Robert Day Memorial Pool

Author

City of Mandurah

Place Number

09073

Location

Eastern Foreshore Mandurah

Location Details

Reserve 14004

Local Government

Mandurah

Region

Peel

Construction Date

Constructed from 1965

Demolition Year

1985

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 27 May 2014 Category 6

Statement of Significance

It was an important meeting place for local residents and tourists and many local people learnt to swim at the pool.

Physical Description

The stone and cement pool had a boardwalk and jetties at the northern and southern sides of the pool, the foreshore to the east and was open to the west. It also had a diving board and brick changing sheds. The place may warrant some interpretation.

History

The pool replaced the bathing sheds which were on the same site. It was named after the first chairman of the Mandurah Shire Council who died in an accident in 1963. The pool was demolished after the aquatic centre on Pinjarra Road was opened in 1982.

Condition

Demolished (Approx 1985)

Place Type

Other Built Type

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Present Use VACANT\UNUSED Vacant\Unused
Original Use SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL Other

Historic Themes

General Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES Sport, recreation & entertainment

Creation Date

17 Jul 1997

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

13 Jan 2020

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