The Fremantle Markets is a

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located on the corner of South Terrace and Henderson Street,

Fremantle Fremantle () () is a port city in Western Australia located at the mouth of the Swan River (Western Australia), Swan River in the metropolitan area of Perth, the state capital. Fremantle Harbour serves as the port of Perth. The Western Australi ...

, Western Australia. Built in 1897, it houses over 150 shops for

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ers, and

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s in the historic Hall, and fresh food producers, vegetable growers and food retailers in The Yard. It is open on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, as well as most public holidays and is a popular Fremantle

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destination considered "a Fremantle institution".

History

Designed in the Federation Romanesque style, the architects were Joseph Herbert EalesJ. H. Eales was a

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architect who later redesigne
parts of the interior
of the Weld Club. and Charles Oldham.Often working in partnership with Alfred Cox, Charles Lancelot Oldham was later responsible for such buildings as th
P&O Building in Phillimore St, Fremantle

on the corner of

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and Wellington Streets, Perth, th
former Town Hall
in

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, th
Murchison Club Hotel
in Cue, and buildings a
151-165 Beaufort Street

, an

in Perth. Oldham died in 1920, but his company exists to this day as Oldham Boas Ednie-Brown Pty Ltd. The

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was laid by

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Sir John Forrest on 6 November 1897, and the principal construction was carried out between 1898 and 1902 at a cost of £8,268, equivalent to in . The interior walls are mainly rough washed

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, with a high

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roof supported by large

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columns. The perimeter of the markets is lined with small shops, and the main entry to the market is through ornate stone arches on the Henderson Street and Market Street frontages. The buildings functioned as a wholesale food and produce market until the 1950s, when this was taken over by the Perth Metropolitan Markets on Wellington Street. The original

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s were demolished, and the main body of the market buildings was used as a packing and distribution centre until the early 1970s. The buildings then sat vacant until they were restored by the Fremantle City Council in 1975 using funding from the National Estate grants program, and reopened on 31 October 1975. While the basic structure was retained, the internal layout was altered to accommodate permanent retail stalls, a bar was built in one corner, and the verandahs were replaced. An area known as Farmer's Lane was established to the north of the main market hall, which housed temporary fruit and vegetables stalls covered with tarpaulins and umbrellas.This image
shows the service yard at the rear of the markets before the establishment of Farmer's Lane. Part of this area was damaged by fire in May 1992, prompting the building of a new Fruit and Vegetable Hall using tin and timber

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from the

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wool stores. This extension won a commendation from the

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in 1993, and the Fremantle Markets were permanently entered on the Register of Heritage Places in November of that year.

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Heritage Listing

Conservation Plan
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