Maylands Police Station and Quarters

Author

City of Bayswater

Place Number

02417

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Location

196 Guildford Rd Maylands

Location Details

Local Government

Bayswater

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1908

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	Adopted	25 Feb 2020
State Register	Registered	23 Jan 2009	Register Entry Assessment Documentation	Heritage Council

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
Local Heritage Survey	Adopted	25 Feb 2020	Classification 2	Classification 2 Sites have considerable local importance and will generally include public or community buildings, commercial buildings and residential dwellings of exceptional significance. Demolition of these places would generally not be supported.
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	17 Jun 1997	Classification 1	Classification 1 These sites have exceptional significance and are important at a local, state or regional level. These places are included on the State Register of Heritage Places or are significant sites owned by the City of Bayswater.

Statement of Significance

The place has significance as an early suburban police station, is representative of the development of the Maylands townsite and is a landmark feature along Guildford Road.

Physical Description

A single storey police station with integral quarters, each with separate entries. The entrance of the police station is emphasized by a portico with a stucco decorated gable. It has load bearing brick, tuck pointed, and an iron roof with stucco dressings and decorations.

History

An architecturally pleasing building with a high standard of design in the utilitarian movement. The place is an example of an early suburban police station and quarters, clearly intended for a metropolitan service.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity - High
Authenticity - High

Condition

Good

Other Reference Numbers

Ref Number	Description
171	Local Heritage Survey Number

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id	Title	Medium	Year Of Publication
8837	Maylands Police Station and quarters (fmr). Guildford Road, Maylands.	Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan}	2008

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	GOVERNMENTAL	Police Station or Quarters
Original Use	GOVERNMENTAL	Police Station or Quarters

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Queen Anne

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Other	TIMBER	Other Timber
Wall	BRICK	Other Brick
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron

Historic Themes

General	Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Depression & boom
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Law & order

Creation Date

01 May 1989

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

19 May 2021

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