Bayswater is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia which was established in the 1880s. This article is a list of streets in Bayswater, along with the origin of their names. Some common street name origins in Bayswater are places in the United Kingdom, particularly England, early residents of Bayswater, soldiers in World War I, and former councillors.
Perth suburb of Beechboro, which Beechboro Road leads to.
In 1984, Beechboro Road was split in two by the construction of Tonkin Highway. Beechboro Road South is a local distributor in parts, with a speed limit of 60 kilometres per hour (37 mph).
Beechboro Road South
Belham Street
c. 1970
Bellevue Street
Late–1990s
Street name has existed since before 1952, but the street was not constructed until the late–1990s.
Bowden Street
1880s–1890s
Possibly someone named Bowden or a place in England.
Broadway
1900s
Named due to the road's large width. It was built that way so that carriages could turn without being unhitched.[3]
Brooks Drive
1990
Harry and James Brooks, early residents of Bayswater. Alfred William Brooks, soldier at Gallipoli and the Middle East.[2]
Burnside Street
1880s–1890s
Robert Burnside, early resident of Bayswater.[1][6]
Formerly known as Swan Street west of Coode Street.[6]
Matthew Daniel Clune, who leased an estate in Bassendean.[3]
Cobden Street
1900s
Collier Link
2017
Constructed in 2017 as a realignment of Collier Road near Tonkin Highway. The road has a single point urban interchange with Tonkin Highway. It is a local distributor road with a speed limit of 60 kilometres per hour (37 mph).
Local distributor with a speed limit of 60 kilometres per hour (37 mph). Part bypassed by Collier Link is a local road with a speed limit of 50 kilometres per hour (31 mph).
Local distributor with a speed limit of 60 kilometres per hour (37 mph).
Coombe Street
Probably somewhere in England named Coombe.
Constance Street
Copley Street
Benjamin Copley, resident of Bayswater in the 1890s, owner of a slaughterhouse, member of the Bayswater Roads Board, and chairman in 1901. His former house is located on the corner of Copley and Coode Streets.[1][6]
Cosentino Place
Cossom Place
W. Cossom, soldier killed in World War I. Named in 1968.[2]
Frederick Powell Crowther, a director of Gold Estates of Australia Pty Ltd, a company that bought and subdivided land in Bayswater and across Perth.[8]
Cullen Street
Dandy Place
Early 1990s
Darby Street
S. T. Darby.
Digwood Close
Donald Square
c. 1966
Donald Traylen, relative of William Traylen, landowner in the 1890s who subdivided his land, naming various roads after family members.[9]
Donald Way
c. 1966
Donald Traylen, relative of William Traylen, landowner in the 1890s who subdivided his land, naming various roads after family members.[9]
Drake Street
1880s–1890s
William Henry Drake, early landowner in Bayswater and treasurer of Western Australia from 1838 to 1848.
Mary Anne Garratt, wife of William Traylen, landowner in the 1890s who subdivided his land, naming various roads after family members.[9] Alternatively, W. J. Garratt, who was a resident of the area from 1899 to 1934.[1]
Garratt Road is a main road which forms part of State Route 55, and has a speed limit of 60 kilometres per hour (37 mph). It crosses the Swan River at the Garratt Road Bridge.
Georgina Street
Gilbert Street
c. 1912
Gilders Place
Gobba Court
Mid–1970s
Gobba Lake, which is in turn named after Gino Gobba, owner of a dairy in the 1930s.
Goldmead Street
Goongarrie Street
Possibly named after Goongarrie, Western Australia, an abandoned town north of Kalgoorlie, which is an aboriginal word of unknown origin.
Gordon Street
Grafton Street
1880s–1890s
Grafton Estate, an early land sale in the area.[1]
Henry Thomas Halliday and his family, residents of Bayswater from the 1880s onwards. Their house, Halliday House is located nearby at 114 King William Street.[6]
Hamilton Street
1890s
John Hamilton, early landowner in Bayswater.[1][6]
Hardy Road
c. 1920
Hardey Family.
Hayward Street
Henrietta Street
1900s
Hester Street
Higgins Way
Late–1980s
Hill Street
1890s
Street is located on a hill. Could also be possibly named after R.V. Hill, chairman of the Bayswater Road Board in the 1940s.
