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The Padbury Buildings was a building complex in Forrest Place in

Perth Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...

, Western Australia. It was located the full length of Forrest Place between Wellington Street and Murray Street. They were constructed in 19241925. It was a low set building adjacent to the higher

Boans Boans was a department store chain that operated in Perth, Western Australia between from the late 19th century to the late 20th century. It was located between Wellington Street and Murray Street and had the Padbury Buildings between it an ...

building, which later was demolished to make way for the Myer building. The city buildings housed a range of businesses, and associations with significant organisations as tenants at various stages. They were a part of a set of

buildings A building, or edifice, is an enclosed structure with a roof and walls standing more or less permanently in one place, such as a house or factory (although there's also portable buildings). Buildings come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and funct ...

associated with William Padbury (nephew of Walter Padbury) in Western Australia. Due to the location on Forrest Place, it was photographed regularly throughout its history. In 1937 a series of sectional photographs were made along the Forrest Place frontage. The buildings were demolished in 1987, in preparation for the site of the Forrest Chase complex. In 1990, the buildings and contribution of Walter Padbury were memorialised in Padbury Walk, the walkway between the

Carillon City Carillon City is a major Australian shopping centre, located in Perth. It is located in the middle of the Perth main retail precinct between the Hay and Murray Street malls, at the southern end of Forrest Place. It is linked to St Georges Terrac ...

shopping centre and Forrest Chase.

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{{coord missing, Western Australia Forrest Place Former buildings and structures in Perth, Western Australia 1925 establishments in Australia 1987 disestablishments in Australia Buildings and structures demolished in 1987 Demolished buildings and structures in Western Australia