Draft conservation plan, Fremantle Oval and the Victoria Pavilion
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Corporate AuthorHeritage and Conservation Professionals; Fremantle (W.A. : Municipality). CouncilDescriptionThe Fremantle Oval, formerly known as Barracks Field and forming part of the convict land grant gazetted in 1851, was established as a recreation ground in 1894. The football field was laid out in 1895 and the Victoria Pavilion, providing facilities for players and seating for spectators, was constructed in 1897. The oval and pavilion have been continuously used for sporting, community and civic events from the 1890's to the present. Over the years the oval has been adapted to the needs of the Fremantle community and the various users of the grounds. In 1960 South Fremantle Football Club built their clubhouse on freeholds land on the southern side of the oval. The most recent significant change to the oval and pavilion was the realignment of Parry Street which necessitated alterations to the western boundary of the oval grounds and reduction in the area of the site. This also had the effect of placing the back of the Victorial Pavilion on the newly created street frontage which fundamentally altered the public face of the structure. The preparation of the conservation plan for the Fremantle Oval was commissioned by the City of Fremantle who hold the land as a Crown Grant in Trust. Fremantle City Council has decided to prepare a Conservation Plan for Fremantle Oval to guide all future development, management and maintenance proposed to be carried out on and around the OvalImprintPerth, W.A. Heritage and conservation professionals 1995Collation112 p. ill., plans, maps, facsims. 30 cm.LanguageEnglishDate Published1995Notes Archival copy held offsite with Council archives PC0628; "October 1995"Dewey Class712.5 HERPublication FormatReport
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Draft conservation plan, Fremantle Oval and the Victoria Pavilion. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 28/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/24991
