Perth City Council has three walk commentaries that can be downloaded and played on your MP3 Player. The first of these I followed was "Convicts and Colonials". I caught the train into the CBD from Thornlie train station, quite a pleasant ride and a beautiful day, arriving about 10.30am on a Saturday morning.
The walk commenced at the Perth town Hall, as do all the walks. From the town Hall you are lead to the Old Deanery on St Georges Tce, across the road to Government House, then into Stirling Gardens to the Old Court House, built 1836. From here you go Barrack street to the old Gaol, now museum and then back into Perth up Murray Street to St Mary's Cathedral. St Mary's has had 35 million spent on it to complete the building programme that was halted by the Great Depression in 1930. They have from an architectural viewpoint done a great job, they just need to correct their doctrinal errors. Along the way the commentary points out other significant buildings, there are quite a few when you slow down and have a look.
All up I probably walked about 5 kms, getting home on the train around 2.30pm. The walk around the CBD on a sunny day was more pleasant than what I expected, and the commentary was very interesting.
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| Old Treasury Building |
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| Government House |
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| Old Deanery |
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| Perth Town Hall |
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