What’s been Lost

Over the years many fine buildings in the centre of Perth, many dating from the first gold rush in the 1890s have been demolished to make way for the ‘concrete giants’ which now dominate the city skyline.   The following is a selection of fine buildings of central Perth that are, alas, no more. 

Adelphi Hotel (SE corner of Mill Street). Built in 1936 and demolished in about 1967.
AMP Building (NW corner of William Street). Built in 1915 and demolished in 1972. The statue that adorned the top corner of the building can now be seen on the side of Herdsman Lake!
CMLA Building (Corner of Sherwood Court and St George’s Terrace). The Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Building was built in1936 and demolished in some time in the 1970s.
Perpetual Trustees (Corner of Howard Street and St George’s Terrace). Built in 1906 and demolished in 1979.
A wet day in the 1930s on St George
A wet day in the 1930s on St George's Terrace
A St George’s Terrace group: ANZ Bank, Commercial Assurance, City Mutual Assurance and London Court (thankfully, still there)
A St George’s Terrace group: ANZ Bank, Commercial Assurance, City Mutual Assurance and London Court (thankfully, still there)
The Stock Exchange (St George’s Terrace). Built in 1890, but when did it go?
The Stock Exchange (St George’s Terrace). Built in 1890, but when did it go?
Winterbottom’s Garage (SW corner of Mill Street). Built in 1929 and demolished in the 1970s.
St George’s Cathedral Chambers (behind St George’s Cathedral). Built c. 1870 and demolished in the 1970s.
St George’s Cathedral Chambers (behind St George’s Cathedral). Built c. 1870 and demolished in the 1970s.
Moir
Moir's Chambers, on the south-west corner of Barrack Street and St George's Terrace, was designed by architect J.J. Talbot Hobbs in Federation Romanesque style and completed in 1897. It was then demolished in 1960 to make way for a second T & G building.

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