Few entrepreneurs have left a physical legacy in Perth like Claude Albo de Bernales.

He built his fortune supplying mining equipment to Western Australia’s goldfields, then as a mining promoter, but today he’s best known for his most visible project, the mock-Tudor London Court shopping arcade.

Listen to the latest Untold Stories of Perth podcast episode to discover the story of this flamboyant and controversial character.

Episode produced by Two Feet and a Heartbeat for the City of Perth Cultural Collections.

Few entrepreneurs have left a physical legacy in Perth like Claude Albo de Bernales.
He built his fortune supplying mining equipment to Western Australia&rsquo;s goldfields, then as a mining promoter, but today he&rsquo;s best known for his most visible project, the mock-Tudor London Court shopping arcade.
Listen to the latest Untold Stories of Perth podcast episode to discover the story of this flamboyant and controversial character.
Episode produced by Two Feet and a Heartbeat for the City of Perth Cultural Collections.

A fresh approach to telling little known stories from Perth’s history. From snake charmers, planned segregation, and refugees desperate to fit in, this fascinating look at the Untold Stories of Perth is based on new and existing oral history interviews in the City of Perth's Cultural Collections.

A fresh approach to telling little known stories from Perth&rsquo;s history. From snake charmers, planned segregation, and refugees desperate to fit in, this fascinating look at the Untold Stories of Perth is based on new and existing oral history interviews in the City of Perth's Cultural Collections.

Little known stories from Perth’s history

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