Notre Dame University ND2 & ND3 - formerly Bateman’s Warehouse
21 - 25 Mouat St (was 47-51 pre 1938)
21 - 23 Mouat Street (ND2 Courtyard) contains a landscape courtyard c. 1990s. A Post-Modern style brick and concrete screen wall stands on the front site boundary. A substantial brick warehouse in the Post-War Modernist style currently stands at 25 Mouat Street (ND3 Student Recreation). The two storey building is built up to the site boundaries on Mouat Street and Croake Lane and covers most of the site.
Originally the site of an old picture garden, access was via a lane way which ran past a row of six c.1880 cottages on the northern border of lot 37.
A stone warehouse, hardware store and plumbing supplies, part of the Bateman Co, occupied lot 38. J &W Bateman, hardware and plumbing supplies, warehouses, etc occupied both sides of Mouat St through to Henry St, including lots 37-38 Mouat St, lots 50-54 Mouat St and lots 67-72 Henry St. This warehouse was demolished c 1937 and the cottages were demolished in 1942.
1944 WANTED for L. V. O'Hara and Co, Fremantle Produce Store, strong willing youth, about 16 years, good chance improving position. Apply Boys' Section National Service Office, Perth. (reference)
1948 LOST between Belmont and Fremantle. Spare 32 x 6 Goodyear Tyre mounted on grey rim. Finder please contact L. V. O'Hara and Co., Fremantle. L2467, reward. (reference)
The brick Post-War Modernist Bateman's Warehouse was constructed at 25 Mouat Street for J. W Bateman c. 1966. 21 - 23.
The warehouses on 21-23 Mouat Street were demolished in 1996 for the development of Notre Dame University buildings.
OCCUPANTS
Lot 36 owners:
1829 - 1837 Chappell & Rogers
1855-1879 W. Chidlow
1856 - 1857 Hodges, Mrs
Lot 37 owners:
1829 - 1837 Chappell, Cleoph
1855 Chidlow
1856 - 1857 Hodges, Mrs
1858 - 1879 Chidlow, W
Lot 38 owners:
1829 - 1837 Dod, Philip H
1855 - 1879 Habgood, R
No. 21 - 23
1933 - 1937 Sadleir Ltd R C, customs, shipping & forwarding agents (bulk storage store)
1937 - 1938 vacant
No. 21
1939 - 1949 O'Hara & Co L V, product merchants
No. 25
1933 - 1934
Jones, W
Dewez, Joseph
Cowie, James
1933 - 1936 Bennet, William
1933 - 1937
Munro, J
Owen, W S
Kelly, Daniel
Love, George
1935 - 1937 Draper, Frederick
1938 - 1940 Stotters Yard, residential
1940 - 1949 Vacant
