Padbury Buildings, Perth

The Padbury Buildings was a building complex in Forrest Place in Perth, Western Australia. It was located the full length of Forrest Place between Wellington Street and Murray Street. They were constructed in 1924–1925.[1][2][3][4]

Plaque for Padbury Walk
Sign for Padbury Walk
Context with Forrest Place

It was a low set building adjacent to the higher Boans building, which later was demolished to make way for the Myer building. The city buildings housed a range of businesses,[5] and associations with significant organisations as tenants at various stages.[6]

They were a part of a set of buildings associated with William Padbury (nephew of Walter Padbury) in Western Australia. Due to the location on Forrest Place, it was photographed regularly throughout its history.[7][8][9][10] In 1937 a series of sectional photographs were made along the Forrest Place frontage.[11][12][13]

The buildings were demolished in 1987, in preparation for the site of the Forrest Chase complex.[14][15][16] In 1990, the buildings and contribution of Walter Padbury were memorialised in Padbury Walk, the walkway between the Carillon City shopping centre and Forrest Chase.[17]

Notes
  1. "FORREST PLACE LAND". The West Australian. XXXIX (6, 703). Western Australia. 17 November 1923. p. 12. Retrieved 18 November 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. "MR. PADBURY'S NEW BUILDINGS". The West Australian. XL (6, 922). Western Australia. 2 August 1924. p. 7. Retrieved 27 October 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. Padbury Buildings under construction, Forrest Place, Perth, 1925, retrieved 18 November 2017
  4. Mitchell, E. L. (Ernest Lund) (1925), Padbury Buildings under construction, Forrest Place, Perth, retrieved 18 November 2017
  5. Spanney, Richard; Curran and Corser (1946), Proposed rearrangement and renewal of office fittings for Curran and Corser Barristers and Solicitors : Padbury Buildings, Forrest Place, May 1946, retrieved 18 November 2017
  6. W.A. sporting record and dramatic review, J.C. Skull, 1932, retrieved 18 November 2017
  7. Illustrations Ltd (1929), The Padbury Buildings on the eastern side of Forrest Place south from Wellington Street, Perth, retrieved 18 November 2017
  8. Sharr, F. A. (Francis Aubie) (1972), Padbury Buildings in Forrest Place, retrieved 18 November 2017
  9. Mitchell, E. L. (Ernest Lund) (1928), Across the forecourt of the Railway Station to the Padbury Buildings in Forrest Place and Boans Ltd in Wellington Street, Perth, retrieved 18 November 2017
  10. Hotchkin, Ken; Cyril and Ethel Peet Memorial Fund (1977), Padbury Buildings in Forrest Place, Perth, February 1977, retrieved 18 November 2017
  11. TITLE: Sectional photos of Padbury Buildings, Forrest Place CATEGORY: photograph FORMAT: b&w negative TYPE: cellulose nitrate QUANTITY: 10 of 13 images STATUS: preservation material, 1937, retrieved 18 November 2017
  12. TITLE: Sectional photos of Padbury Buildings, Forrest Place CATEGORY: photograph FORMAT: b&w negative TYPE: cellulose nitrate QUANTITY: 3 of 13 images STATUS: preservation material, 1937, retrieved 18 November 2017
  13. TITLE: Sectional photos of Padbury Buildings, Forrest Place CATEGORY: photograph FORMAT: b&w negative TYPE: cellulose nitrate QUANTITY: 2 of 13 images STATUS: preservation material, 1937, retrieved 18 November 2017
  14. Wynne, Emma (17 May 2016). "From marketplace to water labyrinth: The changing faces of Forrest Place". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  15. Jim Clarko, Member for Karrinyup (14 November 1985). "Forrest Place and City Station Development Bill" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Western Australia: Legislative Assembly. pp. 4463–4465.
  16. Whitlam, Gough (20 February 1974). Joint Statement by The Prime Minister, Mr. Whitlam the Premier of Western Australia, Mr. Tonkin and the Lord Mayor of Perth, Mr. Lee-Steere. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  17. Jenkins, Phillip (1988), Forrest Chase shops and Padbury Walk, retrieved 18 November 2017

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