Whatley Crescent runs beside the railway at Maylands and was once known as Railway Terrace.
Whatley Crescent has shops, the Maylands Railway Station, the Old Post Office and the old Blind School building (now home to the WA Ballet).
The City of Bayswater 2006 Municipal Inventory listed 94, 114, 116, 118, 122 (Verulam), 124, 134 (Senses Foundation/Royal WA Institute for the Blind) , 160 (Old Post Office), 162, 164, 166, 168, 170 (Shopfront), 178-182 (Three shops – now includes Mrs S), 188-190 (shop), 192-194, 196, 198-202, 204, 206A and Maylands Station House/Parcels Office in Whatley Crescent, Maylands.
188-190 Whatley Crescent – a shop in 1923. Articoli Agencies/Lampshades and collectables in 2006.
192-194 Whatley Crescent – a shop in 1904. Maylands Pre-owned Trains/gift shop in 2006.
196 Whatley Crescent – a shop and dwelling in 1909 and 2006.
198-202 Whatley Crescent – Station-Master’s residence and shops 1902-1923. Metro Health Clinic in 2006.
204 Whatley Crescent – built by J R Clark and has housed a men’s hairdresser and tobacconist. The Lamp Man in 2006.
206 and 208A Whatley Crescent – Built around 1910. In the 1920s and 1930s, Joy Rigg ran her dressmaking business from one of these shops. In 2006, 204 was The Lamp Man, 206 was Attention Curios Collectables – shop and dwelling, 206A was Living Art Tattoos.
208 Whatley Crescent – A shop and dwelling built around 1903. Its original owner was John Wishart, who ran a greengrocer business.
For more information
See:
- City of Bayswater 2006 Municipal Inventory (MHPA holds a copy), and
- our Whatley Crescent Flickr Album for images and other digitised information.
