Local Government
Bayswater
Region
Metropolitan
22 Swan Bank Rd Maylands
Bayswater
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1927
Type | Status | Date | Documents | More information |
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Heritage List | Adopted | 25 Feb 2020 | ||
State Register | Registered | 09 Feb 1996 |
Register Entry Assessment Documentation |
Heritage Council |
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Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | More information | |
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Category | Description | ||||
Classified by the National Trust | YES | 18 Aug 1985 |
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National Trust of Western Australia | |
Register of the National Estate | Indicative Place |
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Heritage Council | ||
Classified by the National Trust | Classified | 12 Dec 1985 |
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Heritage Council | |
Register of the National Estate | Nominated | 09 Aug 1988 |
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Heritage Council | |
Local Heritage Survey | Adopted | 25 Feb 2020 | Classification 1 |
Classification 1 |
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Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 17 Jun 1997 | Classification 1 |
Classification 1 |
This highly valued site is representative of the industrial development of the area, a phase of development that was predominant on the Maylands Peninsula and now no longer
exists. The site demonstrates a high degree of technical innovation and is important for its association with Mssrs Law and Atkin, the developers of the site. It is a significant landmark on the Maylands Peninsula.
The site comprises a Hoffman Kiln with a 34m stack, pug mill, drying sheds, workshop, gate house, office and recent pavings and fences. The site represents all the processes of brick manufacture and has been adopted for public access and interpretation. It is a brick structure with vaulted brick walls and roof, together with iron oversailing roof.
The brickworks is a significant industrial, archeological site and together with the clay pits are a significant man-made feature. The brickworks illustrate the utilisation of the clay deposits in the period between 1927 and 1983 and demonstrate the industrial development of the area. The place illustrates the prevailing working conditions of employees in the brick making industry.
The brickworks are important for their association with Mssrs Law and Atkin, the developers of the site. Law and Atkin established the Metropolitan Brick Company in 1906 and were leading industrialists. The works used local clay, and operated from 1927 to 1983, demonstrating a high degree of technical achievement.
Maylands Brickworks, when in maximum production, comprised two Hoffman Kilns, two Pug Mills, extensive drying sheds and a lunch room. At the time of closure in 1983, one of the Hoffman Kilns and one of the Pug Mills had been removed (circa 1970). A large expanse of the drying sheds was also removed, with only a representative section between the Hoffman Kiln and Pug Mill retained.
The lunch room was removed after closure. The clay pits are now flooded and provide an important environmental landscape feature, regarded highly by the local community.
Integrity - High
Authenticity - High
Good condition and generally structurally stable.
Ref Number | Description |
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233 | Local Heritage Survey Number |
Library Id | Title | Medium | Year Of Publication |
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124 | Maylands Brickworks : preservation and restoration study. | Book | 1984 |
9088 | History of the Metropolitan Brick Holdings Pty Ltd. | Journal article | 1977 |
7196 | Conservation plan for colonial sites on the City of Bayswater foreshore. CONFIDENTIAL | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 2004 |
3851 | Archaeological Survey and Assessment of the South Clay Pit, Maylands Brickworks. | Heritage Study {Other} | 1999 |
10261 | Maylands Brickworks: conservation management plan | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 2013 |
251 | Maylands Brickworks : conservation and management plan. | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 1990 |
9530 | Swan and Helena rivers regional recreational path development plan. | Report | 2009 |
9531 | Swan and Helena rivers management framework: heritage audit and statement of significance, final report 26 February 2009. | Heritage Study {Other} | 2009 |
Individual Building or Group
Epoch | General | Specific |
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Present Use | VACANT\UNUSED | Vacant\Unused |
Original Use | INDUSTRIAL\MANUFACTURING | Brickworks |
Style |
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Other Style |
Type | General | Specific |
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Wall | BRICK | Common Brick |
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PEOPLE | Innovators |
OCCUPATIONS | Manufacturing & processing |
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