Keswick Places

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KESWICK

The Sections which included Section 45 on which KESWICK is located were first owned by the Everard family and the Keswick Land Company purchased part of Section 45 from William Everard in 1883 and subdivided it into 504 blocks. This was in direct response to the provision of horse drawn tram services from the City. The Keswick, Ashford, Richmond, Edwardstown and South Road Tramway Company was floated in December 1882. It was hoped that residential development and public transport facilities would go hand in hand. The Tramway Services were electrified after 1909 and the new service to Keswick was opened by 1918. This allowed more intensive residential development in the streets off Richmond Road. 

Some industry was located in Keswick, particularly in the early 1920s. T J Richards Motor Body Building Firm had established a plant in Keswick in 1916 which was an expansion of their carriage building business. Richards merged with Chrysler Australia in 1937 and developed the factory in Mile End. 

A portion of Keswick fronts Anzac Highway and the development of the Bay Road also assisted the industrial development of Keswick and the area around it. One of the main industries which was established in Keswick was the Kelvinator Factory, which during the Second World War was converted for war production rather than white goods. 

During the War in October 1941, the Keswick Reserve in Everard Avenue was the site of a carnival staged to raise funds for the War effort, by the Keswick and Richmond Unit of the Comforts Fund. This was typical of the intense fund raising carried on throughout South Australia at the time. Other industrial activity in and adjacent to Keswick included the Hume Pipe Factory. Some of the industries in Keswick benefited from the State Government's Manufacturing Industries Protection Act, 1937 which allowed industry to develop often to the detriment of residential quality in the area. This Act did not allow Council any redress on behalf of their ratepayers and residents, until the passing of the Planning and Development Act, 1970. [From 1998 Heritage Review]

Anzac Highway/ Bay Road: was known almost from the beginning of European settlement as the Bay Road. It was renamed Anzac Highway in November 1924 as a tribute to those who had served in the first world war.

Sites of Significance

Schools / Kindergartens

• Richmond Primary School, Surrey Street
• St Josephs School

Churches

• Keswick Catholic Church, Alexander Avenue
• Keswick Anglican / Methodist Church
• St Josephs Church, 544-546 ANzac Highway

Significant Trees

• Anzac Highway (Monuments, significant trees)

Bridges

• Keswick Bridge

Hotels / Inns

• Former Beehive Inn, cnr Anzac Highway and Richmond Road

Industry / Businesses

• Kelvinator Australia Ltd (29 Anzac Highway)
• Ingersons Bakery
• Schahingers Cooperage, Hampton Street

Shops

• CH Oliver Home Service Store, South Road
• Sylvia's Lunchbar

Homes

•  Alpine, 45 Farnham Road (Local Heritage)
• Bleak House (Johnny Reid Horse buses) opposite railway on Nottingham Avenue (Richmond Road)

Community Buildings

• SA CFS Headquarters 37 Richmond Road was 20 West Beach Road, (opened 1978)
• Army Barracks
• Chatham Hospital
• Child Health Centre, 41-47 Surrey Road
• Wayville West Tram (in 1918 crossed bridge into Bay Road and proceeded to Keswick Barracks gates; terminated at Keswick Bridge in mid 1930s; terminated parklands Greenhill Road to 1957 when service ceased)
• No1 Anzac Highway - former ETSA headquarters
• Adelaide Parklands Terminal (formerly Keswick Terminal from 1987-June 2008) - Australian National Railway Administrative Building (opened 1984) / Terminus Club; Keswick (Adelaide Parklands) Rail Terminal (Ghan, Indian Pacific, Overland, Great Southern Interstate Trains) First interstate train arrived 18 May 1984)  ; Monument - 'Sandfly' manufactured by Baldwin Locomotive Co 1886 - commenced service May 1887 on Palmerston (Darwin) to Pine Creek Railway; used for shunting in Darwin until 1940s

Sport / Recreation / Reserves