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E Shed
Wikipedia:
E Shed was built in 1929. In 1995 this shed was moved from its location alongside the river at Victoria Quay to vacant land behind B and C sheds. The shed was rotated 180 degrees in the process. The design was carried out by Tarek Ibrahim for AND Design. The construction work was carried out by Fini Group for the cost of A$6M including developing the building into a market.
David Hutchison, Fremantle Walks, 2006:
This was remodelled at the same time as D Shed. It was moved to its present position in 1996, where it operates as a tourist-orientated market, including cafes and restaurants.
Jack Kent describes the 1929 E Shed in the 1991 report:
HISTORY
'E' Shed, in its present form, dates back to 1928/29 when both 'E' and 'D' Sheds were re-modelled as longer and wider sheds in place of three sheds, 'E' , 'D' and 'F' that occupied similar sites. It is likely that parts of these two 'new' sheds, or at least some of their building materials or elements were originally part of the previous sheds and were incorporated into the re-modelling. These alterations were to allow for the better storage of cargo being discharged by larger vessels. It is interesting to note that 'E' Shed has detailing and metal work that matches both 'C' and 'D' Sheds or that conscious design efforts were made to sustain architectural continuity among the goods sheds.
CONSTRUCTION
'E' Shed is simple in form and construction, consisting of three main longitudinal compartments parallel with quayside, The timber roof trusses are supported on timber columns, the roof cover being corrugated asbestos sheeting, and the walls clad in a combination of weatherboards and corrugated pressed metal sheeting. (It is probable that the original materials were weatherboard and corrugated cast iron). The original timber joinery is largely intact and in a fair state of repair. A canopy runs the whole length of the building on the land side, which is supported by large, decorative iron brackets.
ASSESSMENT OF CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE
The simple form and construction of E Shed is complemented by an unusually high standard of detailing for wharf architecture. The building, in essence, is industrial in character but is also attractive in its own right. It forms part of a group of similar wharf sheds that are constructed along the quayside and as such, are visually significant, both in terms of their aesthetic value and in defining the city centre and its interface with the Swan River.
Historically, the wharf goods sheds have been the most adaptable, and thereby successful survivors of the many buildings that have been constructed on the quay, and and consequently rich in physical evidence of past and present wharf activities. 'E' Shed (together with 'D' Shed), demonstrates this ongoing adaptability and wharf use, remains as a very significant building on Victoria Quay.
References and Links
Hutchison, David 1999, 'Shedding light on sheds in transit', Fremantle Studies, 1: 66-76.
Hutchison, David, 'Walk 1: Victoria Quay', Fremantle Walks.
Hutchison, David, Jack Kent, Agnieshka Kiera, Russell Kingdom, Larraine Stevens, Tanya Suba, 1991, Victoria Quay and its Architecture its History and Assessment of Cultural Significance, City of Fremantle; Part II: Jack Kent: 'Architectural evaluation of existing buldings and assessment of their cultural significance', 54 pp. These are pp. 28-29.
Fremantle Society Newsletter, October 1994: E Shed was 'saved' by the Society, which persuaded Fremantle Ports to retain it but move it to the other side of the access road for use as a tourism retail centre.
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This page incorporates material from Garry Gillard's Freotopia website, that he started in 2014 and the contents of which he donated to Wikimedia Australia in 2024. The content was originally hosted at freotopia.org/port/eshed.html, and has been edited since it was imported here (see page history). The donated data is also preserved in the Internet Archive's collection.