Kirk's (Pensioner) Cottage

Kirk's (Pensioner) Cottage on Stirling Terrace in Toodyay, Western Australia was built between 1852 and 1856 by convict labour.

Pensioner Guards were retired army or police officers who were given pay and benefits to travel with convicts on the transportation ships from England.

Upon arrival most of them continued to serve the Convict Establishment (managed from the Fremantle Prison site) as guards.

Pensioner guard Francis Kirk was allocated this site and he and his family were the first occupants of the modest cottage that was built.

Today the building is at a lower level than the road and is a single storey brick residence with iron hipped roof, a side weatherboard extension which extends around to the rear and timber framed windows.