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Hawthorn Heritage Study
APPENDIX D
Public Reserves Place Identification forms
HAWTHORN HERITAGE STUDY Meredit h Gould, Conser va t ion Cons ul tants . 1992 .
PLACEPARKS,
ADDRESS
TITLE
IDENTIFICATION FORMPUBLIC GARDENS, RESERVES.
Anderson Street TYPEHawthorn East. [Xl Sport s Gro und Ri ve r Frontage
[ 1 Public Gardens Rai l way Res ervetxi Public Park Other
Anderson Park [ 1 Reserve
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SURVEY DATE 26.9 .91NEG FILE EA1/29TitleVol.Fo1.
THEME
Ea r l y Sett lementMansionsVictorian Garden
Suburb] Municipal dey.] 18705 growt h] Garden vil las] Wor k i ng enclaves
[] Commercial Ce nt res[Xl Edwardian Prosperity[ 1 Interwar Housing[ ] Flats and Of fices
DETAILSDate See att ached.DesignerLayout/Structures
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NOTABLE FEATURES/SIGNIFICANCEHistory }Descript ion )Sign ificance ) See attached.Recommendation }
INTEGRITY
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Good [ ]Fai r [X]Poor []
CONDITION Good [X]Fair []Poor []
CROSS REFERENCED INFORMATIONAssociated Structures [ ]
ANDERSON PARK
Description
Anderson Park, covering 5.6 ha., provides spectacular views of the city skyline and theGardiner's Creek Valley (now containing the South-Eastern Freeway) from the high northeast corner. The park falls away dramatically to the south-west so that the land isterraced toward the Constance Street boundary providing convenient viewing for spectatorsat the small oval.
There is a line of huge old Bangalay, Eucalyptus botryoides along the Constance Streetboundary, with Quercus robur?, English Oak, along the Hexham Street boundary, matched byanother row of similar oaks on the other side of the street, providing a very pleasantavenue.
The eastern boundary is marked by a row of old Kurrajong, Brachychiton populneus,interplanted with evergreen Turkey Oak, Quercus cervis. There is also a line of Cupressustorulosa either side of the entrance on Widford Street, with another pair further up thehill, most likely marking a now forgotten second entrance. There are also several wellestablished Blue Atlas Cedars, Cedrus atlantica, 'Glauca' on that side of the park and twoparticular fine old River Red Gums, Eucalyptus camaldulensis, which certainly predatethe European settlement of Hawthorn.
Narrow paths meander through the site, encircling the ovals. The clubs and Infant WelfareCentre are all located on the Anderson Street side of the park.
History
Anderson Park was bought by the Council in November-1911 for 2,275 pounds. Originally the14 acre (5.6 ha.) block was part of a plant nursery known as the Mt. Ida Estate.
Little appears to have been done with Eastern Reserve, as it was then known, until the mid1920s. 1
The City Engineers Department holds two maps detailing landscape plans for the reserve. 2
The second appears to be a refinement of the first which is undated. Both have beenprepared by Henry Barnard "Curator" and the second, more complete plan was adopted by
--Council in 1925.
The plans called for "Gippsland Gums", Eucalptus botryoides along the north and southboundaries and Quercus iusitanica (= Q. canarensis) on the east and west sides.
The oval was encircled by "oak, plane and elm" lined paths with other paths meanderingthrough the park. Large triangular beds at major path intersections were planted withCanary Island Date Palms (Phoenix canariensis), smaller beds with Fan Palms (presumablyTrachycapus chinensis). The plan specifically mentions that "native trees" are not shownpresumably this refers to already existing native vegetations. The reserve still containsseveral fine mature River Red Gums, Eucalyptus camaldulensis.
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G. McWilliam, "Shady Places - Hawthorn's Parks, Gardens and PublicProperty", Hawthorn Historical Society, 1991, p.6.
Proposed Plan for laying out Anderson Road Reserve, EngineersDepartment, City of Hawthorn, Map No. 266 and City of HawthornAnderson Road Reserve (1925) Engineer's Department, City ofHawthorn, Map No. 268.
Facilities/Structures
South Hawthorn Bowling Club (2 rinks), clubhouseFour tennis courts and clubhouse.Two ovalsPavilionToiletsInfant Welfare Centre
Statement of Significance
Anderson Park, continuously maintained as a public reserve since 1911, is of considerablelocal significance:
For its mature native and exotic trees, including remnant River Red Gums and rows ofBangalay, oaks, cedars, palms, planes.
For its role in providing active and passive recreational opportunities to the citizensof Hawthorn and neighbouring centres.
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PLACEPARKS,
ADDRESS
TITLE
IDENTIFICATION FORMPUBLIC GARDENS, RESERVES.
Chrystobel Cres. TYPEHawthorn [ 1 Sports Ground [ 1 River Frontage
[ 1 Publ ic Gardens [Xl Railway Reser ve[ 1 Publ i c Park [ J Other
L.E. Bray Native Reserve [ 1 Re s e r ve
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THEME
[] Early Sett lement[) Mansions[ Xl Victorian Gar den
Suburb(Xl Municipal dey.[] 18708 growth[J Garden vil las[ ] Working enclaves[] Commercial Ce n t r e s[1 Edwardian Prosperity[] Interwar Housing[ ] . Flats a nd Of f i c e s
DETAILSDate See at t achedDesignerLayout/Structures
AHC [1 SIGNIF ICANT TREE REG. [ 1 pSP [X 1CULTURAL LANDSCAPE [ URBAN CONSERVAT ION AREA [ X 1
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INTEGRITY
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L.E. BRAY NATIVE RESERVE
History
Meredith Gould, Conservation Architects. 1992.
The L.E. Bray Native Reserve is part of the old Kew railway line which opened in 1887 andbranched from the main Hawthorn Line near Hilda Crescent, separating Glenferrie SportsGround and Grace Park. The line went through to Kew. It was closed in 1957 and the parkpresumably developed sometime after that.
Description
The park is a small narrow strip of land (O.5ha) between Hawthorn Grove and Kinkora Roadand is planted with native trees and shrubs. On the eastern side is a row of gnarled oldPepper Trees (Schinus molle var. areira) which marks the old level crossing in HawthornGrove.
Facilities
Playground equipment
Statement of Significance
The L.E. Bray Native Reserve, continuously maintained as a railway reserve since 1957, isof local significance for its association with the Hawthorn-Kew Branch line.
Recommendation
Any further landscape planning should consider the rest of the railway reserve betweenKinkora Road, Mary Street and Chrystobel Crescent.
HAWTHORN HERI TAGE STUDY Mered i t h Gould, Conservation Arch i t ects. 1992.
PLACEPARKS,
IDENTIFICAT ION FORMPUBLIC GARDENS, RESERVES.
