Burt Memorial Hall

Burt Memorial Hall is a hall located on the southern side of Cathedral Square on St Georges Terrace, in Perth, Western Australia.

Burt Memorial Hall
Burt Hall from the west
General information
Architectural styleGothic Revival, Inter-War Period (c. 1915-1940)
Address38 St Georges Terrace
Town or cityPerth, W.A.
CountryAustralia
Coordinates31.9560°S 115.8613°E / -31.9560; 115.8613
Construction started26 October 1917
Completed1918
Opened12 June 1918
Design and construction
ArchitectParry, George Herbert
DeveloperArnott, C. W.
Website
St George’s Cathedral Chapter
TypeState Registered Place
Designated13 August 2004
Reference no.2101

Septimus and Louisa Burt gifted it to the Anglican Church in Perth, in memory of their sons who had lost their lives in World War I, Theodore in 1917, and Francis in 1918.[1]

The site was formerly the location of an old bungalow building used as a military officers quarters before becoming a church office.[2]

The foundation stone was laid on 26 October 1917 by Sir John Forrest, and the hall was opened on 12 June 1918 by Lieutenant Governor Sir Edward Albert Stone.[3] The hall was designed by George Herbert Parry and built by C. W. Arnott.[4]

In 1922, in memory of Septimus Burt, a stained glass window was placed in the hall.[5]

The hall was utilised for a number of activities, including proselytising for secession in the 1930s.[6] It was also used as a venue for exhibitions and events in the 1930s,[7] and during the Second World War.[8]

The hall was renovated in the late 1930s, with reopening celebrated in 1939.[9][10] Further renovations occurred in 2010, with a 2014 completion, including a re-roofing.

References
  1. Register of Heritage Places - Assessment Documentation: Burt Memorial Hall (PDF), Heritage Council of Western Australia, 20 February 2004, archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2012, retrieved 20 March 2016
  2. "PICTORIAL FLASHBACK". The Daily News. LXVIII (23, 533). Western Australia. 14 September 1950. p. 9 (FINAL). Retrieved 20 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia. Pictorial Flashback has a photograph at the top of the article showing the style of the architecture, the verandahs and roof style, taken from St Georges Terrace
  3. "HONOURING THE BRAVE". The West Australian. XXXIV (5, 051). Western Australia. 13 June 1918. p. 4. Retrieved 8 September 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. http://heritageperth.com.au/properties/burt-memorial-hall/ Burt Memorial Hall
  5. "BURT MEMORIAL WINDOW". The Daily News. XLI (14, 880). Western Australia. 27 December 1922. p. 6. Retrieved 1 October 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. Lovekin, A; Western Australia; Dominion League of Western Australia (1930), Can we secede from the Commonwealth? : a paper read before the Dominion League of Western Australia at Burt Memorial Hall, Perth, on May 23, 1930, Fred. Wm. Simpson, Government Printer, retrieved 20 March 2016
  7. W.A.Naturalists Club in 1939 "NATURALISTS' TROPHIES". The West Australian. 55 (16, 601). Western Australia. 16 September 1939. p. 12. Retrieved 8 September 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. "Social at Burt Memorial Hall". The West Australian. 57 (17, 050). Western Australia. 26 February 1941. p. 10. Retrieved 8 September 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. "BURT MEMORIAL HALL RE-OPEN". Sunday Times (Perth) (2147). Western Australia. 19 March 1939. p. 14. Retrieved 8 September 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. "Burt Memorial Hall Re-opening". The Daily News. LVII (19, 961). Western Australia. 18 March 1939. p. 23. Retrieved 20 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
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