21-599: Chambers Building may refer to: Australia [ edit ] Central Chambers (Fremantle) , Western Australia Canada [ edit ] Central Chambers (Ottawa) , Ontario, a National Historic Site Pakistan [ edit ] KHCAA Golden Jubilee Chamber Complex , Kochi United Kingdom [ edit ] Oriel Chambers , Liverpool, England Crypt Chambers , Chester, England Dunfermline City Chambers , Scotland Glasgow City Chambers , Glasgow, Scotland Chambers Institution , Peebles, Scotland, home to
42-414: A balustrade and five highly decorative pediments extending below. The original entrance is still located between the shops and features stained glass leadlight sidelights and French doors between. Originally the entrance hall and vestibule lead to the shops and offices, the staircase being made from polished jarrah . Tiles in different colours have been used for dados, corridors and decorations. The building
63-572: A fashion store, Love in Tokyo , and a beauty treatment centre, Djurra Spa . List of heritage places in Fremantle 32°03′16.9″S 115°44′42.6″E / 32.054694°S 115.745167°E / -32.054694; 115.745167 High Street, Fremantle High Street is the main street running through the City of Fremantle , Western Australia . The street passes by historic landmarks, including
84-505: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Central Chambers (Fremantle) Central Chambers is a heritage listed building located at 61–63 High Street on the corner of Pakenham Street in Fremantle , Western Australia. It was one of many commercial buildings constructed in Fremantle during the gold boom period in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Construction of
105-476: Is embellished in the Italian Renaissance style. It originally had frontal verandahs which were removed 1952. J & W Bateman, owners of the building in 1957, added a loading ramp to the rear of the building. A blaze broke out on the second storey in 1954 but was under control in about 20 minutes. During this time it caused damage estimated at well over £2000. In 2016 the tenants of the building were
126-668: Is known locally—and signed—as High Street. Within twelve years of Fremantle being settled in 1829, High Street was considered the main road of the area. The street was named by the Surveyor-General of Western Australia John Septimus Roe , in line with the traditional naming of main streets in England. The east–west route linked the Round House at Arthur Head to Saint John's Church of England in Kings Square . High Street
147-427: Is the western terminus of State Route 7. High Street continues south-west, passing, after 400 metres (1,300 ft), through Queens Square , a set of four squares around High Street's intersection with Parry Street . Another 230 metres (750 ft) along is Queen Street , the north-eastern edge of Kings Square. High Street is a pedestrian mall through Kings square, and for another 100 metres (330 ft) west of
168-493: The Fremantle Town Hall . The buildings include: At the town hall the pedestrian mall is crossed by the intersection of Adelaide and William streets it then continues through Kings Square until it reaches Queen Street. The section of road through Kings Square is frequently used for festivals and markets. From Queens Street, High Street continues east until it abuts Leach Highway at Carrington street. Along this section of
189-584: The Round House , the Fremantle Town Hall , and the Fremantle War Memorial , through the Fremantle West End Heritage area and through two town squares . Trams operated along High Street for 47 years, between 1905 and 1952. Running east–west, High Street continues as Leach Highway , a major arterial road, at Stirling Highway , linking Fremantle with Perth Airport although the stretch of road between Stirling Highway and Carrington Street
210-614: The NRHP in Harris County, Texas Broadway–Chambers Building , 277 Broadway, New York City, designed by Cass Gilbert Chambers Building, a historic building of Davidson College See also [ edit ] Central Chambers (disambiguation) City Chambers (disambiguation) Chambers House (disambiguation) Chambers Island Light , Fish Creek, Wisconsin, U.S., NRHP-listed Andy Chambers Ranch Historic District , Grand Teton Park, Wyoming, U.S., NRHP-listed Topics referred to by
231-580: The Tweeddale Museum and Gallery United States [ edit ] Richard H. Chambers United States Court of Appeals , Pasadena, California Chambers Building (Kansas City, Missouri) , listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) Wilson–Chambers Mortuary , Portland, Oregon, NRHP-listed Chambers Building (Penn State) , one of Penn State's academic buildings Farnsworth & Chambers Building , Houston, Texas, listed on
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#1732851372557252-431: The building commenced in 1906 and was completed in 1907. it was extensively restored in 1991. It is a Federation Free Classical style design. A butcher named William Pearse had a shop on the site dating from the 1850s. This was followed by a two-storey building Georgian style building with she-oak shingled roof, later replaced with corrugated iron and verandahs in the 1870s and then demolished in 1906 to make way for
273-458: The building were George and William Silas Pearse , and the building originally contained a range of shops and offices. The building is constructed of brickwork throughout resting on a basecourse of rusticated bluestone. It features a decorative façade on the first floor exterior featuring Central Chambers in stucco . The paired windows feature stucco and pilastered and stucco arches with elaborate decorations above and piers below. The parapet has
294-475: The continuation of State Route 7 , meeting Stirling Highway after 1.4 kilometres (0.9 mi), at the highway's southern terminus. This stretch of road between Carrington Street and Stirling Highway is a part of Leach Highway. The road continues west for another 600 metres (2,000 ft), until it reaches Monument Hill at its intersection with East Street and Swanbourne Street. From there it turns south-west, reaching Ord Street after 300 metres (980 ft), which
315-534: The current building. Central Chambers was built by the contractor Richard Rennie, who had previously built Owston's Buildings in 1903 and the National Hotel in 1895. It was designed by architect Frederick William Burwell who also designed the Victoria Pavilion , Sail and Anchor Hotel , Fowler's Warehouse , Owston's Buildings and Marmion House. The superintendent of works was W. Sefton. The clients for
336-431: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Chambers Building . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chambers_Building&oldid=1145694660 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
357-485: The square, until Market Street. South-west from this point, the street is one-way for 400 metres (1,300 ft), until it reaches Cliff Street. The road's terminus is only 65 metres (213 ft) further along, at Little High Street, adjacent to the Round House. High Street is lined by a significant number of heritage buildings between the Round House and where it becomes a pedestrian mall, at Market Street just west of
378-535: The tramway scheme were not finalised until June 1904. The Fremantle and East Fremantle councils financed the project through a loan of 80,000 pounds. The first trial runs of trams along High Street were on 30 September 1905, with the system officially opening on 30 October of that year. Trams operated along High Street until 1952, when the trams in Fremantle were replaced by buses. The trams were taken out of service due to their economic costs and to relieve traffic congestion on roads. The last tram service operated
399-514: Was carried out as part of a traffic management plan for Fremantle, which reinstated Kings Square as a town square , and turned the streets around the square into a one way rotary . A plan for an electric tram network in Fremantle was submitted to the City Council in July 1897, that included routes along High Street. However, there was some opposition to the plans from local residents. The details of
420-503: Was first paved in 1858 with Yorkshire flagstones; however, initially only the northern side of the road was paved. In 1881, the extension of High Street commenced after Saint John's Church sold land for the Fremantle Town Hall , and a right of way through Kings Square, to the Fremantle City Council . In the 1960s, High Street was closed to traffic and made into a pedestrian mall between Queen Street and Market Street. This
441-549: Was on 8 November 1952. The section of High Street between Carrington Street and Stirling Highway was upgraded between 2019 and 2022 to a dual carriageway expressway with a roundabout replacing the T junction with the latter road. The route is part of the main freight access for vehicles accessing the Port of Fremantle, and is a very busy intersection for trucks. The street begins at the intersection of Leach Highway and Carrington Street, at Fremantle's eastern edge. It travels west as
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