GRADI NG
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ADDRESS
TITLE
William StreetHawthorn
Central Gardens
TYPE[ 1 Sports Ground River Frontage[ 1 Public Gardens Rai lway Reserve[Xl Pub lic Park Other[ 1 Reserve
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THEME
[] Early Settlemen t[ ] Mansions[Xl Victorian Garden
Suburb[Xl Municipal dey.[] 18705 growth[] Garden villas[] Working enclaves[] Commercial Centres[ X] Edward ian Prosperity[] Interwar Hou s ing[] Flats and Offices
DETAILSDate See attachedDesignerLayout/Structures
AHC [ ] SIGNIFICANT TREE REG . [] PSP [ X ]CULTURAL LANDSCAPE ] URBAN CONSERVATION AREA [ X ]
NOTABLE FEATURES/SIGNIFICANCEHistory )Description )Significance ) See attachedRecommendation )
INTEGRITY
ALTERATIONS
Good []Fair [X]Poor []
CONDITION Good [ ]Fair [X]Poor []
CROSS REFERENCED INFORMATIONAssociated Structures [ ]
HAWTHORN HERITAGE STUDY
CENTRAL GARDENS
History
Meredith Gould. Conservation Architects. 1992.
A detailed history of Central Gardens has already been produced by H.C.C. Parks andGardens staff (using mainly material from Council minutes) and is included here forreference.
It has been suggested that Hawthorn Council acquired at least a portion of the site of theCentral Gardens as early as 1888. This was reputedly a property previously owned by theHawthorn brickmaker, Holzer. 1 Certainly, by 1898, the Melbourne Directory was listing aHawthorn Council Depot and Gardens at 35 William Street (the address of an early Holzerhouse) and by 1901-1902, the Hawthorn Gardens (now known as the Central Gardens) weremarked on M.M.B.W. drainage plans. They were bounded by William Street on the west, HenryStreet on the east and the railway on the south. An open sewer was depicted across thecentre of the reserve. Also within the park boundaries at this time was a row of smallbrick houses facing William Street (Nos. 23-33), an ice works, and three small brickhouses (Nos. 37, 39, 41) near the railway line. The only structure on the Henry Streetside of the reserve was a small brick house (No. 32) with a fenced allotment stretchingback beside the railway line. 2
A 1946 General Plan of Central Gardens held by the City of Hawthorn and signed by the CityEngineer,3 showed the allotments for Holzer's six houses with a long cypress hedgecircling them on the north and east sides. To the south of these properties, nearer therailway line, was a brick substation and the ice works. The curator's residence in thesouth-east corner of the Gardens appeared to be the house built in 1869-70 for JamesOgden, shipping agent. 4 On its west side was a glasshouse, conservatory and fernery. Thepaths and garden beds within the reserve were indicated with plantings of exotic trees.
Today, all that remains of the Victorian structures which once stood next to the CentralGardens site is the former 32 Henry Street home of James Ogden (shown in 1946 as thecurator's residence and now the propagator's house) and the Hawthorn Community House onthe William Street side. The latter building may be the sole survivor of the row of brickhouses at 23-33 William Street built in 1889-90 for Mrs. Annie Holzer. s
_The__ many large, well established trees in the Central Gardens,particularly near HenryStreet, may relate to another Victorian house which once stood in Henry Street and wasseparated from No. 32 by two small labourer's cottages. This substantial brick house (NAV100 pounds) was constructed in 1862 for Charles Moline, merchant, and Ambassador to Spainand Portugal in the 1850s. 6
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Information supplied by Gwen McWilliam.
M.M.B.W. drainage plan Hawthorn No. 55 (1901); ibid. No. 1498(1902) •
General Plan of Central Gardens, City of Hawthorn, City Engineer,29 March 1946.
Hawthorn RB. 1869-70 No. 468.
Ibid. 1889-90 Nos. 3032-3038.
Ibid. 1862-63. No. 361.
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At one time, at least in the late 1880s, it had grounds of three acres. 7 Moline's house,known as 24 Henry Street, was owned later by Thomas Chaplin, grocer, and by 1895 was ownedby Hawthorn Council. 8 By 1901-2, this house and the two small labourer's cottages hadbeen demolished. 9
The Central Gardens was developed on the sites of early brick pits worked by John andHenry Holzer. Council bought the first parcels of land between William and Henry Streetsin 1888 and continued to acquire land there for the next 10 years or so. The"Propagator's House" number 32 Henry Street, built in 1868-69 for James Ogden was boughtin 1895. The Gardens were opened to the public in 1900 but it is a little hard to imaginejust what they looked like for the M.M.B.W. map of 1902 shows only a vacant lot with anopen drain (formerly creek) running through it.
The laying out of the present paths and garden beds in the Central Gardens seems to postdate to the 1901-2 map, and may be as late as 1908 when considerable work was beingcarried out. In that year, a fountain was added and fences were removed so the Gardenscould be kept open until ll.00p.m. 10 Later, in 1911, a lighting scheme was adopted so theGardens could be kept open all night. 11 There were plans to purchase a glasshouse in1925. 12 By 1946 the paths and garden beds were laid out, there was a glasshouse,conservatory and fernery near the Curator's residence, and a playground area on theWilliam Street side in the north-west corner of the Gardens with swings, see-saws andhorizontal bar. 13
During the next 20 years a number of exotic trees were planted and shrubberies. and annualbeds established. At its peak in the 1920s, Central Gardens boasted wide sweeping paths,an ornamental pond and fountain, various monuments, an octagonal rotunda, rose coveredpergolas, rockeries and many display beds. Judging from contemporary photographs, CentralGardens, Hawthorn, compared favourably with the southern section of Central Park, Malvern,although it did not ever include a conservatory. The Gardens appeared to decline from the1930s onwards: the Depression and later, the Second World War, may have been contributingfactors. Most of the structures were removed as were all but three of the annual beds.
Today the Gardens are a pleasant park with only some fine old trees and one memorialdrinking fountain to serve as reminders of former glories.
Description
Central Gardens running between Henry and Charles Streets is a rectangular park covering3.1 ha. It has a meandering path system which is only in part original. There are somespendid mature trees including a huge Plane (Platanus sp.), a Bunya Bunya Pine (Araucearia
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Ibid. 1889-90 No. 2537 (Henry Chaplin, grocer, was the owner bythis date).
Ibid. 1895-96. No. 3897 (24 Henry Street).
M.M.B.W. drainage plans Hawthorn No. 55 (1901); ibid. No. 1498(1902) •
Hawthorn, Kew and Camberwell Citizen, 14 Feb. 1908 (2); 20 March,1908 (2).
Ibid. 20 October, 1991 •
Ibid. 4 April, 1925(2).
