Weld Club

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Weld Club
Formation8 August 1871;150 years ago (8 August 1871) OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
TypeMale-only social club
Headquarters Barrack Street
Location
Membership (2021)
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Official language
English
Website weldclub.org.au OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Building details
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Weld Club building as viewed from the eastern side of Barrack Street.
Weld Club
General information
TypeHeritage-listed building
Location3 Barrack Street, Perth, Western Australia
Coordinates 31°57′24″S115°51′33″E / 31.956683°S 115.859105°E / -31.956683; 115.859105 Coordinates: 31°57′24″S115°51′33″E / 31.956683°S 115.859105°E / -31.956683; 115.859105 OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Construction started1891;131 years ago (1891)
Completed22 December 1892;129 years ago (22 December 1892) OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg [1]
TypeState Registered Place
Designated17 April 2003
Reference no. 1950

The Weld Club is a private male-only social club in Perth, Western Australia. [2] [3] Founded in 1871 as a gentlemen's club, it is named after Frederick Weld, the chronologically first patron of the club and the Governor of Western Australia at the time.

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Building

As of May 2022, the club occupies a building designed by Talbot Hobbs and constructed in 1892 by the Bunning Brothers, [1] [4] the founders of Bunnings, for the organisation. It is situated at the corner of The Esplanade and Barrack Street, immediately across the street from Stirling Gardens. Appraised for conservation work, [5] it is heritage-listed and has a number of histories of both the club and building published. [6] [7] [8] [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 "The Weld Club's New Building". The Daily News. Perth. 2 January 1892. p. 2. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  2. Smith, Sean (4 August 2018). "Perth's private clubs fail test of time and relevance" . The West Australian. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  3. Robin, Myriam (21 June 2021). "Perth's Weld Club laid bare" . Australian Financial Review. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  4. Howie, Kimberly; Wynne, Emma (29 April 2014). "The exclusive, all-male history of Perth's Weld Club". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  5. Taylor, John; Weld Club; Heritage Council of Western Australia (2002). Conservation plan for the Weld Club, Perth, Western Australia. East Perth: Heritage Council of Western Australia. OCLC   225593708.
  6. "Register of Heritage Places – Permanent Entry: The Weld Club" (PDF). Heritage Council of Western Australia. 17 April 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  7. Louch, Thomas Steane (1966). "Appendix A: Governor Weld Patron of the Club". The First Fifty Years: The History of the Weld Club (1871–1921). Perth, Western Australia: The Weld Club.
  8. Louch, Thomas Steane; Weld Club (1980). The History of the Weld Club 1871–1950 (2nd ed.). Perth: Weld Club. OCLC   220061686.
  9. De Serville, Paul (2003). 3 Barrack Street: the Weld Club 1871–2001. Wahroonga: Helicon Press. ISBN   978-0-9586785-7-5. OCLC   223836514.