Charabanc Terminus (fmr) - Site

Author

City of Melville

Place Number

06060

Location

76 Ardross St, verge Applecross

Location Details

Local Government

Melville

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1927, Constructed from 1926

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
Municipal Inventory Adopted 17 Jun 2014 Category B

Statement of Significance

The site is historically significant, marking the terminus of the charabanc service of 1926/27 as public transport servicing the new subdivisions of residential development along Canning Highway.

Physical Description

An historic site for the charabanc (seated motor coaches) terminus, a commemorative plaque on a concrete pedestal. There is no remnant physical evidence that survives.

History

The site of the terminus of charabancs serving the Applecross district prior to construction of Kintail Road and Matheson Road as through roads, deviating from Canning Highway onto the Bicton-Perth service.

Condition

Sound.

Place Type

Historic Site

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use Transport\Communications Road: Other
Present Use Transport\Communications Road: Other

Historic Themes

General Specific
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS Road transport

Creation Date

02 Dec 1996

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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