Enmore Park Plan of Management - Land

Conservation Management StrategyEnmore Park26. Children’s care facilityBuilt between 1951 and 1970, firstas a library then as a ChildrensResource Centre, and now knownas a child minding centre.Rating: NoneA functional building whosedesign was influenced by theprevailing Sydney School ofarchitecture of the 1960s.It is for Council to decide, aftercommunity consultation, onwhether it is appropriate tocontinue to have this facilitylocated within the Park.27. Sandstone-edged planter bedsA circular formation of arc-shapedplanter beds first seen in a photoof the park taken following theupgrading works of the late1930s.The formation, with a circular bedset in its centre is first clearly seenon the 1951 aerial photo belowRating: ModerateRetain planter beds and replantwith species used commonlyduring the 1930s and 1940s.Remove those shrub and treeplantings which restrict anappreciation of the overallconfiguration of the formation.Consider a series of evenlyspaced seats within or aroundthe zone to reinforce theoriginal design intention and agreater appreciation of it.The original sandstone edgeshave been supplemented byconcrete mowing strips whichtend to diminish an appreciation ofthe original fabric.28. Sensory garden andplaygroundThe children’s playground (at left)is bounded on its northern side bya sensory garden, which abuts thepathway leading to the centralrondel from Victoria Road.Rating: NoneThese elements are relativelyrecent (post 1990) and aresomewhat transient.They could be instatedelsewhere in the Park, in anupgraded form, if desired.The sensory garden has only afew hardy remnants of its originalplantings and has probablysuffered from children’s play.Neither it nor the playground havehistorical valueMayne-Wilson & Associates30Conservation Landscape Architects