13-642: The Perth Town Hall , situated on the corner of Hay and Barrack streets in Perth , Western Australia, is the only town hall built by convicts in Australia . Upon completion it was the tallest structure in Perth. Designed by Richard Roach Jewell and James Manning in the Victorian Free Gothic style, the hall was built by convicts and free men between 1867 and 1870. Its decorations contain
26-423: A number of convict motifs, including windows in the shape of the broad arrow , and decorations in the shape of a hangman's rope. The foundation stone for Perth Town Hall was laid on 24 May 1867 by Governor Hampton in a ceremony involving a lot of pomp and parade. However, there were torrential downpours. The ceremony went on anyway with an official procession from Government House and a mock battle performed by
39-438: A pharmacy, bank, lunch bar and other shops. All these businesses and the attendant structures were removed prior to the renovation of the hall. At the time of its centenary in 1970, the ground floor was still full of commercial businesses. The Town Hall was restored in the late 1990s at the base in an award-winning restoration to repair the interior of the hall and the gothic arches at its base, which were "modernised" in
52-403: Is the only town hall built by convicts in Australia . Upon completion it was the tallest structure in Perth. Designed by Richard Roach Jewell and James Manning in the Victorian Free Gothic style, the hall was built by convicts and free men between 1867 and 1870. Its decorations contain a number of convict motifs, including windows in the shape of the broad arrow , and decorations in
65-586: The Perth Town Hall , and the City of Perth Library are situated on the Hay Street side of the square. A photograph of the Hay Street pedestrian mall taken in the early 1980s was used as the cover art for Perth-based psychedelic rock band Pond's 2017 album The Weather . Perth Town Hall The Perth Town Hall , situated on the corner of Hay and Barrack streets in Perth , Western Australia,
78-502: The 1929 centenary of Western Australia one of the events in the city of Perth was the placing of a commemorative plaque in the northwest corner of the building by the Governor Sir William Campion . For many decades in the 20th century, shops were built into the sides of the ground floor, and the public lavatories accessible from Barrack Street were the only ones available for some distance. The shops included
91-590: The Volunteer Regiments, Enrolled Forces of Pensioners , and the WA Country Regiment. In the 1929 centenary of Western Australia one of the events in the city of Perth was the placing of a commemorative plaque in the northwest corner of the building by the Governor Sir William Campion . For many decades in the 20th century, shops were built into the sides of the ground floor, and the public lavatories accessible from Barrack Street were
104-408: The central business section is now a pedestrian mall with extremely limited vehicular traffic, so that it is necessary to make a significant detour in order to drive the entire length of Hay Street. Orientated east-west, the road starts at The Causeway travelling west through the suburbs of East Perth , Perth , West Perth , and Subiaco , where the road originally terminated at Subiaco. Unusually,
117-540: The interior of the hall and the gothic arches at its base, which were "modernised" in the middle of the 20th century. Hay Street, Perth Hay Street is a major road through the central business district of Perth , Western Australia and adjacent suburbs. The street was named after Robert William Hay , the Permanent Under Secretary for Colonies . Sections of the road were called Howick Street and Twiss Street until 1897. One block in
130-409: The only ones available for some distance. The shops included a pharmacy, bank, lunch bar and other shops. All these businesses and the attendant structures were removed prior to the renovation of the hall. At the time of its centenary in 1970, the ground floor was still full of commercial businesses. The Town Hall was restored in the late 1990s at the base in an award-winning restoration to repair
143-508: The road, including: The Hay Street pedestrian mall was the earliest conversion from street to mall in Perth, introduced in 1972, despite the road being a major thoroughfare. Through traffic was initially diverted to either Murray Street or St Georges Terrace . Hay Street between Pier Street and Barrack Street defines the northern boundary of a block, that has evolved in name from the Cathedral precinct to Cathedral Square , in which
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#1732787101660156-415: The shape of a hangman's rope. The foundation stone for Perth Town Hall was laid on 24 May 1867 by Governor Hampton in a ceremony involving a lot of pomp and parade. However, there were torrential downpours. The ceremony went on anyway with an official procession from Government House and a mock battle performed by the Volunteer Regiments, Enrolled Forces of Pensioners , and the WA Country Regiment. In
169-513: The street numbers reset to 1 when Hay Street crosses Thomas Street and enters Subiaco. A subway under the Fremantle railway line was constructed in the early 1900s, replaced when the railway was moved underground through Subiaco in 1999. From that point it becomes Underwood Avenue through Jolimont , Floreat (past Perry Lakes ) and ends in Swanbourne . A number of buildings are along
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