Local distributor with a speed limit of 60 kilometres per hour (37 mph) in parts. In 2018, the speed limit was lowered to 40 kilometres per hour (25 mph) in the Bayswater town centre.[11]
Langley Road
1900s
Lawrence Street
1880s–1890s
Stephen Lawrence, arrived in Bayswater in 1902. His three sons served in World War I.[2]
Leake Street
1880s–1890s
Leake Street was converted to a "bike boulevard" in 2017, with a speed limit of 30 kilometres per hour (19 mph).[12]
Letizia Lane
2006
Little Street
Lovell Way
c. 1970
Mahdi Street
Maurice Street
1900s
May Street
c. 1912
Formerly known as Queen Street. May Street was converted to a "bike boulevard" in 2017, with a speed limit of 30 kilometres per hour (19 mph).[12]
McGann Street
McWhae Gardens
Late–1990s
Douglas McWhae, medical officer.
Meakins Court
Robert James Meakins, owner of a dairy on Coode Street.[6]
Memorial Drive
1997
Memorial to residents from the Bayswater area who served in World War I, World War II, Korea, Malaya, Bornea or Vietnam.[13]
Speed limit is 40 kilometres per hour (25 mph).
Menmuir Place
Mid–1990s
Edward Menmuir, chairman of the Bayswater Road Board in the 1940s and 1950s.
Mills Avenue
James Mills, resident of Bayswater in the 1880s and owner of a nursery.[1][6]
Milne Street
1900s
Charles Williamson Milne, a director of Gold Estates of Australia Pty Ltd, a company that bought and subdivided land in Bayswater and across Perth.[1][8]
Probably one of the places named Shalford in England.
Short Street
Skew Road
1900s
Skippers Row
2019
Road name has existed since before 1952, but the street was not constructed until 2019.
Slade Street
1880s–1890s
A family that settled in Guildford in the 1840s.[1]
Spencer Street
Station Street
A Latitude Station was located on the street, at what is now Hamilton Reserve.[1]
Stone Street
1880s
Frederick Stone, resident of Bayswater in the 1880s and owner of a nursery. He was a member of the Bayswater Roads Board, and Secretary of the board from 1898 to 1904. He played a prominent role in lobbying the Board of Education for a primary school to be built in Bayswater. His house still stands at 78 Stone Street.[1][16]
Formerly known as Mary Street, named after Mary Traylen, who was a relative of William Traylen. He was a landowner in the 1890s who subdivided his land, naming streets after family members.[6][9]
Strand (also known as the Strand), a street in London.[7]
Thomas Street
c. 2007
Thomas Street was originally the name of Birkett Street, a street in Bedford just north of Thomas Street. The current Thomas Street was an unpaved laneway up until c. 2007, when it was sealed and turned into a road.
Toms Court
Early–1990s
Merv Toms, councillor on the Bayswater Road Board from 1944 to 1971, member of parliament for Maylands, Bayswater and Ascot between 1956 and 1971.[17]
Tonkin Highway was opened north of Railway Parade on 11 July 1984, and south of Railway Parade on 16 April 1988.
Toowong Street
1880s–1890s
Formerly known as Kooroong Street.
Traylen Road
William Traylen, landowner in the 1890s who subdivided his land, naming streets after family members.[9]
Union Street
Veitch Street
Streets starting with W, X or Y[]
Name
Date built
Name origin
Notes
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Vincent Street
2018
George Vincent, Chief Draughtsman in the Lands Department c. 1876.[3] Road has been named since before 1916, but was not constructed until 2018.
Walter Road East
1880s
There are conflicting reports as to the origin of the name. One option is Walter Browne, who was born in Bayswater in 1903 and lived there for some time.[18]: 204 [19] Another possibility is , who worked for Gold Estates, a property development company, and was Chairman of the Perth Road Board (precursor to the City of Stirling).[7] Another possibility is Walter Padbury, who was a pioneer and politician.[3]
Formerly known as Government Road.
Walton Street
Possibly a place named Walton in England.
Warren Avenue
Whatley Crescent
John and Anne Whatley, residents of what would become Bayswater briefly in 1830.[1][6]
Known as South Crescent until c. 1946,[14] as the road was shaped like a crescent.[1]
White Street
Whittaker Street
c. 1912
John Whittaker, Bayswater Road Board councillor in the 1910s.
Formerly known as Little Street.
Wholley Street
1900s
Wicks Street
2018
Charles R. Wicks, who was a foundational member of the West Guildford Roads Board.[3]
Williamson Street
R.A. Williamson, 1960s business owner in Bayswater.