4.0 ANALYSIS AND ASSESSMENT OF COMPONENTS

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1 4.0 ANALYSIS AND ASSESSMENT OF COMPONENTS Walyo Yerta/Park 21 Assessment WALYO YERTA : 797

2 Walyo Yerta/Park 21 Existing Planning / Development Plan Context Walyo Yerta/Park 21 exists within the South Parks Precinct PL12 of the City of Adelaide Development Plan (pp ). Its Environment is described as: ENVIRONMENT Planting Character and Landscape Design The South Parks Precinct character should be that of woodland defining open grassed playing fields, so that there is a continuity of theme between the three parks. Veale Gardens should be retained as a formal landscape d garden area and integrated with additional woodland planting in the southern part of the park. Woodland planting should be introduced between playing fields to promote passive outdoor activities such as picnicking. The banks of Park Lands Creek should be regraded to improve safety and amenity and the variation in landform and parkland feature provided by this creek should be acknowledged in its planting character. Drains should be landscapes to improve the aesthetic and functional qualities of the Precinct. Increase in paved areas in the Precinct should be limited, however earthworks such as mounding for an amphitheatre may be appropriate. Permanent Structures Additional buildings should be limited and existing buildings rationalised. The retention of the existing conservatory in Veale Garden should be reviewed with a view to replacing the structure with a more appropriate building. Fencing, walling, paving and pathways should be rationalised. 4.0 ANALYSIS AND ASSESSMENT OF COMPONENTS enabling a change of land use function to ceremonial and intensive recreational roles. There is significance evident in terms of the ceremonial and recreation roles the Garden serves. Natural Features Responsiveness The relatively flat topography, now heavily visually enclosed by vegetation, provides little significance. The presence of a natural watercourse through Walyo Yerta/Park 21 has been largely obscured with the advent of plantings for the original South Terrace frontage garden that placed drainage lines underground into channels and pipes. The subsequent Veale Garden development extensively destroyed and transformed the low-lying topography near South Terrace and established a lineal east-west 2-3m high mound that was extensively planted upon. Between the mound and the larger Walyo Yerta/Park 21, a linear road and car park was also later constructed providing a further barrier between the two portions of Walyo Yerta/Park 21. In contrast the flat landscape, and its semi-enclosure by perimeter plantings and central clumps or plantations results in semi-expansive internal views outwards to the city and the Adelaide Hills. There are no natural significant features evident, whereas the Veale Garden mound is an introduced topographical feature. Veale Gardens mound: composed of 2-3m high introduced soil and loam to create an east-west visual feature and planting venue. The resultant feature provides height, a change of soil and drainage conditions, and has promoted prosperous tree growth resulting in a strong often dark plantation feature. Of some aesthetic and design merit. Veale Gardens Watercourse: a mixed stone-lined and stone-faced and concreted artificial watercourse constructed in as part of the overall Veale Gardens development. Of some aesthetic, design and engineering merit. No component in Walyo Yerta/Park 21 is identified in the State Heritage Register. No component of Walyo Yerta/Park 21 has been identified on the National Trust of South Australia s Register of Significant Trees. Significant Components and Places The following section summaries any cultural landscape features that possess cultural heritage value in Walyo Yerta/Park 21. Overall Spatial Patterns The overall Walyo Yerta/Park 21 retains its original shape and form as devised by Light, and has evidence of substantial tree planting that accord with the spatial and species intent of Brown s Report (1880) including perimeter pathway alignments. Even the central Sugar Gum (Eucalyptus cladocalyx) clump plantation appears to have been planted in somewhat the same location as proposed in the Report (1880). Notwithstanding this, the overall spatial integrity of Walyo Yerta/Park 21 has been compromised by the division of Walyo Yerta/Park 21 into two equal portions, the planting changes as a consequence of the construction of Lewis Cohen Drive, and the creation of Veale Gardens. Its significance is in its contribution to the overall plan by Light and Brown s Report (1880), and accordingly is contributory. Land Use The land use has shifted from a despoiled grazing wasteland to a park land with the commencement of the tree planting program in 1900 onwards. Veale Gardens changed the image of the open expansive woodland by establishing more intensive planting approaches and Circulation Networks Prior to Brown s Report (1880) there is little evidence of any circulation system in Walyo Yerta/Park 21. The Report (1880) proposed no such a system as it envisaged a more open landscape setting for Walyo Yerta/Park 21 and that it would not be dissected into two portions. As a consequence Pelzer had to devise a more suitable planting strategy, but still drew reference to Brown s Report (1880) as it related to other South Park Land blocks. Key principles were the creation of strong perimeter plantings and a circulation route within, accompanied by a now removed diagonal pedestrian avenue that dissected Walyo Yerta/Park 21. Accordingly the internal circulation system reflects Pelzer s re-interpretation of Brown s philosophical approach as applied in other South Park Land blocks that included straight axial lines with a main monotree avenue pathway possessing and a diverse species perimeter. This re-interpretation has enabled a visual uniformity and continuity between Walyo Yerta/Park 21and the neighbouring park land blocks, and thereby contributes to the significance of the overall planting activities undertaken by Pelzer. There are several circulation routes evident in Walyo Yerta/Park 21: WALYO YERTA : 798

