Local Government
Belmont
Region
Metropolitan
Beneath Redcliffe Bridge Redcliffe, Ascot
10km from Narrows Bridge. Part of Swan River Estuary Pleistocene & aholocent sites
Belmont
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1896
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage List | Removed | 22 Sep 2009 |
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHP - Does not warrant assessment | Current | 30 Sep 2005 |
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | ||||
| Local Heritage Survey | Adopted | 27 Jun 2023 | Category 4 | |
| Municipal Inventory | Removed | 22 Sep 2009 | Category 4 | |
| Municipal Inventory | Removed | 22 Nov 2016 | Category 4 | |
| Classified by the National Trust | Classified {Lscpe} | |||
| Register of the National Estate | Nominated | 27 Oct 1992 | ||
• The site has historic value for its association with brickmaking which was one of the earliest industries in Belmont. • The site has social value for its association with the Sugars’ family who established the factory at this site and provided employment for many in the district. • The site’s value is evidenced by the decision to erect a plaque on the site honouring the former company and the family who established it.
There is no evidence of the former brickworks on the site. A plaque erected in 1988 as part of the Bicentennial Celebrations is no longer in evidence. Currently [2021] the site is undergoing further ground works as the Redcliffe Bridge is being upgraded to accommodate eight lanes of traffic.
Sugars’ Brickworks (1896-1914) was established by William Sugars (arrived Western Australia 1895), together with his son, Albert Henry Sugars. The father and son established their brickworks on the banks of the Swan River where the clay was suitable for brick-making. Sugars’ Brickworks supplied bricks for much of the housing in the surrounding area, including extensions to the prominent property ‘Hill 60’. The Sugars family were prominent residents in the Redcliffe area, and many houses constructed of Sugars’ bricks were occupied by family members. Sugars’ Brickworks was a significant local employer in the area until its closure in 1914. In the late 1950s, Gwendoline Sugars, granddaughter of the Sugars’ Brickworks founder, and her husband, Eric O’Malley, established stables adjacent to the former brickworks. These were demolished during the construction of Redcliffe Bridge in 1988, which also covered the sites of the former kilns. A plaque was erected on the site as part of the Bicentennial celebrations in 1988 to recognise the contribution of the Sugars family and their brickworks. Investigation of the site by Archaeologist Dr Shane Burke in 2006, reported that apart from some bricks in the river bank there was no evidence of the former brickworks. More recent works in 2020 and 2021 by Main Roads on the Redcliffe Bridge have further disrupted the site of the former brickworks.
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| Library Id | Title | Medium | Year Of Publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9531 | Swan and Helena rivers management framework: heritage audit and statement of significance, final report 26 February 2009. | Heritage Study {Other} | 2009 |
| 9530 | Swan and Helena rivers regional recreational path development plan. | Report | 2009 |
| 2409 | Swan River estuary Pleistocene and Holocene sites : nomination of a geological monument for the Register of the National Estate. | Book | 1992 |
Geological monument
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Original Use | INDUSTRIAL\MANUFACTURING | Brickworks |
| Present Use | VACANT\UNUSED | Vacant\Unused |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| OCCUPATIONS | Manufacturing & processing |
| DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Resource exploitation & depletion |
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