See footnote 3•
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bidwilli), several oaks (Quercus aff. camariensis, Quercus macrolepis), elms including tworare Ulmus x hollandica 'Wredei' and a weeping Ulmus glabra 'Pendula'. A large cypresshedge (Cupressus macrocarpa) runs north south on the William Street side of the Gardensand marks the back fence-line of the six cottages which once faced William Street. Allbut one, now used as a Community House, were demolished in the 1970s.
The H.C.C. Nursery and Works Yard is on the south side of the reserve, behind the'Propagator's House'.
On the east side there is a children's playground including a 1960s "rocket slide".Nearby is the 1905 Councillor William Cowper memorial drinking fountain, a handsomegranite structure sadly in need of repair.
Facilities
ToiletsPlaygroundElectric barbequesNursery and Work yardsPropagator's ResidenceCommunity House
Statement of Significance
Central Gardens, continously maintained as a public park since 1900, is of considerablelocal significance:
For its mature native and exotic trees, particularly the Quercus macrolepis, Ullmus xhollandica 'Wredei' and Platanus sp.
For its role in providing passive recreational opportunities for the citizens of Hawthornand adjacent areas.
For its former association with one of Hawthorn's most important early industries,brickmaking.
_Significance
For its historical significance because of the associations with Hawthorn's evolution asa popular residential suburb and the provision of Municipal gardens for the worker whoformed a vital part of the community. In addition this reinforced the shopping transportnode at Auburn Village with villas and small mansions in garden settings and public parksand garden areas.
Recommendations
That the huge Plane tree (Platanus sp) be identified completely and together with theQuercus macrolepis and Ulmus x hollandica 'Wredei' be nominated for the Register ofSignificant Trees of Victoria.
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PLACEPARKS.
ADDRESS
TITLE
IDENTIFICATION FORMPUBLIC GARDENS. RESERVES.
Creswick Street TYPEHawthorn [ J Sports Ground River Frontage
[Xl Public Garde ns Railway Reserve[ J Pub lic Park Other
Creswick Street Reserve [ J Reserve
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SURVEY DATENEG FILE EAl-4TitleVol.Fol.
THEME
[Xl Ear ly Sett lement[] Mans i ons[] Victorian Garden
Suburb[Xl Munic ipa l deY.[] 18705 growth[J Garden villas[] Working e nclaves[] Commercial Centres[XI Edwardian Prosperity[I Interwar Housing[] Flats and Offices
DETAILSDate See attached.DesignerLayout/St ru ctur es
AHC [ X ] SIGNIFICANT TREE REG . [ ] PSP [ X ]CULTURAL LANDSCAPE ] URBAN CONSERVATION AREA [ X
NOTABLE FEATURES/SIGNIFICANCEHistory )Description )Significance ) See attached .Recommendation )
I NTEGRITY
ALTERATIONS
Good [X]Fair []Poor []
CONDITION Good []Fair [X]Poor []
CROSS REFERENCED INFORMATIONAssociated Structures [ ]
HAWTHORN HERITAGE STUDY
CRESWICK STREET RESERVE
See also Yarra Bank Reserve adjoining
History
Meredith Gould, Conservation Architects. 1992.
The earliest plan to show the Creswick Street Gardens is the 1866 Borough of Hawthornmap.1 James Keaney's Map of Melbourne and Suburbs shows "vegetation" only on the site in1856 so that it is entirely possible that the area was gazetted as a Crown Land Reservealong with the more important St. James Park (and Yarra Bank Reserve) in 1861.
The first reference to the gardens in Council correspondence would appear to be a contractfor the fencing of the reserve "near the Hawthorn new bridge", signed in 1863. 2 (It ispossible that the specifications refer to the fencing of St. James Park or even Yarra BankReserve, but a letter dated two years on complains about goats getting under the fence at"the Reserve in Creswick Street, indicating that the reserve was indeed fenced by 1865).3The specifications called for the supply and erection of a two rail picket fence, a pairof handsome wooden gates and a smaller side gate. They were drawn up by H. McBride wholater became the City Engineer.
There is little information readily available on the reserve covering the next 40 years.The 1902 M.M.B.W. plan shows a rockery on the Burwood/Creswick/Church Streets corner. 4
The following year Council planned new or further rockwork on the corner and bluestonegutters along Creswick Street. A plan of the work also details red gum seats in the rockwalls. s .
Gwen McWilliam claims that the rock walls were constructed in 1908. 6 However there aretwo reports on the gardens in the local papers in 1911, noting that the rockwork had beenstarted with a 150 loads of stone brought in7 (possibly from the excavation of theHawthorn Main Drain)B and that by the end of the year the plants, shrubs and lawns wereall doing well. 9
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Plan of the Borough of Hawthorn, 1866, held by the EngineersDepartment,-City of-Hawthorn. Map Ml.
Specifications for fence and gates, drawn up by Henry McBride,held at Hawthorn City Library, no. 63/13ag.
Letter from Creswick Street Residence, held at Hawthorn CityLibrary, no. 65/12.
Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works, City of Hawthorn,. PlanNo. 1084 (1902) Engineers Department, City of Hawthorn.
Plan of Creswick Street Gardens showing rockwork (1903). Plan No.P/6/2/294, Engineer's Department, City of Hawthorn.
G. McWilliam, "Shady Places - Hawthorn's Parks, Gardens and PublicProperty". Hawthorn Historical Society (1991) p.16.
Hawthorn, Kew and Camberwell Citizen, 10/3/1911.
Pers. comm; Neil Pollard, Superintendent Parks and Gardens, Cityof Hawthorn.
Hawthorn, Kew and Camberwell Citizen 24/11/1911.
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It is therefore likely that the work was staged over a number of years with the lowestrock walls being the earliest. The shrubberies today are all overgrown but could dateback to the Edwardian era. The Canary Island Date Palms (Phoenix canariensis) on ChurchStreet could also date back to then.
Description
Creswick Street Gardens forms a triangle bounded by Denham, Church and Creswick Streets.The one hectare garden is laid out as a series of formal terraces rising up on thesouthern edge to a central grassed platform overlooking the river. The three garden bedsbetween the grass terraces are edged with extremely well built drystone walls of honeycomb basalt and are completely overgrown with trees and shrubs (many of which havesuckered). There are various flights of steps connecting the terraces: becauseeverything is so overgrown, the steps provide only tunnelled glimpses to the next level.Trees and shrubs include Olives (Olea europaea), Sweet pittosporums (Pittosporumundulatum), Camphor Laurels (Cinnamomum camphora), elms (Ulmus sp.) lilacs (Syringavulgaris), cestrums.
There is a single Ombi Tree (Phytolacca dioica) in the north-east corner and a row ofCanary Island Palms (Phoenix canariensis) along Church Street.
