Enmore Park Plan of Management - Land

Conservation Management StrategyEnmore ParkNo. Item and Location /Description of HistoricElementsPhotograph of ItemHeritage rating,comment and/or heritagerecommendations1. Central circular pathThis circular path around thepark’s central rondel was animportant element of the originaldesign and a key component ofthe original and existing pathwaynetwork.Probably first laid out as a gravelpath, it would have beenconcreted or bitumenised in theupgrading works of the 1930s.This path and several othersappear to have been formalizedby the time of the 1942 aerialphotograph of the site.More recently the path has beenpaved in brick, as has the maineast-west path from Enmore Roadto Black Street.2. Path from centre to north-eastThis pathway was built after 1970following the construction of thepool complex. It was predated byanother path which radiated fromthe same point on the centralcircle, but which extended directlyto the corner of Llewellyn andBlack Streets (see 1951 aerial).It was presumably realigned sothat the pathway would not be inthe way of a security fence aroundthe pool surrounds. Aerial photoevidence suggests that the formerpath near this location may havenever been paved and formalized.Likely re-asphalting in 1994.3. Path from centre to north-westOne of the key paths in theoriginal design of the park, itprovides access from the centreto the corner of Enmore Rd andLlewellyn St. It has seeminglyretained its original width althoughits likely original gravel surfacehas been replaced by bitumen.It is one of the few paths (all in thewestern portion of the park) alongwhich avenue plantings wereattempted during the late 1940s.Only some of these specimenshave survived.The central planted island on thepath appears to not be an originalfeature.Likely re-asphalting in 1994.Rating: Moderate to HighPath should be retained at itsexisting width. Brick surfaceand edging can be retained, butare not themselves significant.Rating: LittlePath should be retained as itprovides an importantpedestrian access from thepark’s centre to the site’s northeasterncorner. Concrete kerbedging and bitumen surface areappropriate to the period ofpath formalisation in the 1930sand 1940s and should bemaintained as existing.Rating: Moderate to HighPath should be retained as itprovides an important and wellusedpedestrian access fromthe park’s centre to EnmoreRoad. Concrete kerb edgingand bitumen surface areappropriate to the period ofpath formalisation in the 1930sand 1940s and should bemaintained as existing.Mayne-Wilson & Associates20Conservation Landscape Architects