Group of shops

Author

City of Bayswater

Place Number

11341

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Location

385-387 Guildford Rd Bayswater

Location Details

Cnr Garratt Rd

Other Name(s)

Batten's Grocery shop

Local Government

Bayswater

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1939

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
(no listings)

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	24 Feb 1998	Classification 4	Classification 4 These sites have some importance, however they are not essential and their retention is not considered to be necessary. These places are included on the Municipal Inventory for historical recording purposes.
Local Heritage Survey	Adopted	25 Feb 2020	Classification 4	Classification 4 These sites have some importance, however they are not essential and their retention is not considered to be necessary. These places are included on the Municipal Inventory for historical recording purposes.

Statement of Significance

This place is representative of early commercial development on Guildford Road and shows the trend towards strip shopping in the 1930s.

Physical Description

This group of shops is constructed of brick with stepped brick parapets, the larger premises having typical Art Deco modelling to the parapet with a strongly defined central vertical finial. Both shops have a symmetrical arrangement of large display windows flanking a central entrance, but the larger has an additional display window added to one side. This shop also shows evidence of having a tiled dado traditionally used on butcher's shops (one of which was housed in the group). The tied cantilever canopies are still in place but the windows have been boarded up and painted over in keeping with its present use.

History

These shops were built in 1939 by C. Battern who, in 1937, acquired a small store on the same site, which he subsequently demolished. The family owned another on the other side of Guildford Road. These shops are significant as part of the trend towards strip shopping areas on the major arteries during the 1930s.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity - Low (compromised)
Authenticity - Moderate

Condition

Good

Other Reference Numbers

Ref Number	Description
36	Local Heritage Survey

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	COMMERCIAL	Shop\Retail Store {single}
Present Use	COMMERCIAL	Shop\Retail Store {single}

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	BRICK	Common Brick

Historic Themes

General	Specific
OCCUPATIONS	Commercial & service industries

Creation Date

19 Mar 1998

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Approved

Last Update

30 Apr 2021

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