Jewell House

The following photos are just a series of external shots, monitoring the progress of the building and the dilapidation which tends to come from abandoned buildings after a series of time. Vacated in 2013 when the WA Health Department decided not to renew YMCA Perth's lease, it has remained somewhat dormant since then, although in a good condition for this whole time.

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In 2020, I spoke with security at Royal Perth Hospital about obtaining permission in photographing the interior of the building but they said it wasn't possible. Due to a group of "hardcore, feral squatters" who were persistently gaining entry into the building, as well as leaving drug paraphernalia around, they themselves had to enter in no less than a four-man team kitted up with full protection from stab-proof vests and helmets with full face visors.

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A development application has since been lodged (and presumed approved) for the redevelopment of this site. A caretaker was said to have been living in the building, or atleast looking after it, although asbestos signs are now displayed in the windows.

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Firefighters were also training in the building during 2018 and possibly in the years surrounding it.