Bedford War Memorial & Remembrance Park (all wars)

Author

City of Bayswater

Place Number

11347

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Location

88 Salisbury St Bedford

Location Details

Cnr Salisbury & Beaufort Sts

Local Government

Bayswater

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1958, Constructed from 1959

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	Adopted	25 Feb 2020

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
Statewide War Memorial Survey	Completed	01 May 1996			Heritage Council
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	24 Feb 1998	Classification 2	Classification 2 Sites have considerable local importance and will generally include public or community buildings, commercial buildings and residential dwellings of exceptional significance. Demolition of these places would generally not be supported.
Local Heritage Survey	Adopted	25 Feb 2020	Classification 2	Classification 2 Sites have considerable local importance and will generally include public or community buildings, commercial buildings and residential dwellings of exceptional significance. Demolition of these places would generally not be supported.

Statement of Significance

This place has a high level of social and historic significance for its
association with world events and its commemoration of World
War veterans.

Physical Description

Reminiscent of the State War Memorial in Kings Park and others in Western
Australia, this cenotaph of rough dressed stone blocks in the form of an obelisk
with smooth stone capping and base. The front face has a large stone cross in low
relief surmounted by a bronze sword. Below this is the "rising sun" symbol of the
AIF also in bronze and a "Lest We Forget" inscription of remembrance. The
obelisk has a stepped base and is set in a brick paved court of herring bone
pattern with an inset cross. The word "REMEMBRANCE" is inscribed in large
letters on a wooden log behind the obelisk.
NB: *Cenotaph - memorial monument to persons buried elsewhere. Obelisk -
large monolith (granite) square on plan tapering to an electrum-capped pyramid at
the summit (the sacred part). It has a height of nine or ten times the diameter of
the base.

History

The Bedford War Memorial was a project of the Bedford/Morley Returned
Servicemen's League. It was constructed in 1958-9 following an active fundraising
campaign. The original site chosen was on the opposite side of Salisbury Street
which was outside the Bayswater Shire, but this changed to the east side to avoid
proximity to the hotel.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity - High
Authenticity - High

Condition

Good

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
100		City of Bayswater Local Heritage Survey

Place Type

Historic site

Uses

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

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Other	STONE	Granite

Historic Themes

General	Specific
OUTSIDE INFLUENCES	World Wars & other wars

Creation Date

20 Mar 1998

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Approved

Last Update

19 May 2021

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