Facilities
Seats
Statement of Significance
Creswick Street Gardens, continuously maintained as a public garden since 1866 (andpossibly earlier), is of State significance:
For its association with the original Village of Hawthorn Reserve and its position(in conjunction with the Yarra Bank Reserve) at the "river gateway" to Hawthorn.
For its terraced layout and extremely high standard of now rare large rock edgingand drystone retaining walls.
---------- For the provision -of'- passive recreational opportunities to the citizensofHawthornand neighbouring areas.
For the indication of the attitude towards the Yarra River as a recreation facilityat the turn of the century.
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PLACEPARKS,
IDENTIFICATION FORMPUBLIC GARDENS, RESERVES .
ADDRESS
TITLE
Fairview StreetHawthorn
Fairview Park
TYPE[X l Sports Ground[ ] Public Gardens[Xl Public Park[ ] Reserve
River FrontageRailway ReserveOther
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RECOMMENDED FOR
SURVEY DATE 5.9.91NEG FILE EA1/11-12TitleVoLFa 1.
THEME
Ear ly Se t tlementMansionsVictorian Garden
Suburb(Xl Municipal dey .[] 18705 growth[ ] Garden vi llas[ ) Worki ng enclaves[ ] Commercial Centres[ ] Edwardian Prosperity[Xl Interwar Housing[Xl Flats and offices
DETAILSDate See attachedDes i gnerLayout/Structures
AHC [ l SIGNIFICANT TREE REG. [l PSP [X 1CULTURAL LANDSCAPE [ URBAN CONSERVATION AREA [ X 1
NOTABLE FEATURES/SIGNIFICANCEHistory )Description )Significance } see attachedRecommendation }
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CROSS REFERENCED INFORMATIONAssociated Structures [ X 1 See M.M. T.B. faci lity in Wal len Road.
HAWTHORN HERITAGE STUDY
FAIRVIEW STREET
History
Meredith Gould, Conservation Architects. 1992.
Land for Fairview Park and Wallen Road/Power Street Reserve was acquired in severalparcels according to McWilliam. In the 1880s 'Tea Gardens' were established on the riverflats and quickly became popular destinations for visitors arriving by ferry. There were"also Tea Gardens below what is now the Leonda Reception Centre on the north-west boundaryof the park. In 1916 some land was acquired for the Wallen Road Reserve from the TramwaysBoard. l Further land was apparently donated by Mr. A.N. Smith in 1930. 2
The City Engineer's Department holds a plan prepared by Hugh Linaker and the then CityEngineer A.R. Brufoad which was adopted by the Council in 1933. 3 This suggests that thepark as seen today can be said to date from the 1930s.
Linaker's detailed plan is interesting for two reasons. Firstly it covers the riverfrontage from Scotsburn Street right round to under the Wallen Road Bridge (taking in thepresent day Glan Avon Road Extension Reserve, Leonda Gardens or Hawthorn Tea Gardens,Wallen Road or Power Street Reserve, the smaller Fairview Park and Scotsburn StreetReserve) and provides a coherent landscape design for the entire river frontage. Secondlyit shows a great mixture of native and exotic trees. The number of species recommendedwould be considered quite excessive by today's standard and taste.
A second plan showing details for a lily pond, also proposed by Linaker, was modified byCouncil before being approved in 19344 : the same mixture of exotic and native trees alsoappears in that scheme.
It is interesting to note that in the first plan, Linaker is designated "GovernmentHorticulturalist"; in the second "Superintendent State Parks and Gardens". As far as Ihave been able to ascertain, neither position has ever existed within the Public Service.However it is known that Hugh Linaker worked for a number of years as a landscape designerfor the Lunacy Department; "supervised the planting of beds and flower" borders" at CarnBrae, the Harcourt Street residence of Alfred Nicholas and was involved with BurnhamBeeches, the Nicholas' estate in the Dandenongs. He was also involved in re-landscapingthe King's Domain, following the construction of the Shrine of Remembrance. Otherbiographical details kindly provided by Richard Aitken are included at the end of this
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G. McWilliam, "Shady Places - Hawthorn's Parks, Gardens and PublicProperty". Hawthorn Historical Society, 1991, p.5.
G. McWilliam Hawthorn Peppercorns, p. 104.
"Proposed Plan Layout and Planting Fairview Park, Hawthorn.Scheme proposed by H. Linaker and A.R. Brufoad and adopted byCouncil 1933" held by Engineers Department, City of Hawthorn, No.298.
"Proposed Lily Pond, Fairview Park, Hawthorn. Prepared by HughLinaker. Amended and adopted by Council 1934" held by Engineer'sDepartment, City of Hawthorn, No. 299.
Nigel Lewis/Richard Aitken Pty. Ltd. "Alfred Nicholas MemorialGardens Conservation Analysis and Conservation Policies preparedfor Department of Conservation and Environment 1991". Section 4.5Hugh Linaker.
HAWTHORN HERITAGE STUDY Meredith Gould, Conservation Architects. 1992.
One can easily hypothesize that Hugh Linaker was recommended to Hawthorn City Council byAlfred Nicholas.
Description
For the purpose of this study, "Fairview Park" is taken to include the adjacent WallenRoad (or Power Street) Reserve making a total of 5.6ha. The park has been developed onbuilt up river flats and, at least from Fairview Street looking east, presents someattractive views of mature avenue plantings and specimen trees. Access to the park fromRiversdale Road at the MTA depot is down some steep steps out into the cliff face. Therock work is quite inferior to that in the Creswick Street Gardens and may be of a laterdate. There is a particularly large Cedar at the bottom of the steps which could well be100 years old. There is a stone bridge over the drain/creek which emerges by the stepsand eventually drains into the Yarra. The big Olive Tree (Olea europea) at the top of thesteps was actually transported to that site from the other end of Power Street and isrecorded on the Register of Significant Trees of Victoria.
There is a simple pathway system running through the reserves and these probably followLinaker's original plan.
Certainly the row of Populus alba (which are unfortunately not in good condition), andprobably the Cypressus torulosa, oaks and willows date from then.
Facilities:
OvalHockey FieldCricket PitchesPlaygroundToiletsPicnic and gas barbecue facilities
Statement of Significance
Fairview Park continuously maintained as a public park at least since 1933 is of----metropolitan significance:
For its semi-formal layout proposed by Hugh Linaker, an early Melbourne landscapedesigner.
For its mature native and exotic trees, some of which were part of Linaker's design.
For its role in providing passive and active recreational opportunities to the citizensof Hawthorn and neighbouring areas particularly aligned with the development of highquality flats nearby and the Tramsways facility adjoining.
Recommendation
A management plan needs to be drawn up for the entire area, i.e. from Scotsburn StreetReserves right through, under the bridge to Glan Avon Road Extension Reserve.
