MARCH 2013
The architectural-type gardens are neatly planted, and a few residential blocks have now been sold. Slowly there are signs of new life on the AFC site.
There are signs of the former life too with part of the wall of the Calyx building having been tidied up to present as a reminder of the activities of the first potters working there in the 1920s. Sadly its full impact is reduced by the presence of a road running right through the middle of it. With my passion for a dedicated centre to display pieces of the beautiful pottery, I couldn’t help thinking that the Calyx building, would have made a great heritage centre for this purpose.
At this stage the public art is unmissable, and now is a good time to have a look at the pieces while they sit there in comparitive isolation. The art works are sure to take on a different appearance when surrounded by multi-storey buildings. I am told that recycled materials from the site have been used for paving, railings and metal fixtures. These are in stark contrast with the art creations – giant plates made in primary colours and the brilliant white ‘plate’ decorated with little punched-out butterflies.
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DECEMBER 2012
Access to the AFC Site is open from Hay Street now and it is possible to drive around much of the site or to take a walk around.
The first of the blocks went up for auction on Saturday 1 December 2012
The re-development of the site is well-advanced with roads and paths formed, grass and gardens planted and Public Art in place.
The redevelopment of the site where the pottery factory once stood in Hay Street, Subiaco ,is well underway. The old tunnel-kiln has been cut up and removed from the site, to be reinstalled into one of the buildings to be built on the site.
In response to the Wembley Ware Society’s call for a Museum to be built on the AFC site, the CEO of the Subiaco Redevelopment Authority has indicated Lot 207 on the site plans would be suitable for a Wembley Ware Museum. For this proposal to be advanced discussions between the City of Subiaco and the SRA will have to be held. Members of the Wembley Ware Society are confident that the SRA and the City of Subiaco will discuss potential space available on the AFC site for a Museum or Interpretative Centre to display the varieties of china which were produced on the site over the years.
AUGUST 2012
The re-development of the site is well-advanced with roads and paths formed, grass and gardens planted and Public Art in place.
High wire fencing surrounds the large block with locked gates preventing admission at this stage. Expressions of interest which were sought months ago have not resulted in any building activity to date.
JANUARY 2011
The redevelopment of the site where the pottery factory once stood in Hay Street, Subiaco ,is well underway. The old tunnel-kiln has been cut up and removed from the site, but is expected to be reinstalled prominently on the site.
In response to the Wembley Ware Society’s call for a Museum to be built on the AFC site, the former CEO of the Subiaco Redevelopment Authority has indicated Lot 207 on the site plans would be suitable for a Wembley Ware Museum. For this proposal to be advanced discussions between the City of Subiaco and the SRA will have to be held.
Members of the Wembley Ware Society are counting on the MRA and the City of Subiaco to discuss potential space available on the AFC site for a Museum or Interpretative Centre to display the varieties of china which were produced on the site over the years.
Subiaco pottery(click here for interactive Google Map of site)