Tingledale Hall

Author

Shire of Denmark

Place Number

14410

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Location

Valley of the Giants Rd Denmark

Location Details

Lot 205, Reserve 19264

Other Name(s)

Tingledale School

Local Government

Denmark

Region

Great Southern

Construction Date

Constructed from 1925

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
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	28 Jun 2011	Exceptional Significance	Exceptional Significance DESCRIPTION: Essential to the heritage of the locality. Rare or outstanding example. DESIRED OUTCOME: The place should be retained and conserved unless there is no feasible and prudent alternative to doing otherwise. Any alterations or extensions should reinforce the significance of the place, and be in accordance with a Conservation Plan (if one exists for the place).

Statement of Significance

The Tingledale Hall has aesthetic, social and historic heritage significance.

Physical Description

It is rectangular with three sashed small paned windows for light and ventilation. It is a fibreboard and timber building with a simple gabled corrugated iron roof. A smaller replica of the hall is built, separated by a water tank, at the end of the hall. There is little landscaping, other than tall trees surrounding the building.

History

The hall is situated on the Valley of the Giants Road which attracts a large volume of tourist traffic. The hall, being a former school, has the typical lines of a single teacher rural school. It was erected in 1925 as a school to educate the children of parents who came as Group 116 of the original Group Settlers. The Tingledale School opened under the guidance of Head Teacher, John Boxall. It closed for a period of one year between 1938 and 1939 owing to lack of students. According to the Tingledale School Journal, attendance varied greatly according to seasonal farming needs and transport difficulties. The longest serving teacher was Len Edmonds who came to the school in 1939 and stayed until 1951. The building was last used as a school in 1968. It has been maintained and preserved by the local community and is now the local centre for sports, meetings, church and all local functions. Modern tennis courts have been erected, while septic toilets and barbeques are available for social functions. The hall is the main centre of public meeting between Walpole and Denmark.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: All

Condition

Very Good

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	B McGuinness;"100 years of chalk dust: Denmark 1896-1996".	Cinnamon Coloureds-Denmark WA	1996

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	EDUCATIONAL	Primary School
Present Use	SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL	Other Community Hall\Centre

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	TIMBER	Weatherboard
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron

Historic Themes

General	Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Community services & utilities

Creation Date

29 Oct 1999

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

27 Nov 2019

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