Daglish Conservation Area

Author

City of Subiaco

Place Number

24361

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Location

Daglish

Location Details

The recommended entries are at the junction of Hay Street/Stubbs Terrace, the junction of Jersey Street/Troy Terrace and the junction of Stubbs Terrace/Nash Street.

Other Name(s)

Daglish
Daglish Garden Suburb
Town site of Daglish

Local Government

Subiaco

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1930, Constructed from 1945

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

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Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

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Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	04 Feb 2003	Daglish Conservation Area	Daglish Conservation Area This place comprises the Daglish Conservation Area, which has been included on the City of Subiaco's Municipal Heritage Inventory as a Conservation Area of considerable significance. Any proposed development must be carried out in accordance with the heritage conservation policies adopted by the City of Subiaco for the Area. DEMOLITION CONTROL All places identified on the MI at Levels of Significance 1 and 2 may not be demolished. They should be retained and conserved in accordance with the principles of the Burra Charter. All places identified at Level of Significance 3 should be retained if possible because they contribute to the heritage quality of the streetscape and the significance of the Conservation Area. Encouragement should be given to the retention of all homes within the Conservation Area dating from the period of development in the 1930s and '40s. CONSERVATION OF SIGNIFICANT STREETSCAPES The conservation of each individual place should be considered in the context of the character of the surrounding heritage streetscape and its contribution to the considerable significance of the Conservation Area. CONSTRUCTION OF NEW BUILDINGS New buildings should be compatible with the existing pattern of development in terms of building form, scale, proportion, texture and placement. New buildings should follow the predominant set back of buildings from the street frontage and should not compete visually with existing buildings. New buildings should not replicate existing buildings, but should be of good design quality. CONSERVATION OF SIGNIFICANT BUILDINGS Significant or original fabric should be retained and conserved wherever possible. Significant buildings or places may be extended or adapted; however the original significant building or place should remain the dominant feature on the site when viewed from the street. In the event of a change of use, the new use should be compatible with the heritage values, significance and historic
Classified by the National Trust	Classified	11 Apr 2019			Heritage Council

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Statement of Significance

The Daglish Conservation Area is bounded by Stubbs Terrace, Robinson Terrace and Troy Terrace, Millington Avenue and Cunningham Terrace. It is significant for :
associations with the development of the Fremantle to Guildford railway opened in 1881;
the subdivision of the area based on Garden Suburb principles;
residential development in the area in the 1930s by the Workers' Homes Board;
highly intact streets featuring good examples of houses from the Inter-War period set in mature gardens;
significant streetscapes featuring mature trees.

Physical Description

The Daglish Conservation Area is located within the area identified in City of Subiaco Town Planning Scheme as the Daglish Precinct. The area is bounded by Stubbs Terrace, Robinson Terrace and Troy Terrace, Millington Avenue and Cunningham Terrace.
The area was originally planned as a garden suburb with a street pattern including crescents and areas of public open space. Within this road layout, lot subdivision is of a regular rectangular pattern, however, and all the streets are residential in character.
The area generally comprises wide residential roads with grass verges and concrete slab pavements. There is regular planting of mature street trees of various species which contribute to the quality of the streetscapes. Houses are generally set back equally from the street but with a generous area for front gardens. There is a general absence of front fences.
The area contains a very high concentration of original houses from the period of development. Generally they are single storey brick or rendered brick and tile and demonstrate the various residential styles popular at the period, including Inter-War Californian Bungalow, Old English, Mediterranean and Spanish Mission, Functionalist and Art-Deco.
Houses were generally designed with space for a single garage at the side and a single car width driveway. The area features attractive mature gardens including planting styles typical of the inter-war period.
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History

This heritage precinct is based on early land development, and is represented by uniform housing designs and streetscapes. The first real estate land release (Battye Map Collection 101C 23) was in 1925, bounded by Cunningham, Millington, Troy, Robinson and Stubbs.
The Daglish railway platform was opened in 1924, named after the former Mayor, MLA (1901-1911) and Premier (1904-05). The Council acquired the railway reserve west of the station in 1925 for a new suburb, also called Daglish. The boundary of the first land release was Stubbs Terrace, Cunningham Terrace, Millington Avenue, Troy Terrace and Robinson Terrace. The first streets to be developed c1930-1935 were those closest to the station - Stubbs Terrace, followed by Munsie, McCallum, Lutey, Wilcock and Richardson. Troy, Robinson and Cunningham Streets were developed c1935-1945. Most blocks were bought by young couples keen to establish a first home, and many men were railway workers attracted by the convenience of transport to the Midland workshops. The 'garden suburb' of Daglish was a more expensive area then West Subiaco (now Shenton Park), due to the large blocks, and proximity to the railway line, central shopping area and KEMH. All the houses were built of brick, and the larger homes and extensive gardens made Daglish an exclusive and private area to live in. In the 1930s the Workers Home Board extended the original Daglish subdivision and established workers' homes.
(Sources: Wise's Post Office Directory 1925-1945; Real Estate Maps, Battye Library Collection; Spillman, Ken, Identity Prized: A History of Subiaco, City of Subiaco, UWA Press, 1985, pp. 243-247.)

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id	Title	Medium	Year Of Publication
11968	Daglish - National Trust of WA assessment	Heritage Study {Other}	2018

Place Type

Large Conservation Region

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	RESIDENTIAL	Other
Original Use	RESIDENTIAL	Other

Creation Date

15 Aug 2012

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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