OCCUPATIONS Technology & technological change

Creation Date

06 Sep 2000

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

31 Dec 2016

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