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Crestwood Estate

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The Crestwood Estate has historic value for its association with Ron Sloan, the visionary landowner who initiated Crestwood Estate as an experiment in providing fully-integrated facilities and services to home-owners; and for its association with Paul Ritter the architect planner, who based the Crestwood Estate on the Garden City philosophy and American residential developments which followed the Radburn Technique. The Estate design has aesthetic and historic value as it was a great contrast to surrounding suburbs with its grid pattern of streets, and subsequently became a significant influence of suburban planning in new developments that included curved roads, more parkland connecting areas and underground power.

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Each house was individually designed, some through a design competition organised by the Institute of Architects. Some homes were two storey with simple roof planes and clerestory windows. The homes on the smaller than usual lots were set close to the road with landscaped gardens to the roads edge with no front boundary delineations (fences). The homes opened onto community open space at the rear. The open space is linked through the entire estate which was designed to separate cars from pedestrians, via pedestrian underpasses.

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Part of Walter Padbury's Thornlie Park Estate was sold in 1937 to mine-manager and investor, Nathaniel Harper. The 1,715-acre property was put up for auction in two lots in September 1954. The first development took place on 228 acres (0.92 km²) of Lot 1, purchased by D. and M. O'Sullivan, with forty houses completed by March 1957. The area was aimed mainly at middle-income earners and inner city dwellers, but it was the more up-market Crestwood Estate, begun in the late 1960s, which was more innovative in design. Crestwood was an experiment in providing fully-integrated facilities and services to home-owners. While only a small residential development, Crestwood is notable for being decades ahead of its time. In an advertising brochure the developers stated that: Crestwood Estates sent forth its manager and an architect planner to seek out the very best features of the finest developments in twenty countries of the Western World. Travelling over 20,000 miles across America, Scandinavia and Europe many hundreds of the most wonderful projects were visited - and out of this intensive investigation, and a desire to contribute to the permanent welfare of Western Australian families, has come exciting advances not yet achieved elsewhere… The developer of this estate was Ron Sloan and he engaged architect planner Paul Ritter who based Crestwood on the Garden City approach to planning and on American residential developments that followed the Radburn Technique. This technique was a 'separation of man and motor, providing peace, safety and security'. This approach included unfenced communal living, shared facilities, parks connected to every house, underground power, and reticulated water supplies. Homeowners were to pay $2.90 a week for the maintenance of surroundings and all community facilities, which included a swimming pool and sporting facilities. Covenants were established to maintain a high standard of design and maintenance, with each home to have a minimum value of $14,000. The blocks were smaller than the usual quarter acre and each house was to be individually designed. The Royal Australian Institute of Architects approved the participation of its members in a competition for residential design solutions. Some of the homes built were two-storey. Crestwood Estate was officially opened at a buffet dinner in the Members Pavilion of Claremont Showground by Minister for Housing D. H. O'Neil MLA on 16 October 1969. While eight villages were planned (Royale Ridge, Castle Glen, Explorer Glades, Regal Grove Ridge and Realm Ridge, and the higher density villages of Sovereign Heights, Knights Brook and Monarch Lodge) only one, Royale Ridge, was actually developed. It comprises the streets of Regency Drive, Coronet and Princeton Courts and Grenadier Drive complete with parkland strips, a central community centre with swimming pool, and pedestrian underpasses. Houses in the surrounding streets that back onto Royale Ridge, such as Cavalier Court, Lachlan Road and Ovens Road, enjoy the benefits of the Crestwood design with a lack of streets to cross, and all have the same direct parkland access to Thornlie Senior High School and South Thornlie Primary School. The design of the development was a great contrast to surrounding suburbia with its grid pattern of streets, and it was to be some time before the principles that Ritter applied to Crestwood, such as curved roads, more parkland connecting areas and underground power, were implemented across new suburban developments. Over time however, due to security reasons, property owners have installed fences at the rear of properties where they connect to the parkland.

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Integrity: High degree authenticity: High degree

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Thornlie Square Shopping Centre

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Thornlie Square Shopping Centre has historic value for its association with the rapid development of Thornlie as a commuter suburb in the 1970s. The place has historic value as the first enclosed mall shopping centre in Western Australia and for its association with developers Kerry Stokes and Kevin Merrifield. The place has social value for the Thornlie community for its provision of services since 1970.

Physical Description

A single storey simple rectangular form with perimeter parapets. Three entrances to the shopping centre are located on the east, west and north west corner facades of the building, providing access from the surrounding car parks. The entrances on the west and north west corner open into small malls flanked by shops. The east entry opens into a large central mall also flanked by shops and located in the centre of the building. This curved roof mall area was part of the original building which has since been developed and extended. Thornlie Square Shopping Centre has been extensively modified since its original construction in 1970. The element for which it is notable, the roof over the pedestrian mall, is largely obscured externally and internally. Internally a small portion of the original windows into the mall are visible and these are obscured by louvres. Externally the roof line is only visible from some distance from the building due to the parapet walls.

