I grew up in Forrestfield and this area we called slippery rock we played for hrs on end catching gilgies freshwater crayfish exploring and doing what kids do the people who lived there we quite friendly and blessed to live in such tranquility definitely some of my best childhood memories thank you so much.
I go there often and even did a search for information on the house. I am so excited that you have place a video report on it and your experiences. Must of been a magnificent place.
My Father discovered the house ( I think Wally was still building it ) in about 65 or 66 and came home excitedly telling us about it. Years later I had dinner there and you could hardly hear yourself talk at the table due to the water rushing under the house. Wally also owned 500 acres in Australind which He let people use as a comune called Belvedere.
My father and I have walked up there many times thinking what a wonderful setting it would have been to live in, so tightly embraced by nature and the brook there with the views back to the west. Dad passed away last year but he would have greatly appreciated your persistence in finding and sharing these photos. Many many thanks for making this video. Just a little sad Dad never got to see it.
Sorry for your loss. The pics have actually been up on our website for a few years but it was only recently I decided to make this video as video is now a much more popular format.
That was a fascinating story ... and especially the coincidence that enabled you to make the connection. Living in Albany I have often ridden my motorcycle down Homestead Road and then Normans Beach Road to get to Normans Beach and Bettys Beach but of course had no idea such a wondrous house existed in the vicinity. You have certainly seen a lot of our state.
Thank you ! I have known and loved visiting this place for the last 30 years. It has always been a special place, although I've never known the full background story. ..... The bath overlooking the stream gushing over the rocks and the view over Perth at Sunset accompanied by the roos at dusk..... And if you listen carefully, the roar of Lesmurdie falls over the rise in the background......
My uncle told me about visiting Wally Greenhams Gully house, integrating the rocks and creek inside the building - - always sounded fascinating, Thanks for sharing your story and those photos.
Great little video. I grew up in Kalamunda not far from whistlepipe and always wondered about this. I wonder how and if he got permission to build in a national park though?
I am stunned that Wallace also designed and owned the home at Normans Beach! Our family along with the Mouchmore family have been salmon fishing at Bettys Beach since 1957 and they knew the house when it was first built. Surprisingly my girlfriend Kathryn and I stumbled over the Whistlepipe Gully home on an walk down the valley in Lesmurdie when we were 16 & 17 years of age, some 53 years ago. We could not believe how beautiful it was and as no one was home at the time, we walked straight through as it was pretty much open to the environment. Now I know it did not survive, which is a shame.
I'm a mechanical engineer, and we were taught about Pelton wheels, not Penton wheels. BTW, I lived in Lesmurdie, shire of Kalamunda for 18 yrs, and have seen those ruins many times.
Would Perri be open to the photos being publicly accessible? I was doing some research on this house a while back and loved seeing all these new pictures!
I grew up in Forrestfield and this area we called slippery rock we played for hrs on end catching gilgies freshwater crayfish exploring and doing what kids do the people who lived there we quite friendly and blessed to live in such tranquility definitely some of my best childhood memories thank you so much.
Thank you for sharing this interesting story. Unique buildings always fascinate me.
We walked there about a year ago and wondered about the old foundations. Thanks for the video.
I go there often and even did a search for information on the house. I am so excited that you have place a video report on it and your experiences. Must of been a magnificent place.
In my youth I had the great fun of partying at the Whistlepipe house. Wally was a great host and I remember those days fondly.
My Father discovered the house ( I think Wally was still building it ) in about 65 or 66 and came home excitedly telling us about it. Years later I had dinner there and you could hardly hear yourself talk at the table due to the water rushing under the house. Wally also owned 500 acres in Australind which He let people use as a comune called Belvedere.
G’day from the hills of Perth Western Australia , thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Thank you - I've always wondered.
Thanks for this. I walk Whistle Pipe Gully often and wondered about the old house foundations 😀
Thanks for this. I have lived and worked in Albany but had not heard of Dome House at all.
Crumpet creek was also great when growing up there are some old house ruins there too
Grew up in Orange Valley rd, been down the valley quite a few times.
Such a personal tale, well told. Thank you
My father and I have walked up there many times thinking what a wonderful setting it would have been to live in, so tightly embraced by nature and the brook there with the views back to the west. Dad passed away last year but he would have greatly appreciated your persistence in finding and sharing these photos. Many many thanks for making this video. Just a little sad Dad never got to see it.
Sorry for your loss. The pics have actually been up on our website for a few years but it was only recently I decided to make this video as video is now a much more popular format.
That was a fascinating story ... and especially the coincidence that enabled you to make the connection. Living in Albany I have often ridden my motorcycle down Homestead Road and then Normans Beach Road to get to Normans Beach and Bettys Beach but of course had no idea such a wondrous house existed in the vicinity. You have certainly seen a lot of our state.
Very nice video and story, I too always wondered about the house on those foundations at Whistlepipe Gully.
Gee thanks. I have run between Kalamunda and Lesmurdie many times and wondered what that building was half way between.
This is such a Perth gem…. The Perth version of Runyon
Thank you ! I have known and loved visiting this place for the last 30 years. It has always been a special place, although I've never known the full background story. ..... The bath overlooking the stream gushing over the rocks and the view over Perth at Sunset accompanied by the roos at dusk..... And if you listen carefully, the roar of Lesmurdie falls over the rise in the background......
My uncle told me about visiting Wally Greenhams Gully house, integrating the rocks and creek inside the building - - always sounded fascinating, Thanks for sharing your story and those photos.
What an interesting story , well done! 😊
Great little video. I grew up in Kalamunda not far from whistlepipe and always wondered about this. I wonder how and if he got permission to build in a national park though?
I suspect it wasn't a national park back then.
I am stunned that Wallace also designed and owned the home at Normans Beach! Our family along with the Mouchmore family have been salmon fishing at Bettys Beach since 1957 and they knew the house when it was first built. Surprisingly my girlfriend Kathryn and I stumbled over the Whistlepipe Gully home on an walk down the valley in Lesmurdie when we were 16 & 17 years of age, some 53 years ago. We could not believe how beautiful it was and as no one was home at the time, we walked straight through as it was pretty much open to the environment. Now I know it did not survive, which is a shame.
Thanks for the comment. I would have loved to see the house in person.
Nice work
good story, well done
Thank you so much. When did you visit. I noticed the water flowing
The video footage is a few years old. It would have been taken in early springtime.
I'm a mechanical engineer, and we were taught about Pelton wheels, not Penton wheels. BTW, I lived in Lesmurdie, shire of Kalamunda for 18 yrs, and have seen those ruins many times.
@@meetim6271 Thanks for the correction.
Would Perri be open to the photos being publicly accessible? I was doing some research on this house a while back and loved seeing all these new pictures!
Contact me at info@wanowandthen.com and I will see if I can pass your request on to her.
I have sent a message to Perri, hopefully the contact details I have are still current. I will let you know if she responds.
Hi again, Please send an email to me at info@wanowandthen.com and I can let you have Perri's contact details.
I wonder how a private house got built on public land ? Great Story.
Perhaps it wasn't public land back then. Sometimes private land gets incorporated into new public reserves but it is an interesting question.
Anyone living in the house now
@@ElizabethYeo-i9h Not sure about the dome house. It was occupied last time we saw it although the dome was gone