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SURVEY DATE 12.9 .91NEG FILE EA1 /18-2~j£:Jr~~TitleVol.Fol.
THEME
Early Se t tlementMansi onsVictorian Garden
SuburbI Municipal deY.] 18705 growth] Garden villas] Worki ng enclaves
[ J Commercial Centres[Xl Edwardian Prosperity() Interwar Housing[] Flats a nd Offices
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CROSS REFERENCED INFORMATIONAssociated Str uctures [X 1 19 Chrystobe1 Cres ., Hawthorn Oval and Michael Tuck pavilion
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HAWTHORN HERITAGE STUDY
GRACE PARK
History
Meredith Gould, Conservation Architects. 1992.
Grace Park derives its name from Michael Lynch's estate, established in the area in the1840s. Lynch and his wife Julia (nee Grace) bought Crown Allotments 38-42, bounded byBurwood and Glenferrie Roads and Power and Mary Streets in the early Government landsales. In 1852 they built their home at the highest point of the property now 19Chrystobel Crescent.!
Following Lynch's death in 1871, the property was leased to Henry Byron Moore who carvedup the estate in an irregular and unusual subdivision of more than 300 housing allotments.The blocks were first advertised for sale in 1884 but sold slowly forcing Moore to cut hislosses and sell his lease to the Grace Park Leasehold Company.
IiL 1891, the Company offered some land south of Linda Crescent to the Council as arecreation reserve;2 a tennis club had already been established to the south west in 1889in an effort to make the estate more attractive. 3
Four acres were finally bought by the Council in 1904 and this became the Central SportsGround (now Glenferrie Sports Ground). In 1906 the Lynch family gave an adjoining parcelof land to the Council for further parkland. The City of Hawthorn, Engineer's Departmentholds a map prepared by F.M. Lynch (a grandson of Michael Lynch) in 1906 showing aproposed layout ("laying off") for the new park. The plan shows the reserve, which, atthat stage did not go all the way through to Hilda Crescent, fenced and completelyenclosed by a shrub border. There were two bridges over the Hawthorn Creek/drain. 4 Itis not known whether any elements from this proposed design were actually used.
In 1908 the Council purchased another allotment for 600 pounds, making a total of 7acres. 5 A further parcel of land was apparently given to the Council in 1914 - perhapsthe Hilda Crescent frontage. 6
The first trees were planted in 1908 with the oak and plane avenues being established in1919. The two triangular rockery beds probably date from then too.
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G. McWilliam "Grace Park, Hawthorn", Hawthorn Historical SocietyArea Walk IV, 1987-88.
G. McWilliam "Shady Places - Hawthorn's Parks, Gardens and PublicProperty." Hawthorn Historical Society 1991. p.13.
J. Johnson Amazing Grace The Story of the Grace Park Lawn TennisClub 1889-1989 (1989). Grace Park Lawn Tennis Club, Hawthorn.pp. 16-17.
Design for laying off ground, in Grace Park, presented by Mr. F.M.Lynch, 1906. Plan No. P12/1/318, Engineer's Department, City ofHawthorn.
G. McWilliam "Shady Places Hawthorns Parks, Gardens and PublicProperty". Hawthorn Historical Society 1991. p.13.
G. McWilliam Hawthorn Peppercorns p.104.
HAWTHORN HERITAGE STUDY
Description
Meredith Gould. Conservation Architects. 1992.
The irregularly shaped Grace Park reflects the unusual layout of the Grace Park Estate.Covering 3.7ha., it is bounded on the south by the Hawthorn Railway line, a tributary ofthe Hawthorn Creek flows through an open bluestone channel on the western side. It is oneof the few remaining examples of an open creek (although channelled) in Hawthorn, themajority have long since been barrelled.
The Grace Park Tennis Club, founded 1889, occupies the south-east corner; the oldHawthorn-Kew Branch Railway Line, now a reserve, separates the Tennis Club from theGlenferrie Sports Ground complex.
The avenues, one of oaks (possibly Quercus robur) and in reasonable condition, the otberof planes and in poor condition, cross the park, meeting at the steel bridge over thecreek. There are two old Turkey Oaks (Quercus cercis) at either entrance on HildaCrescent and a more recent planting of seven Quercus castaneifolia along the creek line.
Other early plantings include Moreton Bay Figs (Ficus macrophylla) and Pepper Trees(Schinus molle var. areira) along the railway line, the remains of a Lillypilly hedge(Acmena smithii along Linda Crescent in front of the Tennis Club and remnant River RedGums (Eucalyptus camaldalensis) at the entrance to the Club.
The two triangular rockery beds at the path intersections may have their origins in F.M.Lynch's 1906 plan.
The street tree plantings along Linda Crescent significantly enhance the park setting andvice versa.
Facilities
Seven tennis courts, clubroomsOne bowling rinkPlaygroundRebound wall
Statement of Significance
Grace Park, continuously maintained as a public park since 1906 (with subsequentadditions) is of considerable local significance:
For its association with the garden suburb of Grace Park.
For its association with the historic Grace Park Tennis Club and the prOVISIon ofactive and passive recreational opportunities to the citizens of Hawthorn andneighbouring areas including the Hawthorn Football Club.
For its mature native and exotic trees particularly the Oak avenue, the Quercuscastanaifolia and the remnant River Red Gums.
For the retention of Hawthorn Creek as an open channel, providing one of the fewremaining clues to the original topography of the area.
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Morang RoadHawthorn
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SURVEY DATE 5.9. 91NEG FILE EA1/8-9TitleVol.Fo L
THEME
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Suburb[Xl Municipal dey .[] 18 705 growth[ ] Garden vi llas(] Working e nclaves[] Commercial Centres[] Edwardian Prosperi t y[ ] Interwar Housing[] Flats and Offices
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MORANG ROAD RESERVE
History
Meredith Gould, Conservation Architects. 1992.
Morang Road Reserve lies in one of Hawthorn's most historic areas and was bought as alarger parcel of land in the first land sales of 1845/6 by a Dr. Hobson.
In 1874 the site was leased to Samuel Willis who quarried road metal there and a smallbasalt cliff face from the old workings is still quite evident. Subsequently it becamea tip and the creek, always prone to flooding, became an open drain. It was partiallystraightened and barrelled in 1892 and then enlarged in 1911. The tip was filled in andgrassed in 1917 so presumably the land had been acquired by then for a public park, theCouncil having decided that the site was not suitable for housing or industry.l The 1902MMBW plan shows the old creek bed and the barrelled drain. 2
A 1926 map, drawn by Henry Barnard, "Curator" shows the general layout of the park witha path encircling the cliff face and shrubbery beds along Morang Street providing a moreenclosed feeling 3 • The drain was again enlarged in 19784 and the park relandscaped in 1983and more play equipment installed.
