Quairading Memorial Swimming Pool

Author

Shire of Quairading

Place Number

04922

Location

McLennan St Quairading

Location Details

Local Government

Quairading

Region

Wheatbelt

Construction Date

Constructed from 1959

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 18 Apr 1996 Category 3
Statewide War Memorial Survey Completed 01 May 1996

Statement of Significance

The Swimming pool is an important social, recreation and sporting venue in the town. The entry statement is a commemoration to war service personnel.

Physical Description

The Swimming pool building is a contemporaneously modern light coloured brick structure with a flat roof. The street entry structure (War commemoration) is finished in stack bond cream bricks with red stack bond bricks on the end facing the street.

History

The pool was constructed in 1959.

Integrity/Authenticity

integrity: Intact Authenticity: High degree

Condition

Very Good

Place Type

Historic site

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Present Use SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL Other Sports Building
Original Use MILITARY Other
MONUMENT\CEMETERY Monument

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Other STONE Granite
Wall BRICK Two-tone Brick
Roof OTHER Other Material

Historic Themes

General Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES Sport, recreation & entertainment
OUTSIDE INFLUENCES World Wars & other wars

Creation Date

13 Jan 1997

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

Disclaimer

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