3 Former Rear Veale Gardens Access Route: a straight roadway leading from Lewis Cohen Drive to the car parking areas behind the Pavilion Restaurant. Of some social merit. New Pavilion Restaurant Access Route: a new roadway constructed in 2005 to service the Pavilion Restaurant directly from South Terrace. Of some design merit. 4.0 ANALYSIS AND ASSESSMENT OF COMPONENTS Boundary Demarcations No evidence is present of past demarcation devices and fencing apart from the fundamental road boundaries. Vegetation There are several vegetation elements in Walyo Yerta/Park 21 that possess cultural heritage merit: South Terrace street tree plantation (J&E: P.B20): part of the overall street tree plantation along South Terrace stretching from Hutt Street to West Terrace that comprises generally English Elms (Ulmus procera) on the south side and Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis) on the north side of South Terrace. Possessing uniformity, the unusual mixture of the two species results in a strong visual corridor and canopy. Of some aesthetic merit. English Elm (Ulmus procera) Avenue: remnants along Lewis Cohen Avenue of Pelzer s original plantings, extant at the northern (17 specimens on the inner row) and southern ends of the Avenue. Of some aesthetic merit. Former Glenelg Railway & Tramway Route: the existing north-south Glenelg tramway route through the eastern flank of Walyo Yerta/Park 21. Of some historical merit. Veale Gardens Pathways: a series of sinuous and circuitous pedestrian pathways that wind through the designed and constructed Gardenesque landscape. Of some design merit. Moreton Bay Fig (Ficus macrophylla) Avenue: located along Lewis Cohen Drive, a young tree plantation, established in the 1980s, that are too densely planted to enable the full aesthetic experience desired in some 50 years time. Of some aesthetic merit. Sugar Gum (Eucalyptus cladocalyx) Clump: a clump of some 6 mature Sugar Gum (Eucalyptus cladocalyx) trees in the central west flank of Walyo Yerta/Park 21, possessing a healthy appearance and of some visual presence. Of some aesthetic merit. Pavilion Axis Line: a pedestrian axial pathway 45 diagonal to the South Terrace and Peacock Road intersection as originally proposed in the Veale Gardens design plan prior to the development of the Pavilion Restaurant. Of some aesthetic and design merit. Corkscrew Willow (Salix matsudana Tortuosa ) specimen (1): a mature specimen of a Corkscrew Willow (Salix matsudana Tortuosa ) planted as part of the Veale Gardens WALYO YERTA : 799

4 development in , located on the pathway edge to the Pavilion Restaurant. Of some botanical merit. Aleppo Pine (Pinus halepensis) specimen (1): a lone specimen of an Aleppo Pine (Pinus halepensis) located on the western portion of Veale Gardens, in reasonable condition. Of some aesthetic merit. 4.0 ANALYSIS AND ASSESSMENT OF COMPONENTS Monterey Cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa) specimen: a mature specimen of a Monterey Cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa) planted as part of the Veale Gardens development in , and located in the central portion of the Garden immediately adjacent to South Terrace. Of some aesthetic merit. Canary Island Pine (Pinus canariensis) specimen (1): located in the north-west corner of Veale Gardens on South Terrace frontage, a mature Canary Island Pine (Pinus canariensis) in reasonable condition, planted in the 1930s and a remnant of Pelzer s planting program. Of some historical and aesthetic merit. Brown Pine (Podocarpus elatus) specimen: a mature specimen of a rarely selected Brown Pine (Podocarpus elatus) planted as part of the Veale Gardens development, located to the north-west of the Pavilion Restaurant. Of some botanical merit. Aleppo Pine (Pinus halepensis) Grove: located immediately south-west of the Pavilion Restaurant, a grove of some 8 mature specimens of Aleppo Pines (Pinus halepensis) probably planted in the 1920s by Pelzer, in a somewhat elderly and poor condition. Of some aesthetic merit. River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) specimen (1): located on the corner of South Terrace and Peacock Road, a visual feature of the intersection, in reasonable condition, planted in the 1920s-30s and a remnant of Pelzer s planting program. Of some aesthetic merit. Italian Poplar (Populus nigra Italica ) specimens: three specimens framing the conservatory in Veale Garden, originally there were four specimens symmetrically planted, and planted as part of the overall works creating Veale Gardens in with the purpose to visually enframe the conservatory. Of some aesthetic merit. Cape Chestnut (Calodendrum capense) specimen: a mature specimen of a Cape Chestnut (Calodendrum capense) planted as part of the Veale Gardens development in , and located in the central portion of the Garden immediately adjacent to South Terrace. Of some botanical and aesthetic merit. White Poplar (Populus alba) Grove (1): four specimens of White Poplars (Populus alba) planted as part of the Veale Gardens development, located at the western end of the central cruciform-shaped rose (Rosa ssp) garden in the central portion of the Garden immediately adjacent to South Terrace. Of some aesthetic merit. WALYO YERTA : 800

