The Weld Club is a private male-only

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, Western Australia. Founded in 1871 as a gentlemen's club, it is named after

Frederick Weld Sir Frederick Aloysius Weld (9 May 1823 – 20 July 1891), was a New Zealand politician and a governor of various British colonies. He was the sixth premier of New Zealand, and later served as Governor of Western Australia, Governor of Tasman ...

, the chronologically first patron of the club and the

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at the time.

Building

, the club occupies a building designed by

Talbot Hobbs Lieutenant General Sir Joseph John Talbot Hobbs, (24 August 1864 – 21 April 1938) was an Australian architect and First World War general. Early life Hobbs was born in London, the son of Joseph and his wife Frances Ann Hobbs (née Wilson). E ...

and constructed in 1892 by the Bunning Brothers, the founders of

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, for the organisation. It is situated at the corner of The Esplanade and

Barrack Street Barrack Street is one of two major cross-streets in the Perth central business district, central business district of Perth, Western Australia. Together with St Georges Terrace, Wellington Street, Perth, Wellington Street and William Street, Pe ...

, immediately across the street from

Stirling Gardens Stirling Gardens is a small public park in Perth, Western Australia. Located on the corner of St Georges Terrace and Barrack Street, west of the Government House and north of the Supreme Court buildings, it contains a group of significant scu ...

. Appraised for conservation work, it is heritage-listed and has a number of histories of both the club and building published.

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Building

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