History

The first homes were built in the suburb of Thornlie in 1956 and the suburb developed at a rapid rate during the 1960s, in common with many of Perth’s outer suburbs. The popularity and relative ease of car ownership enabled young families to settle further from the established districts. However, it is noted by the authors of the history of the City of Gosnells that the Thornlie community has had a strong sense of identity and community from its establishment, which may have been due in part to the relative isolation of the new suburb. Property Developers Kerry Stokes and Kevin Merifield oversaw the development of ‘Thornlie Square Shopping Centre’. The project demonstrates one of their early projects in suburban shopping centres in which they took a fresh approach to business based on current retailing trends. From humble beginnings Kerry Stokes has subsequently acquired substantial assets and interests and is one of Australia’s wealthiest individuals. The first section of the Thornlie Shopping Centre was opened by Member of Parliament Ray O’Connor on July 30 1970. (The original shopping centre is the portion aligned with Spencer Road.) From archival photographs, it appears that the intention of the original design was to recreate a pedestrian mall with a medieval or Tudor period theme. The roofed mall had windows to allow natural light and a fountain. Since the original construction of Thornlie Square Shopping Centre there have been two major programs of work. In the late 1980s to early 1990s the current Coles supermarket was constructed at an angle to the original building almost double the size of the complex. It is likely that it was at this time that the façades of the centre was altered with the addition and awnings. In 2010, additional alterations and additions have been undertaken.

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Integrity: High degree Authenticity: Moderate to high degree

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14 Houses, Thornlie

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Site of Spring Road Poultry Farm

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House, 13 Spring Road

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Condition: Good Integrity: High Degree: Continual Residence Authenticity: Moderate to High Degree

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House, 13 Spring Road, has historic value as a rare example of housing built in Thornlie prior to the development of the late 1950s. The place has some aesthetic value as an example of the post war period style in residential construction.

Physical Description

The single storey brick residence has a hipped tile roof. The verandahs are under the main roof and supported by brick piers. Typical of the period, the windows are in sets of three, and one is a corner configuration to capture river views. There is another building located to the rear of the property.

History

This was one of the houses built in Thornlie before it was developed in the 1950s and named Thornlie. The locality consisted of rural properties and natural bush. Spring Road was named for the local springs adjacent to the Canning River. Information from aerial photographs of 1953 indicate that this residence was present on the building lot which is cleared land. There is no indication that the property was used for rural purposes. At the time the house was constructed the property was owned by Thomas Edward Diver. The property was part a larger lot owned by Thomas Diver which was subdivided in the 1960s. In September 1954, the 1,715-acre property of the former Thornlie Park Estate, was put up for auction in two lots, and the first development took place on 228 acres of Lot 1, purchased by D. and M. O'Sullivan. The area was aimed mainly at middle-income earners and inner city dwellers. There were forty houses completed by March 1957 and one hundred by May 1958.

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Integrity: High degree: continual residential Authenticity: Moderate to high degree

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House, 20 Spring Road

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Condition: Good Integrity: High degree: continual residence Authenticity: Moderate Degree (verandah enclosures are visible)

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House, 20 Spring Road, has historic value as a rare representative example of homes in the Thornlie area prior to the subdivision and development in the 1950s when the area was primarily used for agriculture.

Physical Description

The single storey brick residence has a hipped corrugated iron roof. The verandahs are under the main roof at break pitch, and supported by square timber posts. A face brick front boundary fence obscures views of the place in addition to a mature jacaranda tree within the front setback.

History

This was one of the houses built in Thornlie, before it was developed in the 1950s and named Thornlie. The locality consisted of rural properties and natural bush. Spring Road was named for the local springs and the area was designated as Kenwick at this time. Information from aerial photographs of 1953 and 1965 indicate that this residence was located within a large landholding that occupied all the land south of Spring Road from Thornlie Avenue on the west to the Canning River on the east. Within the landholding were several farm buildings and cultivated cleared fields and some modest orchard plantings. The original owner or occupier of this land has not been determined. In September 1954, the 1,715-acre property of the former Thornlie Park Estate, was put up for auction in two lots, and the first development took place on 228 acres of Lot 1, purchased by D. and M. O'Sullivan. The area was aimed mainly at middle-income earners and inner city dwellers. There were forty houses completed by March 1957 and one hundred by May 1958.

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Integrity: High degree: continual residential Authenticity: Moderate degree (verandah enclosures are visible)

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Site of Sister Kate's Boys Home

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House, 65 Spring Road

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The place has historic value for its association with the settlement of Thornlie in the inter-war period. The place has aesthetic value as a good example of the Inter-war Californian bungalow in a garden setting which is consistent with the original intent of the design. The place has research value for the rare method of construction using hand made bricks.

Physical Description

A single storey stone and tile Californian bungalow positioned behind a large garden which is predominantly laid to lawn and incorporates a number of mature trees. The roof is hipped in form clad with terracotta tiles and forms the canopy to the verandah that extends across the eastern part of the façade. The verandah canopy is supported by stone columns with a stone balustrade. The western section of the façade takes the form of a projecting bay with a timbered gable, large three-section window and tiled awning over the window. The window arrangement consists of side hung timber framed casements with small paned highlights. The front entrance is a traditional timber panelled and glazed door with half height side windows.

