Bayswater Oval

Author

City of Bayswater

Place Number

11275

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Location

Lot 3406 Garratt Rd Bayswater

Location Details

Reserve 20957, cnr Garratt Rd & Whatley Cr Bounded by: Whatley Cr,Garratt Rd,Roberts & Murray Sts

Local Government

Bayswater

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1900, Constructed from 1907

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
(no listings)

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 4	Classification 4 These sites have some importance, however they are not essential and their retention is not considered to be necessary. These places are included on the Municipal Inventory for historical recording purposes.
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	24 Feb 1998	Classification 5	Classification 5 These sites do not have built features and includes parkland or environmental areas of significance. They also include sites which may have been demolished.

Statement of Significance

This place is representative of the early civic activities that occurred within Bayswater. It has associations with the Drill Hall.

The place also has historic value for its association with Gold Estates, one of the most prominent land developers within Bayswater at the time.

Physical Description

Sporting Complex grouped around a central football ground with facilities for various sporting activities such as tennis and lawn bowls. A large steel-framed grandstand is set against high grassed banks on the northern side and there are change rooms, ablutions, storage and other facilities contained with a substantial brick building forming the base of the Grandstand.

History

This public facility should be paired with the Drill Hall as a dual work of the Roads Board which were opened in 1907. The land for both the Oval and the Drill Hall was partly donated by Gold Estates, which subdivided Swan Location V in 1904, their planning proceeding at the same time. The recreation ground, as it was then known, has been the scene of many important social and sporting events, including the children's treats of the early days and the Centenary Sports Day. It also provided a home for the various local sporting bodies. Some of the early
facilities were built on a self help basis and some with sustenance labour during the Depression, but none of these early structures remain. The eventual leasing of the oval to the Soccer Association was a significant event, indicating that, with the many other pressures set upon it in the early 1950s, the upkeep of such a large facility was outstripping the resources of the Roads Board.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity - Moderate (improved due to changing use)
Authenticity - High

Condition

Good

Other Keywords

Frank Drago Reserve, Bayswater
Place No: 95

Place Type

Historic site

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL	Other
Original Use	SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL	Other
Other Use	SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL	Grandstand

Historic Themes

General	Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Sport, recreation & entertainment

Creation Date

19 Mar 1998

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Approved

Last Update

30 Apr 2021

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