Charabanc Terminus (fmr) - Site

Author

City of Melville

Place Number

06060

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Location

76 Ardross St, verge Applecross

Location Details

Local Government

Melville

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1927, Constructed from 1926

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
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Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	17 Jun 2014	Category B	Category B Worthy of high level of protection: provide maximum encouragement to the owner under the City of Melville Planning Scheme to conserve the significance of the place. A more detailed Heritage Assessment/Impact Statement to be undertaken before approval given for any major redevelopment. Incentives to promote conservation should be considered.

Statement of Significance

The site is historically significant, marking the terminus of the charabanc service of 1926/27 as public transport servicing the new subdivisions of residential development along Canning Highway.

Physical Description

An historic site for the charabanc (seated motor coaches) terminus, a commemorative plaque on a concrete pedestal. There is no remnant physical evidence that survives.

History

The site of the terminus of charabancs serving the Applecross district prior to construction of Kintail Road and Matheson Road as through roads, deviating from Canning Highway onto the Bicton-Perth service.

Condition

Sound.

Place Type

Historic Site

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	Transport\Communications	Road: Other
Present Use	Transport\Communications	Road: Other

Historic Themes

General	Specific
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS	Road transport

Creation Date

02 Dec 1996

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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