Pensioner Guard Cottage
The Pensioner Guard Cottage is a historic building in the Perth suburb of Bassendean, Western Australia. It is the oldest building in Bassendean, built between 1855 and 1857 by ticket of leave convicts staying at the Guildford convict depot.Photo: Gnangarra, CC BY 2.5 au.
- Type: Building
- Description: heritage listed building in Bassendean, Western Australia
- Also known as: “Old Pensioner’s Cottage” and “The Retreat”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Point Reserve, Bassendean and Bassendean Oval.
Point Reserve, Bassendean
Park
Photo: Calistemon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Point Reserve, Bassendean is a park, which is situated 220 metres east of Pensioner Guard Cottage.
Bassendean Oval
Pitch
Bassendean Oval is a sports stadium located in Bassendean, Western Australia. It was officially opened in 1929 and significantly upgraded in 1932. The capacity of the venue is 22,000 people. Bassendean Oval is situated 340 metres northwest of Pensioner Guard Cottage.
Success Hill railway station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Success Hill railway station is a Transperth railway station 11.6 km from Perth railway station, in Western Australia, on the Midland Line. Success Hill railway station is situated 570 metres northwest of Pensioner Guard Cottage.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bassendean and Guildford.
Bassendean
Suburb
Photo: Gnangarra, CC BY 2.5 au.
Bassendean is a north-eastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its local government area is the Town of Bassendean. It is also the name of the sand dune system on the Swan Coastal Plain known as the Bassendean Dune System.
Guildford
Suburb
Photo: Gnangarra, CC BY 2.5 au.
Guildford is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, 12 km northeast of the city centre within the City of Swan. Guildford was founded in 1829 as one of the earliest settlements of the Swan River Colony.
South Guildford
Suburb
Photo: JarrahTree, CC BY 2.5 au.
South Guildford is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located in the City of Swan local government area. It is separated from the suburb of Guildford by the Helena River.
Pensioner Guard Cottage
- Categories: cottage and heritage site
- Location: City of Swan, Western Australia, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-31.90452° or 31° 54′ 16″ southLongitude
115.95912° or 115° 57′ 33″ eastOpen location code
4PWQ3XW5+5JOpenStreetMap ID
way 1498681404OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q56053767
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