Description
Morang Road Reserve is quite a small narrow park of 1.4 ha. Towards the west of the park,running north-south, is a low basalt rock face which, prior to the land being filled,would have been much higher.
Running more or less parallel to the cliff is the barrelled over creek, now marked onlyby a long grassy mould.
A path leads from the Glan Avon Road entrance up on top of the cliff face, with steps downthe other end. This path follows the 1920s path system which actually encircled thecliff. Original plantings include Canary Island Date Palms (Phoenix canariensio), FanPalms, (Trachycarpus fortunei), Cedars (Cedrus deodar?) Sweet Pittosporums (Pithosporumunderlatum) and Pines (Pinus radiata), with some succulents on the cliff face.
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PlaygroundDrinking fountain
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G. McWilliam "Burwood Park" Hawthorn Historical Society Area WalkX (1990) and G. McWilliams "Shady Places - Hawthorn's Parks,Gardens and Public Property. Hawthorn Historical Society 1991.p.18.
MMBW City of Hawthorn Plan No. 1092, 1902 held at City Engineer'sDepartment, City of Hawthorn.
City of Hawthorn Morang Road Reserve (1926) City Engineer'sDepartment Map No. P18/3, 330.
City of Hawthorn Morang Road Reserve (1979) City Engineer'sDepartment, Map No. P184.
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Statement of Significance
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Mo rang Road Reserve , continuously maintained as a public park since 1917 , is ofconsiderable l ocal s ignif icance :
For t he provision of passi ve recreat iona l oppo r tuni ti es fo r t he citi zens of Hawthorn ,pa r t i cularly in the i mmediate vic i ni ty where t he house blocks have t radit iona l ly been verys mal l .
As a reminder of the past topography of Hawthorn with the creek , f lanked on one side bybasalt cli ffs , run ning into the Yarra.
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RATHMINES ROAD RESERVE
History
Meredith Gould, Conservation Architects. 1992.
Originally market gardens, well watered by a creek running across fertile flats, the landwas bought by the Council in 1902 for a sportsground. The 6.5 acres cost 2,100 pounds.
Initially called the Harcourt Street Reserves, the park was in much demand and a cricketpavilion and amenities block were erected. The venue proved so popular that in the 1920ssix cricket clubs were using the facilities.
In 1953 the block on the west side of the reserve was given to the Council by the familyof Sir William Angliss. The land was formerly the back paddock of "Benbow" the Anglissfamily home, now demolished. 1 The Cara Armstrong Kindergarten which fronts Rathmines Roadwas also established in the 1950s.
Description
Rathmines Road Reserve consists of a rectangular block (formerly Harcourt Street Reserverunning between Harcourt Street and Rathmines ~oad), and the square Sir William AnglissReserve on the western boundary, facing Rathmines Road. The total area is 2.2ha. Towardsthe north-west corner is a Melbourne Water Reserve. The original creek was barrelled butin the section the drain runs through an open concrete channel with grassed retainingbasin and bluestone wall.
Mature plantings in the Reserve include the huge Turkey Oak, Quercus cercis in the southeast corner, several planes, elms, oaks, Canary Island Date Palms (Phoenix canariensisa,tall Palm on the Rathmines Road boundary and a large cypress windbreak on the easternfence-line. There are several remnant River Red Gums (Eucalyptus camaldulensis)throughout the park.
Facilities
OvalPavilionToilets
---D.rinking- FountainCara Armstrong Kindergarten
Statement of Significance
Rathmines Road Reserve, continuously maintained as a sportsground since 1902 and with asubstantial addition of land in 1953, is of considerable local significance:
For its role in providing active and passive recreational opportunities to the citizensof Hawthorn and adjoining areas.
For its mature native and exotic trees, particularly the huge Turkey Oak and remnant RiverRed Gums.
As a reminder of the past topography with the creek channel and retaining basin in theMelbourne Water Reserve on the eastern side of the park.
1. G. McWilliam "Shady Places - Hawthorn's Park, Gardens and PublicProperty" • Hawthorn Historical Society (1991). p , 9.
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Recommendations
Meredith Gould. Conservation Architects. 1992.
That the huge Turk ey Oak, Quercus cercis be nominated for the Register of SignificantTrees of Victoria.
Rathmines Reserve
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ADDRESS
TITLE
Burwood RoadHawthorn
St. James Park
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ST. JAMES PARK
History
Meredith Gould, Conservation Architects. 1992.
From the very first years the Crown Land now known as st. James Park played an importantrole in the life of the infant Hawthorn village.
The land was part of the original Village of Hawthorn Reserve which was laid out bySurveyor-General Robert Hoddle in 1852. Not all the blocks were sold or taken up and withHawthorn Creek running north-south through the area, it soon came to be regarded as"common land". Animals were grazed there, timber collected and excessively sand andtopsoil removed. 1
With support from Sir James Palmer (whose substantial estate "Burwood" lay to the southof the Village Reserve, over the main road, now Burwood Road) the Government agreed to theunsold land becoming a public reserve in February 1861. 2
The various names applied to the reserve over the years, including The Reserve, VillageReserve, Town Common, Public Gardens, Hawthorn Recreation Reserve, Hawthorn Gardens,Hawthorn Park, Hawthorn West Reserve and currently St. James Park, reflect land changingusages and community attitudes. 3
The reserve was first laid out in 1861, by James Scott whose "Royal Nursery" wasconveniently situated opposite the parkland in Burwood Road. It is not clear who wasresponsible for the initial design, possibly Scott: he certainly would have providedplants. The area was apparently ploughed and then cross ploughed with a bullock team andthe rubble and metal carted away: as well as being the Town Common the area could wellhave been the Town Tip. Plants were also provided over the next several years by Dr.Ferdinand Mueller at the Botanic Gardens - including "Blue Gums" and "West Australian RedGum Trees", possibly Eucalyptus calophylla. 4 Mueller was taken with both species and hadjust put in a row of the Western Australian Gums in Domain Road. He had also plantedavenues of Blue Gum along St. Kilda Road. 5 (As an interesting aside, Royal Botanic Gardensrecords show that James Scott sent several loads of plants from his Hawthorn nursery toMueller at the Botanic Gardens).6 Biography notes for James Scott completed by BotanicGardens staff are included at the end of this section.
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D. Sutherland "A Wander into the Past Through St. James Park,Hawthorn". Hawthorn Historical Society, 1988.
G. McWilliam, Hawthorn Peppercorns, p.102-3.
D. Sutherland, ibid.
Letters from F. Mueller to Hawthorn City Council held at HawthornCity Library, Letter No. 105/65, 102/64.
5 R.T.M. Prescottfrom 1845-1970.
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne. A HistoryOxford University Press, Melbourne p.70.
