Change Rooms

Provenance

Camera: NIKON D850
Lens: 14.0-24.0 mm f/2.8
Settings: 14mm · f/2.8 · 2s · ISO 800
Paper: Ilford Galerie Smooth Cotton Rag 310 gsm

The corridor into the Bankstown RSL change rooms. An illuminated green exit sign marks the entrance, and the dim passage stretches toward a bright rectangular opening beyond. Worn floor tiles carry adhesive marks and patches of residue, and water damage spreads across the left wall.

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In situ

Change Rooms at Bankstown RSL, black-framed print displayed in situ on a wall.

Change Rooms at Bankstown RSL, raw timber-framed print displayed in situ on a wall.

Change Rooms at Bankstown RSL, glass print displayed in situ on a wall.

01 PROVENANCE

Print datasheet

Title: Change Rooms
Series: Bankstown RSL
Catalogue: BRS-025
Process: Giclée
Captured: 13 February 2019
Camera: NIKON D850
Lens: 14.0-24.0 mm f/2.8
Aperture: f/2.8
Shutter: 2s s
ISO: 800
Focal length: 14 mm
Paper: Ilford Galerie Smooth Cotton Rag 310 gsm
Paper size: 290 × 200 mm
Location: Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia
Authenticity: C2PA verified provenance →
Recognised by: Highly Commended in Multimedia at the 2016 National Trust of Australia (NSW) Heritage Awards

02 LOCATION

Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia

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03 THE STORY

About this print

The corridor into the change rooms at the Bankstown RSL runs through the underground recreation wing, between the pool and the showers. An illuminated green exit sign marks the entrance, and the dim passage stretches toward a bright rectangular opening beyond. Worn floor tiles carry adhesive marks and patches of residue, and water damage spreads across the left wall. Exposed conduits run overhead, and a chain-link fence closes off part of the route.

The change rooms served the pool, the squash court, the gym, and the sauna, all of which sat in the underground recreation wing of the 1955 clubhouse. Members came down this way to change, then crossed through to whichever facility they had come for. The wing ran continuously through the club's working life and wound down through the 2000s as the membership thinned. The Bankstown RSL was demolished in March 2019. The change rooms and the corridor into them are gone with the rest of the basement.

04 FROM THE FIELD NOTES

A long corridor stretches toward a distant source of natural light. Bare concrete floors show the grid pattern where carpet tiles were pulled up. Adhesive residue and scattered debris sit across the surface. The walls are raw concrete, patchy with moisture staining. Overhead, dark timber panelling runs the length of the ceiling. Conduit and sprinkler pipes remain fixed in place. A green exit sign glows above the doorway. To the left, a timber-lined alcove opens into what was a service counter or reception window.

Brett Patman

The series

Bankstown RSL

2019 · 30 photographs

On 17 September 1928, 26 returned servicemen of the 1914 to 1918 war founded the City of Bankstown RSL sub-Branch. The clubhouse at 1 Meredith Street opened in 1955, with blue walls under bright red ceilings. The underground sports complex originally held a swimming pool, a squash court, a gym, and a sauna.

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05 SIZE GUIDE

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