Local Government
South Perth
Region
Metropolitan
201 Labouchere Rd Como
Short, Black and Sides
South Perth
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1930
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Local Heritage Survey | Adopted | 25 Sep 2018 | Category C |
Category C |
• The place has some aesthetic value for the retained form and some elements of its original Inter War construction which demonstrate the common practice of combining a shop and premises.
• The place has aesthetic value as a landmark in the streetscape since the Inter War period, although the function has changed the place retains a similar form and scale.
• The place has historic value for its association with the development of the Como district in the Inter War period particularly the establishment of the Como Primary School on the adjacent corner.
• The place has social value for its association with the provision of goods and services to the people of the Como district since c1930.
Inter War single storey house and corner shop located at the intersection of Labouchere Road and Thelma Street. The shop projects out from the south east corner of the house, with a traditional angled entrance. The original house extended to the south and rear of the retail unit. The shop has been enlarged following the adaptation of the house which has impacted on the internal planning of the place but externally, the original plan form remains intact, albeit with different finishes.
The place has been recently upgraded introducing a new retail use to the premises. The two street facing elevations have been painted black. But the roughcast rendered finish of the house and the scribed detail to the render around the shop frontage remains visible. The angled corner entrance into the shop has been retained but no longer incorporates the original shop door and the windows have been replaced. Multi-paned timber framed sash windows remain extant to the former house section.
The hipped roof has been clad with red Colorbond and the rendered masonry chimney remains extant. The faceted hipped roof to the shop is partially obscured due to the traditional parapet wall.
This property at 201 Labouchere Road is part of Swan Location 40. Between 1904 and the outbreak of war in 1914, the area was subdivided by the owners for residential occupation. However, few lots were developed by 1914 as the absence of good roads or a reliable public transport system hindered progress.
Immediately following World War One a community began to take shape with the formation of the Como Progress Association and encouragement by the influential Frank Edgcumbe, the Association’s first president. The extension of the tram service and the development of Como Beach, known as the ‘Manly of the West’ brought campers and holiday makers into the district.
In 1915, a deputation by the Como Progress Association to the Minister for Education, and the building of the Anglican Mission Hall by residents and members of the association, led to the opening of the Como State School in May 1916. By 1919, the numbers of the school had doubled and there was pressure for larger premises. Plans were made to purchase land and construct a permanent school. The present site (cnr Thelma Street and Labouchere Road) was selected and the school was completed in 1921. (Refer Place No CB10).
The 1920s were the boom years for Como and the school population grew rapidly as the suburb developed. This Corner Shop 201 Labouchere Road is located diagonally opposite the Como Primary School and for many years the premises was the tuck shop for the school, supplying lunches for students.
From the readily available information the shop and premises were built c1930 for the owners and occupants Cecil Edward Bridgwood (c1877-1947) and his wife Ethel Mary Bridgwood, nee Alleton (c1886-1966). Previous research had identified that the place was constructed c1923, however no evidence of the property is apparent in the Post Office Directories until 1931. It is possible that further research may confirm the exact date of construction.
Cecil Bridgwood was a Motor Painter and his wife Ethel managed the shop which was identified as a 'Mixed Business'. This type of store would have provided a range of goods to the local community who lived within walking distance. The Bridgwood's owned the property until the mid 1950s but did not occupy the premises after 1942. Subsequent occupants were the Adcocks and later the Etheridges.
Aerial photographs indicate the garage at the rear of the lot was built in the 1960s and the addition across the rear of the original building c1990s.
The premises have been used for a variety of commercial purposes, most recently a hair salon and currently a combination of salon and coffee shop.
Moderate
Good
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Wises Post office Directories 1894-1949 |
Individual Building or Group
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Present Use | COMMERCIAL | Other |
Original Use | COMMERCIAL | Shop\Retail Store {single} |
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Inter-War Functionalist |
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Wall | BRICK | Rendered Brick |
Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
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DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Settlements |
OCCUPATIONS | Commercial & service industries |
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