LIMESTONE FEATURE(S), 5 LESLIE ROAD

Parent Place or Precinct

22385 North Fremantle Precinct

Statement of Significance

The Limestone Feature (s) at 5 Leslie Street are of heritage significance and have aesthetic, historic and social value. The rubble wall limestone wall constructed c1900 on the western side of the site was constructed c1900 and is of considerable significance. The southern limestone block wall constructed from the early 1940s is of some heritage significance.

Physical Description

Leslie Street extends in a west to east direction from Stirling Highway through to Thompson Road. 5 Leslie Street is on the southern side of Leslie Street. There is recent development on the site on the southern side of Leslie Street. The Dingo Flour Mill which faces Stirling Hwy is located opposite the Limestone feature. There are also several limestone features within the street. There are two limestone feature/s on site at 5 Leslie Street. The western wall which returns from the wall located at Stirling Highway is a rubble limestone construction. The southern wall located at the rear of the boundary is a remnant limestone block construction. A Heritage Assessment was prepared in March 2010 by the City of Fremantle for a DA submission to Council for a proposed two storey office block which would include removal of some of the Limestone Feature.

History

Lefroy Road forms the northern boundary of the Lefroy Estate, which extended as far south at Lloyd Street. H Maxwell Lefroy was Comptroller (Superintendent) of the Fremantle Prison from 1859-1876. The portion of the street between South Terrace and Attfield Street was previously called Trinity Street (1908/09), then Sinclair St (1909/10). Research at from Wise’s Post Office Directories shows that the site was used for light industrial purposes including: 1920s a box manufacturing business, and 1930s a furniture manufacturer. The western limestone wall has been identified in the "Heritage Report on: 19th century limestone walls and steps in Fremantle" report as an original wall and dates c1900. Also a sewerage map dated 1939 shows this limestone wall on the western as returns from the Stirling Hwy site. Limestone walls are common in Fremantle. They were a requirement under an early building regulation which was designed to keep sand drift under control. Most of the limestone in small walls such as this came from local quarries. A 1947 aerial shows that the southern and rear boundary wall limestone wall is evident. Therefore it appears that this wall is of a later date and was constructed between 1939 and 1947. A Heritage Assessment was prepared in March 2010 by the City of Fremantle for a DA submission to Council for a proposed two storey office block which would include removal of some of the Limestone Feature.

Integrity/Authenticity

Medium degree of integrity (only parts of the walls remain). Medium degree of authenticity with some loss of original fabric. (These statements based on street survey only).

Condition

Condition assessed as fair to poor (assessed from streetscape survey only).

Uses

Historic Themes

Creation Date

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