Heritage TitleM.W.S.S. & D.B. PUMPING STATION, 166 MARINE TERRACEAddress166 Marine Tce South FremantleHeritage Place No21271Street Number166Construction CommencedConstructed from 1913Construction MaterialWall STONE LimestoneRoof METAL Other MetalFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesSOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES: Community services & utilitiesStatement Of SignificanceThe place has historic and aesthetic significance as a fine example of a small public building in the Federation Arts and Crafts style constructed as part of the water supply and deep sewerage systems service to Perth and Fremantle developed by the Government of Western Australia.ConditionCondition assessed as good (assessed from streetscape survey only).HistoryLot 40/1 of 6 in Fitzgerald Terrace (later Marine Terrace) was acquired by the Western Australian Government in 1914/15 for the purposes of erecting a sewerage pumping station. The pumping station was built c. 1913, when many houses in South Fremantle were connected to the deep sewerage system.
For a discussion of the development of Perth and Fremantle’s sewerage systems, see Heritage Council of Western Australia, ‘Register of Heritage Places: Low Level Pumping Stations 1 & 2, Perth’.Physical Description166 Marine Terrace is a single storey painted stone and Colorbond gabled roof former pumping station. The walls are painted limestone. The roof is a new Colorbond hipped roof with a small central gable. There are three timber framed windows in the Marine Terrace elevation.Place UseOriginal Use GOVERNMENTAL Pumping StationPresent Use GOVERNMENTAL Pumping StationArchitectural StylesFederation Arts and CraftsIntegrity/AuthenticityHigh degree of integrity (original intent clear, current use compatible, high long term sustainability).
Medium degree of authenticity with some original fabric remaining.
(These statements based on street survey only).Place TypeIndividual Building or Group
Local Government Statutory Heritage Listings
Local Government Statutory Listing CustodianCity of FremantleLocal Government Statutory Listing TypeHeritage ListLocal Government Statutory Listing StatusYesLocal Government Statutory Listing Date08 Mar 2007
M.W.S.S. & D.B. PUMPING STATION, 166 MARINE TERRACE. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 04/08/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/56942
