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Revision as of 06:22, 7 December 2011
Wallcliffe House was a heritage listed two storey stone, shingle and corrugated iron homestead located near Prevelly and the mouth of the Margaret River in Western Australia.[1] It was built by Alfred and Ellen Bussell (nee Heppingstone) between 1855 and 1865 in the Victorian-Georgian style,[2] using limestone quarried on the property and pit-sawn jarrah.
Before building Wallcliffe, the Bussells had a 300-hectare (740-acre) property "Ellensbrook" near Yallingup. This was subsequently damaged by fire, prompting the move to Wallcliffe.[3] Wallcliffe became the centerpiece of a 24,000-hectare (59,000-acre) estate extending from Cowaramup to the Donnelly River. In 1876, 16 year-old Grace Bussell famously helped save the lives of around 50 people as the SS Georgette sunk off nearby Calgardup Bay. The property stayed in the Bussell family until being sold in 1902 to A.C. Loaring and N. McLeod, after the Union Bank foreclosed.
The southern coastal portion of the Wallcliffe property was sold in 1953 to be used as a caravan park and for camping. That area was subsequently subdivided and parts later became the township of Prevelly.
In 1988-89 it was renovated extensively by the then owners Mark and Cate Hohnen and since then has been used for private purposes. The property is currently owned by prominent Western Australian businessman Michael Chaney.
In November 2011 the homestead was destroyed by a major bushfire in the area.[4]
References
- ^ "Register of Heritage Places - Assessment Documentation" (PDF). Heritage Council of Western Australia. 25 November 2011.
- ^ "Register of Heritage Places - Permanent Entry" (PDF). Heritage Council of Western Australia. 25 November 2011.
- ^ "Redgate Beach". Margaret River Vista. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ "Rain could help damp down WA bushfires". ABC News. 25 November, 2011.
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Further Reading
Gil Hardwick, Castle Dangerous: The Alfred Pickmore Bussell Estate, Margaret River, Western Australia. Perth, WA: Hesperian Press, 2003, ISBN 978-0-85905-322-8.