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This house is believed to have been built from handmade cement bricks using material from the property. This slow method of manufacture and construction meant the building took three years to build. The internal plasterwork of the house is understood to incorporate designs that reflect indigenous culture, including boomerangs and nulla nullas. A plaque honoring World War One service is also believed to be within the home. This property originally included the adjacent lot to the east and the residence was set within a landscaped garden. The remaining mature trees indicate the type of original planting.

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Integrity: High Authenticity: High

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Thornlie Tennis Club

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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.

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Integrity: High degree Authenticity: Moderate to high degree

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Tom Bateman Reserve Wetland

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Tom Bateman Reserve and House

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The place has historic value for its association with local politician and active community member Tom Bateman. The place including the reserve and wetlands have social value for the local community as the location of sporting events and as the focus of several community programs to save and enhance the wetlands.

Physical Description

Open parkland used for a variety of recreational uses with formal sporting ovals, children’s playground, open spaces and walk trails in a semi-landscaped and bushland environment. The 1950s/1960s brick and tile house is positioned on the edge of the Tom Bateman Reserve at 36 Nicholson Road. The house is of asymmetric plan form with a broad gable to the projecting section of the façade. The timbered gable sits above the 3-sectioned window and the recessed entrance. The property is constructed of two tone brickwork with darker red bricks to the lower third of the façade, in line with the sill height, and pale liver colour bricks to the upper section. The side elevations are of dark red brick construction. A wide brick chimney extends up the north east elevation punching through the eaves. The house is set back from Nicholson Road behind a generous and well planted garden and accessed via a long bitumen driveway from the main road. The house now forms part of the reserve.

History

The reserve and adjacent wetland is named in honour of Australian Labor Party politician Thomas Henry Bateman (1922-2003) MLA for Canning from 1968 to 1986. Tom Bateman was a well liked and able politician with particular interests in the areas of the welfare of returned servicemen, and a passion for football which lead him to be one of the founding members of the Thornlie Football Club. The portion of the land which makes up the reserve was formerly owned by the Middleton family who were the parents of Jean Bateman, wife of Tom Bateman. Tom and Jean Bateman were given land within the current reserve by the Middletons, on which they built a family home in the late 1950s. This residence is still extant and is located behind the baseball stadium and accessed from Nicholson Road. The playing fields which form part of this reserve were used for a variety of sports and is now home to the Perth Heat Baseball team where their dedicated stadium is located. Adjacent to the playing fields is an area of wetland known as the Tom Bateman Wetlands. These wetlands were artificially created to improve the quality of storm water leaving the Canning Vale Industrial Estate and were prompted by the need for earth fill for the construction of Roe Highway, adjacent to the Tom Bateman Reserve c.2002. Water quality from the industrial area had long been known to carry an unacceptable nutrient and pollutant load. Storm water drainage previously entered the sporting complex grounds at what is now the south-eastern corner of the intersection of Nicholson Road and Roe Highway. The wetlands were designed to extend the "contact time" of storm water by intercepting the water before it left the complex, and taking it on a journey through vegetated wetlands before leaving the site. Construction was undertaken by the Roe Highway contractors in exchange for the soil that was excavated, which now sits beneath Roe Highway. The Tom Bateman Constructed Wetlands now take storm water on an extended journey of more than a kilometre through the northern part of the City's sporting complex. This significantly extends the opportunity for the water's contact with vegetation and sediment, and has been shown to greatly improve the quality of the storm water. The wetlands are managed by the City of Gosnells, the South East Regional Centre for Urban Landcare and the Armadale Gosnells Landcare Group. They have developed into a richly diverse landscape that, in addition to its water quality achievements, provides much-needed water bird habitat. In March 2010, the City of Gosnells and community volunteers commenced rehabilitation of the site as part of 'Clean Up Australia Day' as the wetlands had been subjected to significant degradation through rubbish dumping and off-road vehicle activity.

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Thornlie Baptist Church

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Thornlie Baptist Church has historic value as the first church built in Thornlie which is associated with the rapid development of the suburb from the 1950s to the 1970s. The place has social value for the past and present members of the Thornlie and wider community who have attended the church for religious and social events.

Physical Description

The single storey simple rectangular form features a gabled entry and additional gabled porch area. The main gable roof is a pavilion form. The building has been renovated and developed since its construction. The western section of the building was constructed before 1994 and the southern end of the building built in 1994. In 2005 the tiled roof was replaced with Colorbond sheeting.

History

In September 1954, the 1,715-acre property of the former Thornlie Park Estate, was put up for auction in two lots , and the first development took place on 228 acres of Lot 1, purchased by D. and M. O'Sullivan. The area was aimed mainly at middle-income earners and inner city dwellers There were forty houses completed by March 1957 and one hundred by May 1958. Wynyard Way was one of the roads in the first precinct of development for the new suburb in the late 1950s. A plan of the subdivision shows the church property as a special use site. The Thornlie Baptist Church was founded in 1968 and members of the congregation began by meeting in local residents’, (the Holland’s) living room. Land was bought within the residential area and the church building was self built by members of the congregation. It was the first church built in Thornlie.

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Integrity: High degree Authenticty: Moderate to high degree

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