Enmore Park Plan of Management - Land

Conservation Management StrategyEnmore ParkCriterion (f): possession of uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of the cultural or naturalhistory of NSW or the local area;[rarity value]IncludeProvides evidence of a defunct custom, way orlife or processDemonstrates a process, custom or otherhuman activity that is in danger of being lostIs a scarce example of a particular style,custom or activity esteemed by a communityShows unusually accurate evidence of asignificant human activityIs the only example of its typeDemonstrates designs or techniques ofexceptional interestShows rare evidence of a significant humanactivity important to a community√Is not rareExcludeIs numerous but under threatAlthough Enmore Park was the first major municipal park established in the area, it is not rare.Criterion (g): importance in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a class of NSW’s or the localarea’s cultural or natural places or environments.[representative value]√√IncludeIs a fine example of its typeHas the principal characteristics of animportant class or group of itemsHas attributes typical of a particular way oflife, philosophy, custom, significant process,design, techniques or activityIs a significant variation to a class of itemsIs part of a group which collectively illustratesa representative typeIs outstanding because of its setting, conditionor sizeIs outstanding because of its integrity or theesteem in which it is heldExcludeIs a poor example of its typeDoes not include or has lost the range ofcharacteristics of a typeDoes not represent well the characteristics thatmake up a significant variation of a typeEnmore Park is representative of other sites set aside in the inner west of Sydney for publicrecreation following public petitioning for recreational open space in the latter part of the 1800s.Integrity/Intactness. The Park has a moderate to high degree of integrity, with most of theprincipal built heritage elements on the site being intact. As no overall redesign or significantland remodelling works have been undertaken in the Park, the natural characteristics of the siteand its original layout can be experienced and identified.Mayne-Wilson & Associates18Conservation Landscape Architects