Barracks Arch

[3] The outbuildings included a cookhouse, firing range and gun-room, wash-house, stores and stables, and a fives court constructed later.

[2] The fives court[clarification needed] housed the drawing office, and eventually connected to a mid-1920s addition for the Metropolitan Water Supply, Sewerage and Drainage department.

[3] The Royal Western Australian Historical Society formed a Barracks Defence Council in 1961, and joined the public outcry against demolition in 1966.

[3] The Barracks Defence Council worked to keep the arch and five bays of windows either side, and at worst, keep only the gateway and towers.

[3] Premier David Brand interpreted the results as indecisive, and declared parliament would decide on the arch's fate on a non-party basis.

[7] The conflict over the Barracks is a point where some organizations measure the start and their progress as effective political force in conservation battles.

The Pensioner Barracks in 1905
Pensioner Barracks prior to demolition of all but the arch