Enmore Park Plan of Management - Land

Conservation Management StrategyEnmore Park32. Children’s rocketThe provenance of this has yet tobe established, but it is typical ofsuch elements built following thespace race and the moon landing.It possibly dates from the late1960s or early 1970s, but mayhave been upgraded since.Rating: LowProbably worth retaining as agood example of its type andone that is becomingincreasingly rare.It warrants being integrated intoa children’s play centre or nearto a family barbecue facility.It stands in splendid isolationaway from seating, shade, orother play facilities.33. Central rondel – edgingThe original stone edging aroundthe central rondel is just visiblebehind the later concrete‘kerbing’.Rating: LowNot particularly significant initself but for marking the originaledge of the rondel throughoutperhaps nearly a century.While not an ideal solutionaesthetically, this edging oughtto be retained for historicalinterpretation purposes.4.0 General Statement of Conservation ApproachCouncil should continue to maintain the Park as an important example of a late 19 th century parkestablished in response to petitioning by local residents inspired by the public parks movement ofthe 1880s. It should respect the Park’s traditional pathway layout and boundary plantings, and itsrole as a place for relaxing, children’s play and passive recreation.4.1 Owner’s requirementsEnmore Park is Crown Land, and the steward of it is Marrickville Council as trustee. Councilwishes to increase the range and quality of opportunities for recreation, and to retain and enhancethe landscape character of the Park that reflects both the locality and history of the Park.The writers of the 1991 Plan of Management considered there was a need in the district for alarge and passive space which was not dominated by active sporting facilities. They noted thatEnmore Park has traditionally been a family park, used in various ways for passive recreationsuch as picnics and relaxing in the sun, and for spontaneous, informal active recreation. Theyenvisaged the role of Enmore Park as being a place of visual variety and interest, which can beenjoyed both from within the Park and from surrounding areas. They also saw it as a place inwhich children of all ages could come for safe and stimulating play, which catered for peoplewith disabilities, and where people could relax either alone or with groups of friends of family.Mayne-Wilson & Associates32Conservation Landscape Architects