Thornlie Tennis Club

Author

City of Gosnells

Place Number

20073

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Location

38-48 Thornlie Av Thornlie

Location Details

Lot 1793 on Diagram 25730

Local Government

Gosnells

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1959

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	13 Sep 2016	Category 3	Category 3 A place of some/moderate cultural heritage significance to City of Gosnells. No constraints. Recommend: Conservation of the place is desirable. Any alterations or extensions should reinforce the significance of the place, and original fabric should be retained wherever feasible. Encourage retention of the place, and document the place if retention is not possible.

Statement of Significance

Thornlie Tennis Club has historic value for its association with the development of the suburb in the 1950s and the provision of recreation and sporting facilities for the growing community.

The place has social value for past and present of the community who have attended events at the tennis club since 1959.

Physical Description

The single storey simple rectangular form with low-pitched gable roof is typical of the residential design of the period in the Thornlie area.

History

The first houses were built in Thornlie in 1956, and there were one hundred in the first development of the suburb by 1958.

Sporting facilities were soon provided to the growing community. In 1959, three tennis courts were built on Thornlie Avenue and the Thornlie Cricket Club was founded. Within the following decade a bowling club, a par-three golf course on Spencer Road, the Thornlie Oval in Berehaven Avenue, the Thornlie Swimming Pool and the Thornlie Football Club were all established.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: High degree
Authenticity: Moderate to high degree

Condition

Good

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	McDonald & Cooper;"The Gosnells Story".		1988

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL	Other Sports Building

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	BRICK	Face Brick
Roof	ASBESTOS	Other Asbestos

Creation Date

15 Jul 2011

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

14 Feb 2020

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