Tom Price Shopping Arcade

Author

Shire of Ashburton

Place Number

15395

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Location

Lot 1 Stadium Rd Tom Price

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Electrical and Painters Workshop
Single Men's Mess, Town Services

Local Government

Ashburton

Region

Pilbara

Construction Date

Constructed from 1967

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	17 Aug 1999	Category C	Category C Retain and conserve if possible: endeavour to conserve the significance of the place through the provisions of the Shire of Ashburton Planning Scheme; a more detailed Heritage Assessment/Impact Statement to undertaken before approval is given for any major redevelopment; photographically record the place prior to any major redevelopment or demolition.

Statement of Significance

The Tom Price Shopping Arcade (and former single men's quarters) has aesthetic and historic cultural heritage significance. The single men's mess was one of the earliest buildings constructed in the Tom Price town site. With it's new use as a shopping centre the building represents a good example of the recycling of buildings for commericial use. Along with the Koobinya-Nintirri Centre the former mess adds to the townscape of Tom Price.

Physical Description

The Shopping Arcade has simple lines and utilitarian building materials typical of the mining towns of the North West. Solidly constructed of concrete besser blocks and steel frame, the two separate buildings were connected by an arcade featuring glass shop fronts and skylights. Gables like those featured at Nintirri and Koobinya Centres are found at both ends of the buildigs and as an entrance way to the arcade. The Stadium Road frontage has shady overhangs possibly later additions.

History

The Tom Price Shopping Arcade was built in 1967 to be used as a single men's mess for the mining and construction workers of Tom Price. The mess closed c1973/4. The mess was then converted to Town ServicessElectrical and Painter's Workshops in 1976. In 1990 the old mess had further work done, allowing them to be reopened as the shopping arcade.

Integrity/Authenticity

Despite changes in use the building retains original scale and most original building fabric.

Condition

Good

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	Shire of Ashburton Notes

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	MINING	Housing or Quarters
Present Use	COMMERCIAL	Shopping Complex
Other Use	INDUSTRIAL\MANUFACTURING	Other

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	CONCRETE	Concrete Block

Historic Themes

General	Specific
OCCUPATIONS	Mining {incl. mineral processing}

Creation Date

04 Feb 2000

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Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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