Weld Club
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Named afterFrederick Weld
Formation8 August 1871
TypeMale-only social club
HeadquartersBarrack Street, Perth, Australia
| Named after | Frederick Weld |
|---|---|
| Formation | 8 August 1871 |
| Type | Male-only social club |
| Headquarters | Barrack Street, Perth, Australia |
| Membership | 666 (2021) |
Official language | English |
| Website | www.weld.club
Building details |
 Weld Club building as viewed from the eastern side of Barrack Street | |
| 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]