Reference numberE000226DescriptionThe first hotel on this site was the Crown and Thistle built in the early 1850's by the Francisco family. The Francisco family sold the property to Pearse and Owston in 1880. Captain E.H. Fothergill leased it from Pearse and Owston in May 1881, renovated it and named it the Cleopatra after a ship he owned. Fothergill was licensee of the hotel from 1882 and owner from the early 1890's - 1896 when he died at the hotel. Ownership was taken over by the Swan Brewery 1906. The building was demolished and architect J.H. Eales was employed to design a new hotel on the site of the original. The work was completed in August 1907. In 1985 more than $50,000 was spent on renovations and it was renamed the Auld Mug Tavern. A fire gutted the second storey in 1988. 1993-1997 name changed to the West End Hotel 1997 name changed to Coakley's. Came up for sale 2001. The Edmund Rice Centre (affiliated with Notre Dame University) bought the building in Nov 2001.Date1985PhotographerWatkins, SkipPhotograph FormatPhotographDigital ItemYes
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Cleopatra Hotel at 24 High Street (1985). City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 05/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/8669
