Padbury Buildings, Perth

Buildings in Perth, Western Australia

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

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]

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]

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1. ^ "FORREST PLACE LAND". The West Australian. Vol. XXXIX, no. 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. Vol. XL, no. 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