Formation | 8 August 1871 |
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Type | Male-only social club |
Headquarters | Barrack Street |
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Membership (2021) | 666 |
Official language | English |
Website |
weldclub |
Building details | |
![]() Weld Club building as viewed from the eastern side of Barrack Street. | |
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General information | |
Type | Heritage-listed building |
Location | 3 Barrack Street, Perth, Western Australia |
Coordinates | 31°57′24″S 115°51′33″E / 31.956683°S 115.859105°E |
Construction started | 1891 |
Completed | 22 December 1892[1] |
Type | State Registered Place |
Designated | 17 April 2003 |
Reference no. | 1950 |
The Weld Club is a private male-only social club in Perth, Western Australia. [2] [3] Founded in 1871 as a gentlemen's club, it is named after Frederick Weld, the chronologically first patron of the club and the Governor of Western Australia at the time.
As of May 2022 [update], the club occupies a building designed by Talbot Hobbs and constructed in 1892 by the Bunning Brothers, [1] [4] the founders of Bunnings, for the organisation. It is situated at the corner of The Esplanade and Barrack Street, immediately across the street from Stirling Gardens. Appraised for conservation work, [5] it is heritage-listed and has a number of histories of both the club and building published. [6] [7] [8] [9]
Men-only and women-only social clubs are allowed under a specific exemption about 'clubs' which can discriminate based on gender for the benefit of club and that it is provided to both men and women separately.