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FORMER OATE'S STABLES (DEMOLISHED), 38 DOURO ROAD

Author

City of Fremantle

Place Number

20576
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Location

38 Douro Rd South Fremantle

Location Details

Local Government

Fremantle

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1934

Demolition Year

1998

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
Category Description
Municipal Inventory Adopted 18 Sep 2000 South Fremantle Precinct

South Fremantle Precinct

Precinct Management - South Fremantle This place is located within the boundaries of the South Fremantle precinct which has been included on the City of Fremantle's Municipal Heritage Inventory. Any proposed development must be carried out in accordance with the heritage conservation policies adopted for the precinct. These include: Demolition Control All extant buildings and structures located in the precinct and identified on the MI or on any other heritage register should not be demolished. They should be conserved in accordance with the principles of the Burra Charter (The Australia ICOMOS for the conservation of places of cultural significance). Conservation of Significant Streetscapes The conservation of all individual places in the precinct should be considered in the context of the character of the surrounding heritage precinct and significant streetscapes should be conserved and protected. Original significant buildings which contribute to the streetscape should be retained and restored. New buildings should be sympathetic to the traditional street pattern in terms of form, scale and proportion. Conservation of Significant Buildings Significant buildings or places may be extended or adapted, however the original significant building or place should remain the dominant feature on the site when viewed from the street. Significant or original fabric should be retained and conserved wherever possible. In the event of a change of use, the new use should be appropriate to the significance of the place. Conservation of Significant Landscape Significant landscape areas or elements should be retained and conserved. Traditional gardens and trees should be retained wherever possible and new landscape elements should reinforce the traditional planting patterns of the area wherever possible. Where new development is permitted to occur, mature trees should be retained wherever possible.
Municipal Inventory Adopted 18 Sep 2000 Historical Record Only

Historical Record Only

The City of Fremantle has identified this place as being of historical interest. The information is retained in the database purely for historical record keeping.

Statement of Significance

DEMOLISHED- retained on MHI database for historical information purposes only.

Physical Description

DEMOLISHED

History

Between 1900 and 1930, Chesterfield was a separate suburb, focused around Douro Road. The street is named for the Duke of Wellington, who was also the Marquis of Douro, after the Battle of the passage of the Douro River in the Peninsular War. Douro Rd meets Marine Tce, which was formerly Wellington Tce. A 1908 PWD drawing shows a Church of England Sunday School on the south-west corner of Douro Road and Walker Streets, and shops to the street frontage on Douro Road on the corners of Thomas, Hulbert (Jane) and Chester streets. Large stables were also located on the south-east corner of Hulbert and Douro Road.
In 1934, plans were approved for a brick residence on Lot 64 of Subdivision 12 (38 Douro Road) for David Oates. The house was built by D Drysdale of Dalgety Street, East Fremantle, at a cost of ₤540. A timber and corrugated iron stables building (in the shape of an L) was built at the rear of the house for Oates.
The stables were named ‘Gloaman’ after one of Oate’s horses. Dave Miller lived took over the stables in 1965, when ‘horseracing was still a big, although shrinking, industry at South Beach.’ Dave Miller created a track through the dunes to the South Fremantle Power Station on which he trained his horses. By 1997, this track had become a popular cycleway.
The stables closed in 1997 after a protracted battle between the City of Fremantle and the developer of the adjacent blocks. By-laws regarding the distance between the stables and residences limited the development potential of the adjacent land and this was strongly fought by the developer. Although the City of Fremantle fought to retain the working stables, it was ruled that the stables must close.
Mr Miller dismantled the stables to recycle the timber on his Hope Valley property.
The place was included in the "Heritage Study South Fremantle", prepared by John Taylor Architects, for the City of Fremantle, June 1993.

The place was included on the original Municipal Heritage Inventory that was adopted in 2000 and the Heritage List in 2008.

During the 2019 Annual Update of the Municipal Inventory and Heritage List the heritage significance of this place was reviewed and it was found that the heritage listing referred to a building or structure that had legally been demolished in the past. It also found that the existing buildings and structures on the site do meet the threshold for inclusion on the Heritage List. On 25 July 2019 Fremantle Council resolved to remove this place from the Heritage List and to change the Municipal Heritage Inventory category to Historic Record Only to record the earlier history of the site.

Integrity/Authenticity

DEMOLISHED

Condition

DEMOLISHED

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Historic Themes

General Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Land allocation & subdivision

Creation Date

20 Jul 2011

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Approved

Last Update

31 Jul 2021

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