Princess Royal Fortress
Princess Royal Fortress | |
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General information | |
Type | Heritage listed fortress |
Location | Albany, Western Australia |
Coordinates | 35°01′50.6″S 117°54′40.5″E / 35.030722°S 117.911250°E |
Type | State Registered Place |
Designated | 29 November 1996 |
Reference no. | 26 |
Princess Royal Fortress, also known as Albany Forts,
Name
The fortress is named after Princess Royal Harbour, which
Establishment
During the 19th century, the loss of the
Fires and changes
In 1897, a fire, caused by an incendiary, destroyed the canteen, mess-room and library. The buildings were all
The fortress was staffed by eight officers and five men of the South Australian Permanent Artillery in 1902.[8]
A fire broke out in buildings at the western end of the forts in 1907. The quartermaster sergeant's office, the armament room and the stationery locker were burned to the ground.[9]
In 1909, the
Restoration
The fortress was extensively restored commencing in 1987[3] and continued throughout the rest of the 1980s.[6]
Eventually the site became a museum; within the fortress grounds are restored military equipment including shore batteries,
National Anzac Centre
The entire site underwent a major upgrade in preparation for the
The National Anzac Centre was named the state's best Heritage Tourism Project at the Western Australian Heritage Awards in 2015.[14] The centre received approximately 25,000 visitors in the first three months[15] and over 45,000 during its first six months of operation.[14]
By September 2016, the centre was ranked as Australia's number one museum by
Engineering heritage award
The battery and magazine received a Historic Engineering Marker from Engineers Australia as part of its Engineering Heritage Recognition Program.[16]
See also
- List of places on the State Register of Heritage Places in the City of Albany
References
- ^ a b "Albany Forts (Princess Royal Fortress)". Government of Western Australia. 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ a b c "Princess Royal Fortress". Albany Region. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ a b c "Princess Royal Fortress, Forts Road (off Marine Drive), Mt Adelaide". Albany Gateway. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ "Princess Royal Fortress - Albany - WA". Parable Productions. 8 November 2010. Archived from the original on 8 February 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ "Princess Royal Fortress". Rainbow Coast. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ a b c Peter Dunn (2004). "Princess Royal Fortress, Albany, WA during WWII". Australians at war. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ "Fire at the Albany Forts". Western Mail. Perth, Western Australia: National Library of Australia. 5 March 1897. p. 8. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ "The Albany Forts". The Advertiser. Adelaide, South Australia: National Library of Australia. 14 November 1902. p. 4. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ "Fire at Albany Forts". Kalgoorlie Western Argus. Kalgoorlie, Western Australia: National Library of Australia. 1 January 1907. p. 34. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ "Things to See and Do". City of Albany. 2015. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "Albany Forts". InHerit. Heritage Council of Western Australia. 8 February 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ a b "National Anzac Centre number 1 on TripAdvisor". Media Statements. Government of Western Australia. 14 September 2016. Archived from the original on 20 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "The National Anzac Centre". National Anzac Centre. 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Albany National Anzac Centre, Princess Royal Fortress win WA Heritage Awards". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ "National Anzac Centre". State Heritage Office. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Princess Royal Battery & Magazine, 1892-". Engineers Australia. Retrieved 7 May 2020.