Wagin Memorial Swimming Pool & War Memorial

Author

Shire of Wagin

Place Number

09043

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Location

Cnr Trench & Tarbet Sts Wagin

Location Details

Local Government

Wagin

Region

Wheatbelt

Construction Date

Constructed from 1967, Constructed from 1947

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	20 May 1997	Category 5	Category 5 Place not essential to an understanding og the history of the Shire of Wagin; should be photographically recorded prior to any redevelopment or demolition.
Statewide War Memorial Survey	Completed	01 May 1996			Heritage Council

Statement of Significance

The War Memorial has social value for the local community commemorating those local citizens who participated in each World War.

Physical Description

War Memorial is in a concrete paved setting in the forecourt of the Wagin Memorial Swimming Pool.
The memorial comprises a square granite podium mounted on a two-tiered, stepped base. Inscriptions are on the facets of the podium. The west face of the podium commemorates those who died in World War I and the south face commemorates those who died in World War II. The podium is capped with a rock-faced pediment above each facet which is crowed by a tall cylindrical spire with a domed top.

History

A war memorial was erected in 1947, to commemorate those killed from Wagin in two World Wars. The memorial consists of a broken granite pillar, broken to symbolise the lives broken and destroyed by war.1 The names of those killed are listed on the memorial.
The War Memorial was originally erected in Piesse Park, but was moved to its present position when the Wagin Swimming Pool was constructed in 1967.

Integrity/Authenticity

INTEGRITY: High
AUTHENTICITY: High

Condition

Good

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	Conversation with resident, Mrs W. Piesse.		26/5/1996

Place Type

Historic site

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	MONUMENT\CEMETERY	Monument
Original Use	MONUMENT\CEMETERY	Monument

Historic Themes

General	Specific
OUTSIDE INFLUENCES	World Wars & other wars

Creation Date

23 Jul 1997

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

Disclaimer

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