Bateman Hardware
Bateman Hardware was the earliest hardware shop established in Western Australia, and until its demise in the 1980s was the longest-running.
The business was founded by John Bateman in 1834 on property that he bought in the second round of land sales in the nascent Swan River Colony. This land on Henry Street was to be the home of J. & W. Bateman Ltd. for the next 150 years. Initially it was a shipping and warehousing business, and 1840 is given as the "early start of trading, with the help of his young sons, John and Walter".
In 1895 the company built a new warehouse and office building on the corner of High and Henry Streets. This extended along High Street and along Henry Street. It was designed by local architect Herbert Nathaniel Davis.
