The Lincoln Street Ventilation Stack is a prominent landmark in Highgate, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Built by the Metropolitan Water Supply, Sewerage and Drainage Department in 1935 as a sewer vent, it is of brick construction rendered in Art Deco style and stands 38 metres (125 ft) tall, making it the second tallest sewer vent in Australia (after a 40-metre (130 ft) structure in Sydney).[1][2]
The vent was intended to safely discharge acidic gas with the potential to damage Perth's sewer network and was hence built on top of Highgate Hill above a high point in the system. It proved unsuccessful, inadequately venting the sewer gas and – under certain weather conditions – dispersing what gas it vented over the surrounding houses and police station. It was sealed in 1941 after which it was referred to as "Dumas's Folly", after Chief Engineer of the Public Works Department, Russell Dumas.[3]
A similar vent was planned for the suburb of Subiaco, but was never constructed.[4]
In 1941 the Police Wireless Service moved to the adjacent Highgate Police Station, and the vent tower was put into service as a radio antenna. The move and the tower's new function were kept secret – initially to protect against Japanese air raids during World War II – and weren't revealed until 1956. The vent continued in this role until 1975 and several antennas are still visible on top of the structure.
^"VENTILATING STACK". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 3 April 1941. p. 6. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
^"120FT. HIGH". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 27 June 1941. p. 8. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
^Beor, Perry.(2004) Flowing back 'Put out of operation soon after it was commissioned it is also known as the Lincoln Street Ventilating Stack and Dumas' Folly'). Flowing forward, 24 May 2004, p.3,
^Offen, Richard, The Perth Voice, vol. 26 January 2019, p. 5
^Hocking Planning and Architecture; Richard Pawluk & Associates; Heritage Council of Western Australia; LandCorp (W.A.) (1998), Heritage assessment of WA Police Services property Highgate : concerning the Lincoln Street Ventilating Stack, former Police Station & Lock Up (cottage), former Residence (Police Safety Road Unit) at 57 Lincoln Street, corner Smith Street, Reserve 6245 : report to Richard Pawluk & Associates on behalf of Landcorp, distributed by the Heritage Council, archived from the original on 5 September 2008, retrieved 10 March 2012 and Hocking Planning and Architecture; Richard Pawluk & Associates; Heritage Council of Western Australia; LandCorp (W.A.) (1998), Heritage assessment of WA Police Services property Highgate : concerning the Lincoln Street Ventilating Stack, former Police Station & Lock Up (cottage), former Residence (Police Safety Road Unit) at 57 Lincoln Street, corner Smith Street, Reserve 6245 : report to Richard Pawluk & Associates on behalf of Landcorp, distributed by the Heritage Council, archived from the original on 5 September 2008, retrieved 10 March 2012
Referencesedit
HCWA assessment
Further readingedit
The sanitary problem from the sewer gas point of view: sewer ventilation: the high shaft fallacy: protection of water supply Brown, William (London: Eyre and Pottiswoode, East Harding Street), 1898, Scholars Microform University of Western Australia
Identifying Art Deco Facius, R in Trust News: The National Trust of Australia (W.A), 183rd Edition, September 1993
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lincoln, street, ventilation, stack, located, lincoln, street, intersection, with, smith, street, highgate, western, australia, lincoln, street, vent, highgate, western, australiageneral, informationtypeventilation, stacklocationhighgate, western, australiacoo. Lincoln Street Ventilation Stack is located at 57 Lincoln Street at its intersection with Smith Street Highgate Western Australia Lincoln Street Ventilation StackThe Lincoln Street Vent in Highgate Western AustraliaGeneral informationTypeVentilation StackLocationHighgate Western AustraliaCoordinates31 56 33 S 115 52 15 E 31 9424 S 115 8708 E 31 9424 115 8708 Lincoln Street Ventilation Stack Western Australia Heritage RegisterTypeState Registered PlaceDesignated18 December 2007Reference no 3137 Contents 1 History 2 Notes 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksHistory editThe Lincoln Street Ventilation Stack is a prominent landmark in Highgate a suburb of Perth Western Australia Built by the Metropolitan Water Supply Sewerage and Drainage Department in 1935 as a sewer vent it is of brick construction rendered in Art Deco style and stands 38 metres 125 ft tall making it the second tallest sewer vent in Australia after a 40 metre 130 ft structure in Sydney 1 2 The vent was intended to safely discharge acidic gas with the potential to damage Perth s sewer network and was hence built on top of Highgate Hill above a high point in the system It proved unsuccessful inadequately venting the sewer gas and under certain weather conditions dispersing what gas it vented over the surrounding houses and police station It was sealed in 1941 after which it was referred to as Dumas s Folly after Chief Engineer of the Public Works Department Russell Dumas 3 A similar vent was planned for the suburb of Subiaco but was never constructed 4 In 1941 the Police Wireless Service moved to the adjacent Highgate Police Station and the vent tower was put into service as a radio antenna The move and the tower s new function were kept secret initially to protect against Japanese air raids during World War II and weren t revealed until 1956 The vent continued in this role until 1975 and several antennas are still visible on top of the structure The Lincoln Street Vent is listed with the National Trust of Australia and the State Register of Heritage Places 5 Notes edit VENTILATING STACK The West Australian Perth National Library of Australia 3 April 1941 p 6 Retrieved 10 March 2012 120FT HIGH The West Australian Perth National Library of Australia 27 June 1941 p 8 Retrieved 10 March 2012 Beor Perry 2004 Flowing back Put out of operation soon after it was commissioned it is also known as the Lincoln Street Ventilating Stack and Dumas Folly Flowing forward 24 May 2004 p 3 Offen Richard The Perth Voice vol 26 January 2019 p 5 Hocking Planning and Architecture Richard Pawluk amp Associates Heritage Council of Western Australia LandCorp W A 1998 Heritage assessment of WA Police Services property Highgate concerning the Lincoln Street Ventilating Stack former Police Station amp Lock Up cottage former Residence Police Safety Road Unit at 57 Lincoln Street corner Smith Street Reserve 6245 report to Richard Pawluk amp Associates on behalf of Landcorp distributed by the Heritage Council archived from the original on 5 September 2008 retrieved 10 March 2012 and Hocking Planning and Architecture Richard Pawluk amp Associates Heritage Council of Western Australia LandCorp W A 1998 Heritage assessment of WA Police Services property Highgate concerning the Lincoln Street Ventilating Stack former Police Station amp Lock Up cottage former Residence Police Safety Road Unit at 57 Lincoln Street corner Smith Street Reserve 6245 report to Richard Pawluk amp Associates on behalf of Landcorp distributed by the Heritage Council archived from the original on 5 September 2008 retrieved 10 March 2012References editALP press release HCWA assessmentFurther reading editThe sanitary problem from the sewer gas point of view sewer ventilation the high shaft fallacy protection of water supply Brown William London Eyre and Pottiswoode East Harding Street 1898 Scholars Microform University of Western Australia Identifying Art Deco Facius R in Trust News The National Trust of Australia W A 183rd Edition September 1993External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lincoln Street Ventilation Stack The Lincoln Street Sewer Vent Highgate A Brief History of the Suburb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lincoln Street Ventilation Stack amp oldid 1168120873, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
