Local Government
Perth
Region
Metropolitan
Junct St Georges Tce, Malcolm & Elder Sts Perth
Perth
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1863
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage List | Adopted | 20 Dec 1985 | |
| State Register | Registered | 22 Jun 2001 | HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument, HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument |
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| (no listings) |
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | ||||
| Perth Draft Inventory 99-01 | YES | 31 Dec 1999 | ||
| Register of the National Estate | Permanent | 21 Mar 1978 | ||
| Classified by the National Trust | Classified | 01 Jun 1973 | ||
| Local Heritage Survey | Adopted | 28 Mar 2023 | Category 1 | |
| Local Heritage Survey | Completed\Draft | Category 1 | ||
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 13 Mar 2001 | Category 1 | |
The place is of historic significance because it was erected to house soldiers of the Enrolled Pensioner Force who remained on military duty after the Imperial Government removed the regular troops in 1868. The place has social significance for the community that opposed the demolition of the Barracks as a result of the Freeway network. It is a symbol of the growing awareness of the value of buildings of cultural heritage significance in Perth in the 1960s. The place has historic value for its association with transportation of convicts and their Enrolled Pensioner Guards, for whom it was built. The place is a major landmark that has visually terminated views to the west of St George’s Terrace, Perth’s premier business street from 1868 to the present. The place is associated with some of the most influential public architects in the Colonial Government including James Manning and Richard Roach Jewell. The place is a rare surviving example of Victorian Tudor architecture in Western Australia and exhibits several stylistic elements characteristic of this building type.
The only remaining section of a once impressive Tudor style complex that was the Pensioner Barracks in Perth from the 1860's. Features include battlement parapet and central pointed arch, quoining, string course, depressed pointed arch and label mould around windows. The building was partly reconstructed when the balance of the Pensioner Guard Barracks were demolished in the 1960's as a result of the alignment of the Kwinana Freeway and Narrows Bridge interchange.
The Pensioner Barracks was constructed in 1863 to house the Pensioner Guards who came to the Swan River Colony in association with the arrival of the convicts.
Low level of integrity. Medium level of authenticity. Remnant of original Pensioner Barracks complex.
Fair
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.80 | Heritage Place File | City of Perth | |
| HCWA Assessment | Heritage Council of WA | ||
| Conservation Plan for Barracks Arch by John Taylor Architects December 1999 Corporate Library of the COP |
| Library Id | Title | Medium | Year Of Publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9345 | Building a free Australia: Places of democracy. | Book | 2009 |
| 6653 | Western Gateway : draft concept plan report. | Report | 1995 |
| 12028 | Barracks Arch, Perth | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 2021 |
| 11561 | Building the Fremantle convict establishment - Henderson and Coy | Heritage Study {Other} | 2011 |
| 11815 | Henderson & Coy : Royal Engineers & the Convict Establishment Fremantle Western Australia 1850 - 1872 | Book | 2017 |
| 4488 | Conservation plan for Barracks Arch (1863-7, 1968), Perth, Western Australia. | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 1999 |
| 6426 | A preliminary study of convict sites in Western Australia (draft). | Heritage Study {Other} | 1997 |
| 324 | Western Australia An architectural heritage | Book | 1979 |
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Present Use | VACANT\UNUSED | Vacant\Unused |
| Original Use | MILITARY | Barracks |
| Style |
|---|
| Victorian Tudor |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Wall | BRICK | Common Brick |
| Roof | TIMBER | Shingle |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Law & order |
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