▁succeeded ▁John ▁Bur d ett ▁W itten oom ▁as ▁Col onial ▁Chap lain ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 7 , ▁following ▁the ▁Right ▁Re ver end ▁Mat hew ▁B lag den ▁H ale ' s ▁consec r ation ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Per th ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁Dean ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁Saint ▁George ' s ▁C athedral ▁in ▁Per th . ▁He ▁initially ▁lived ▁in ▁r ented ▁accommod ation ▁but ▁Bishop ▁H ale ▁agreed ▁to ▁the ▁ur gent ▁need ▁to ▁build ▁P own all ' s ▁Par son age . ▁ ▁The ▁site ▁for ▁The ▁Dean ery ▁was ▁formerly ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁Per th ▁Ga ol ▁but ▁the ▁land ▁was ▁ex changed ▁with ▁the ▁Crown , ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 8 5 8 , ▁so ▁that ▁The ▁Dean ery ▁could ▁be ▁built ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁C athedral . ▁ ▁The ▁old ▁Per th ▁Ga ol ▁had ▁been ▁used ▁to ▁house ▁Ab original ▁prisoners , ▁and ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁May ▁ 1 8 3 3 ▁Y agan ' s ▁father , ▁respect ed ▁ab original ▁elder ▁Mid g ego or oo , ▁who ▁was ▁captured ▁days ▁earlier , ▁was ▁executed ▁on ▁site ▁by ▁a ▁party ▁of ▁soldiers ▁of ▁the ▁ 6 3 rd ▁Regiment . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁thought ▁that ▁the ▁town ▁stock s ▁once ▁stood ▁in ▁the ▁grounds ▁of ▁The ▁Dean ery . ▁ ▁P own all ▁had ▁a ▁keen ▁interest ▁in ▁architecture , ▁and ▁this ▁interest ▁was ▁to ▁substantial ly ▁influence ▁the ▁design ▁of ▁The ▁Dean