Enmore Park Plan of Management - Land

Conservation Management StrategyEnmore Park2.0 Historical OverviewThe land which comprises Enmore Park was the south-west section of Wells’ approximately 35acre grant at Enmore 1 , made prior to 1810 2 . This grant was defined by Victoria Street, EnmoreRoad, Juliett Street and Edgeware Road and was known as Black’s and later Lewellin’s propertyin 1875.Figure H1 – Wells’ approximately 35 acre grant, withEnmore Road on the right of the plan. The red crossshows the park’s location. Source: Marrickville localhistory centre (aperture card).Figure H2 – Undated plan of Wells’ approximately 35acre grant shown in association with surrounding landholders. Enmore Road is on the right of the plan. Thered cross shows the park’s location. Source:Marrickville local history centre (aperture card).The following account of the early history of Enmore Park is taken from ‘Parks’ section of the1922 Diamond Jubilee Official Souvenir Marrickville Municipality;“On the 20 th March 1883, Mr Sam Cook addressed a letter to Sir AlexanderStuart, showing that the localities of St. Peters and Marrickville had no parkalthough application had been sent in from these districts in 1879, and parkshad been given to other boroughs. A deputation waited on the ColonialSecretary to urge that a piece of land held by the trustees of the late Mr JohnBlack, and bounded by the Enmore and Edgeware Roads and Victoria andJuliett Streets, might be set apart for recreation purposes. Reference wasmade to a suggestion that 10 acres of this area should be resumed, and itwas pointed out that this would be insufficient for recreation purposes, asthere were so many schools, brickworks and other places where numbers ofmen and boys were employed, and parks had been granted to Leichhardt,1 Wells Grant 1875 aperture card - maps and plans catalogue – Marrickville local history centre2 Map – page 39 – “Marrickville – Rural outpost to inner city” by Cashman and Meader, 1990.Mayne-Wilson & Associates4Conservation Landscape Architects