General stores (fmr) - site

Author

Shire of Derby/West Kimberley

Place Number

09751

Location

Cnr Loch & Waycott Sts Derby

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Knapp's Store, Woolworths
McGovern & Thompson's Store

Local Government

Derby-West Kimberley

Region

Kimberley

Construction Date

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 01 Dec 1995 Category 5

Statement of Significance

significant to the history of the development of Derby.

History

The site currently occupied by the Derby Woolworths supermarket has been associated with the retail trade from the early 1900's. It was previously the site of various stores including McGovern and Thompson's Store and Kanpp's Store. The town's first hotel was built adjacent to this site and the store's location is believed to have been convenient for camel, bulloch and donkey teams arriving at the end of the tramway.

Place Type

Historic Site

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Present Use COMMERCIAL Shop\Retail Store {single}
Original Use COMMERCIAL Shop\Retail Store {single}

Historic Themes

General Specific
OCCUPATIONS Commercial & service industries

Creation Date

11 Dec 1997

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

02 Feb 2017

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