6 James Scott is listed as a donor of plants/or seeds in the AnnualReports of the Government Botanist and Director of the BotanicGardens 1859-60, 1861-2, 1862-3.
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The reserve was fenced in stages to safeguard it against wandering animals: a grant of100 pounds was provided by the Government for the fencing and a further 50 pounds for"beautification". Some of the locals apparently objected to the fences as it meant theyhad to make a significant detour to reach Burwood Road. 7 Photos and illustrations of thepark in 1861 and 1862 show the new trees and shrubs with several stately old gum treesdotted about, a carriage drive through the reserve, Burwood Road, the bridge over thecreek and the glasshouses of Scott's nursery on the right. 8
It is doubtful if any of these very first plantings are left, although there are severalremnant River Red Gums still in the park and these certainly predate European settlement.The plantings were ongoing, but not all were happy for Dr. Mueller to keep supplyingAustralian species. In 1867 Councillor Michael O'GradY recommended that they avoid theBotanic Gardens as a source of plants for all they would get would be "trumperybIuegums" • 9 .
In 1870 50 pines, 60 elms and 27 oaks were put in and undoubtedly some of these exotictrees survive today forming the gracious avenues for which the park is renowned. Thegardens were connected to the Melbourne Water supply that year and that would certainlyhave helped the plants to survive. 10 However vandalism was a probiem and reward was postedat the end of the year for information about offenders. 11
By 1887, several elms and at least two Blue Gums had died and the overseer William Jones,reporting to the Gardens Committee, argued that they be replaced with Pinus insignis (nowPinus radiata), Pittosporums (Pittosporums undulatum) and Peppertrees (Schinus molle var.;!reira),12 However the park had been inspected by a Mr. Bickford, (Curator of MetropolitanParks and Gardens presumably at the Gardens Committee's request) and he suggested TurkeyOaks rather than Pepper-Trees to replace the Moreton Bay Figs on the western side of theCricket Ground. 13 It is not clear who won the argument! There is certainly an avenue ofold, but not particularly large pepper trees along the Barton Street boundary of the park.There are also mature Moreton Bay Figs and Monterey Pines in the park which could be atleast 100 years old.
The recreation usage of the park has always been important with the encircling slopingbank providing the perfect setting for the oval at the eastern end. Cricket has beenplayed in the reserve since 1870s: 14 the Bowling Club being established in 1880. There
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D. Sutherland, ibid.
"Hawthorn Park looking east along Lennox Street, 1862." In:Hawthorn Peppercorns. G. McWilliam Illustration on dust jacket"View of Hawthorn looking east, 1861" held by Latrobe Library,H145, MG8 Dr. g. env. 6.
Sutherland, ibid •
Letter from Chief Clerk, Melbourne Sewerage and Water Supply,Board of Works held at Hawthorn City Library No. 70/141.
Sutherland, ibid.
Report from William Jones to Gardens Committee, letter held atHawthorn City Library, no. 87/24ga.
Letter from Curator, Metropolitan Parks and Gardens, letter heldat Hawthorn City Library, no. 87/635.
Letter from Hawthorn/Kew Cricket Club, held at Hawthorn CityLibrary, no. 71/55.
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appears to have been some dispute about the legality of the Bowling Club occupying thenorth-east corner of the Reserve but it was eventually sorted out. 15 Football was alsopopular, with the West Hawthorn Football Club seeking permission in 1887 to use thegrounds on Saturday afternoons. 16
The earliest known plan of the reserve (1866) shows Lennox Street continuing through untilChurch Street. 17 It is not clear when Lennox Street was formally closed but the 1902M.M.B.W. Plan shows it running only from Wood Street through to Power Street. 18 Later on,when the World War I War Memorial was built in the south west corner of the reserve, thetruncated Lennox Street was renamed Honour Avenue,19 The 1902 M.M.B.W. plan shows asweeping path layout, much of which is still in existence (see 1983 St. James Park FeaturePlan)20 and a wooden fence around the reserve. The fence has since been removed. Therotunda and/or bandstand mentioned by Sutherland in her brochure are not there; presumablythey were built later. 21 However there are two pavilions, one for the oval, one for theBowling Green, drawn in. Neither of these structures remain today.
Description
St. James Park, occupies 4.5ha and consists of sweeping laws, several radiating paths,avenues of mature exotic trees (Ulmus procera, Quercus robur, Cupressus torulosa, Schinusmolle var . areira), scattered specimen trees* and remnant, River Red Gums (Eucalyptuscamaldulensis). The only flower beds are the annual beds flanking the approach to the WarMemorial in the south-west corner. The nineteenth century layout remaining today can beseen by comparing the 1902 map22 with the 1983 map23.
From the oval at the eastern end of the Park, the land rises up fairly steeply to a ridge,topped by Wood Street, Christ Church and West Hawthorn Primary School. (The other sideof the ridge drops down into the Yarra River Valley). Hawthorn Creek originally wound itsway along the eastern boundary of St. James Park. The creek was covered over in and theoval developed on the creek flats. The former creek banks encircle above, providing adramatic setting for the park and the approach to the War Memorial.
* including Pinus canariensis, Ficus macrophylla, Koelteraria paniculatum, Pi ttosporumundulatum.
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Series of letters involving Hawthorn Bowling Club held at HawthornCity Library, nos. 80/335 arf.
Letter from West Hawthorn Football Club, held at Hawthorn CityLibrary, no. 87/157.
Plan of the Borough of Hawthorn, 1866, held by the Engineer'sDepartment, City of Hawthorn, map MI.
Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works, City of Hawthorn, PlanNo. 1084 (1902). Engineer's Department, City of Hawthorn.
Sutherland, ibid.
City of Hawthorn, St. James Park Feature Plan (1983) Engineer'sDepartment City of Hawthorn, map no. p.24/9.
Sutherland, ibid.
See footnote 18.
See footnote no. 20.
HAWTHORN HERITAGE STUDY
St r uct ur es
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War MemorialHawthorn Bowling Club (clubhouse, 3 bowling rinks)PlaygroundPublic toiletsOvalPavilion
Statement of Signif icance
St. James Park, reserved in 1861 as a Crown Land Reserve, and continuously maintainedsince then as a public park is of metropolitan significance:
For its association with the original Village of Hawthorn Reserve.
For the retention of remnant native vegetation.
For its mature native and exotic trees, particularly the elm and oak avenues.
For the retention of a significant portion of its nineteenth century path layout.
For its role in providing passive and active recreation opportunities to the citizens ofHawthorn and neighbouring areas.
For its War Memorial of cultural significance.
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PLACEPARKS,
IDENTIF ICATION FORMPUBLIC G ARDENS, RESERVES.
