Local Government
Bayswater
Region
Metropolitan
14 King William St Bayswater
Bayswater
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1895
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage List | Adopted | 25 Feb 2020 |
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| (no listings) |
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | ||||
| Local Heritage Survey | Adopted | 25 Feb 2020 | Classification 2 | |
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 24 Feb 1998 | Classification 2 | |
This place is a representative example of an early building in the area and has historic value for its association with the development of the Bayswater townsite, making a significant contribution to the townscape.
South West portion part of the original building. Originally a square brick structure with "hipped" pyramid roof of corrugated iron and central brick chimney. Various additions in differing styles have been made over the years in the same basic materials.
Bayswater acquired a Receiving Office in 1895, with Mrs Smeed as the first Post Mistress. It was upgraded to a Post anad Telegraph office in 1898. Since the Receiving Office was listed as on the corner of Murray and King William Street, it appears that the original building was the Receiving Office. The inadequacy of the accommodation was a sore point especially from the late 1920s when an effort was being made to upgrade the whole town centre. A major, if unsympathetic, improvement was finally made in 1935 at a cost of 500 pounds, but the Post War increases in population once more rendered it obsolete and the latest renovation took place in 1959.
Integrity - Low (extensively modified) Authenticity - Low (compromised)
Good
| Ref Number | Description |
|---|---|
| 53 | Local Heritage Survey Number |
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Present Use | Transport\Communications | Comms: Post or Telegraph Office |
| Original Use | Transport\Communications | Comms: Post or Telegraph Office |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
| Wall | BRICK | Common Brick |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS | Mail services |
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