ADDRESS
TITLE
Victoria RoadEast Hawthorn
Victoria Road Reserve
TYPE[Xl Sports Ground[Xl Public Gardens[ ) Public Park[ ] Reserve
River FrontageRailway ReserveOther
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DETAILSDate See attachedDesignerLayout /St r uctures
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NOTABLE FEATURES/SIGNIFICANCEHistory )Description ) See attachedSignificance )Recommendation )
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VICTORIA ROAD RESERVE
History
Meredith Gould, Conservation Architects. 1992.
The irregular shaped Victoria Reserve was acquired in stages. In the 1860s, the land,watered by a meandering creek, was a brickmaking area, with claypits worked by John Spearand then John and Henry Holzer. In 1890, the Council bought a five acre block for 1,300pounds and then acquired further land through donations and lapsed rates over the next 40or so years. The reserve was used for parade purposes during the first world war.
Some landscape work was carried out in 1912. Presumably the pits were filled in and thecreek barrelled over around this time but little is known about the early landscape designof "Auburn Reserve" as it was then ca.Ll.edv! The perimeter plantings of Pepper Trees(Schinus molle var. ariera) could date back to the 1900s; the plantings at the HawthornGrove entrance could well be part of an early garden, the house of which has long sincebeen demolished.
Description
Victoria Reserve is an irregularly shaped 2.6 ha. park fronting Victoria Grove with minorentrances on Station Street and Victoria Grove. The area is flat and dominated by thesports oval: the perimeter plantings are predominantly Pepper Trees (Schinus molle var.areira) with some elms and planes. At the Hawthorn Grove entrance there is a jumble ofplanes, cedars, elms and sweet pittosporums.
Facilities
OvalPavilionPlaygroundToiletsInfant Welfare CentreChild Care Centre
Statement of Significance
---V-ictoria Reserve, continuously maintained as a public park and sports ground since 1890,with later additions of land, is of considerable local significance:
For its role in providing active and passive recreational opportunities for the citizensof Hawthorn and adjacent areas.
For its former association with one of Hawthorns most important early industries,brickmaking.
For its mature exotic trees, particularly the Pepper Trees which are so characteristic ofHawthorn.
1 G. McWilliam "Shady Places - Hawthorn's Parks, Gardens and PublicProperty". Hawthorn Historical Society 1991. p.8.
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IDENTIFICATION FORMPUBLIC GARDENS , RESERVES.
Creswick Street TYPEHawthorn [ J Sports Ground [Xl River Frontage
[XI Public Gardens [ l Railway Reserve[XI Public Park [ J Ot her
Yarra Bank Reserve [ I Reserve
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CROSS REFERENCED INFORMATIONAssociated Structures [X 1 Bridge , boatsheds
HAWTHORN HERITAGE STUDY
YARRA BANK RESERVE
See also Creswick Gardens adjoining
History
Meredith Gould, Conservation Architects. 1992.
As with the Creswick Street Gardens, Yarra Bank Reserve (north of Hawthorn Bridge) isfirst shown as "gardens" on the 1866 Borough of Hawthorn Plan. 1
It is highly likely St. James Park, Creswick Street Gardens and Yarra Bank Reserve wereall blocks in the orIginal Village of Hawthorn subdivision which did not sell in the firstland sales. It is reasonable to assume that the Creswick Street Gardens was gazetted asa Crown Land Reserve with the other two reserves in 1861. The town water supply was takenfrom the river there in 1861 until piped water came acrosS the bridge in 1865. The bridgeitself was begun in 1858, opened in 18612 and has always been a central focus of theReserve.
The first boatsheds were built here in 1887 but were washed away in floods and so movedsouth of the bridge. It is not clear when the land south of the bridge was firstreserved. The 1902 M.M.B.W. map shows both sections of the reserve with boat sheds oneach and a small creek flowing through the southern part of the'Reserve to enter the rivernear the bridge. 3
A memorial commemorating members of the Hawthorn Rowing Club who fought in the first WorldWar was erected near the southern boat sheds in 1919. These sheds were regularly floodedand in fact were almost completely submerged in the record flood of 1934. Subsequentlythey were rebuilt and later joined by the Xavier College Rowing Club.
It is probable that the rock work north and south of the bridge and associated with thecreek was executed in conjunction with the Creswick Street Gardens work. (McWilliamstates that the "landscaping was begun in 1911).4 The overgrown plantings could certainlydate back to then.
Description
The Reserve falls into two sections, one of 1.17ha abutting Creswick and Denham Streets---noI'th of Hawthorn Br.Idgevand another----0.77ha. running south under the bridge,abutting
Isabella Grove.
The park slopes down to the river with a retaining rock wall along Creswick Street andbridge approaches. The plantings of oaks, elms, poplars and shrubs are very overgrown sothere is a distinct tunnel effect as one goes down the paths to the river flats. Theeffect is marred at the Creswick Street side by two modern toilet blocks cut into therockwall. On the flats themselves are mature trees including remnant River Red Gums andoaks, with many seedling oaks on the river banks.
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Plan of Borough of Hawthorn, 1866 held by Engineer's Department,City of Hawthorn, map MI.
G. McWilliam "Shady Places Hawthorn's Parks, Gardens and PublicProperty". Hawthorn Historical Society (1991) pp. 15-16.
Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works, City of Hawthorn, PlanNo. 1084. (1902). Engineer's Department, City of Hawthorn.
Ibid.
HAWTHORN HERITAGE STUDY Meredith Gould, Conservation Architects. 1992.
A service road winds its way through the park, leading to a carpark and barbecue area.Nearby is a very dead Aboriginal scarred tree, supposedly moved from Coppin Grove. s
The "bluestone lined" stream on the southern section and adjacent path is equallyovergrown, with huge clumps of flax (Phormium tenax) at the bottom.
Statement of Significance
Yarra Bank Reserve, particularly in combination with the adjoining Creswick Gardens hasbeen continuously maintained as a river frontage reserve since IB66 (and possiblyearlier). With several parcels of land subsequently being added, it is of Statesignificance:
1. For its association with the original Village of Hawthorn Reserve and its position(in conjunction with Creswick Street Gardens) at the river gateway to Hawthorn.
2. For its provision of active and passive recreational opportunities to the citizensof Hawthorn and neighbouring areas and its association with the Hawthorn RowingClub.
3. For its drystone retaining walls on the embankments leading to the bridge andCreswick Street and the now rare large rock edgings and terracing.
4. For its nature native and exotic trees (including remnant River Red Gums).
5. For its illustration of the turn of the century attitude to the use of the YarraRiver as a recreation facility.
5. Ibid.
Hawthorn Heritage Study
APPENDIX E
Maps illustrating changes in Hawthorn over its period of development.In particular: subdivision, transport, roads, and crown allotments.
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