5 River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) specimen (2): located in the central northern flank of Walyo Yerta/Park 21 to South Terrace in Veale Gardens, a visual feature on the adjacent roadscape, in reasonable condition, planted in the 1920s-30s and a remnant of Pelzer s planting program. Of some aesthetic merit. River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) specimen (3): located in the central northern flank of Walyo Yerta/Park 21 to South Terrace in Veale Gardens, a visual feature on the adjacent roadscape, in reasonable condition, planted in the 1920s-30s and a remnant of Pelzer s planting program. Of some aesthetic merit. River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) specimen (5): located in the central northern flank of Walyo Yerta/Park 21 to South Terrace in Veale Gardens, a visual feature on the adjacent roadscape, in reasonable condition, planted in the 1920s-30s and a remnant of Pelzer s planting program. Of some aesthetic merit. Weeping Willow (Salix babylonica) specimen: located in the eastern portion of Veale Gardens, a mature specimen of a Weeping Willow (Salix babylonica) that were once more common in the Gardens and now generally removed. Of some aesthetic merit. River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) specimen (4): located in the central northern flank of Walyo Yerta/Park 21 to South Terrace in Veale Gardens, a visual feature on the adjacent roadscape, in reasonable condition, planted in the 1920s-30s and a remnant of Pelzer s planting program. Of some aesthetic merit. Mabuhay Pergola Chinese Wisteria (Wisteria sinensis) specimen: a mature specimen of a Chinese Wisteria (Wisteria sinensis) growing on a 1978-erected pergola in Veale Gardens. Of some aesthetic merit. Peacock Road Ironbark (Eucalyptus sideroxylon Rosea ) avenue: a line along the western flank of Peacock Road of red-flowering Ironbark (Eucalyptus sideroxylon Rosea ) trees planted in the 1960s to replace street trees planted by Pelzer in the s, and the longest extant street-tree planting of this species in Adelaide. Of some botanical and aesthetic merit. Veale Gardens Holm Oak (Quercus ilex) specimen (1): a mature specimen of a Holm Oak (Quercus ilex) located in the western area of Veale Gardens, in good health and form. Of some aesthetic and botanical merit. WALYO YERTA : 801

6 Veale Gardens Queensland Brush Box (Lophostemon confertus) specimen (1): a mature specimen of a Queensland Brush Box (Lophostemon confertus) located on the northwestern corner of Veale Gardens and forming part of the visual tree-scape of the corner of South Terrace and Lewis Cohen Avenue in Walyo Yerta/Park 21. Of some aesthetic merit. Veale Gardens Queensland Brush Box (Lophostemon confertus) specimen (2): a mature specimen of a Queensland Brush Box (Lophostemon confertus) located on the northwestern corner of Veale Gardens and forming part of the visual tree-scape of the corner of South Terrace and Lewis Cohen Avenue in Walyo Yerta/Park 21. Of some aesthetic merit. 4.0 ANALYSIS AND ASSESSMENT OF COMPONENTS Veale Gardens Lemon-scented Gum (Corymbia citriodora) specimen (1): a mature specimen of a Lemon-scented Gum (Corymbia citriodora) probably planted in the late 1960s or early 1970s being younger than the Veale Gardens development, and located in the north-eastern corner of Veale Gardens. Of some aesthetic merit. White Poplar (Populus alba) Grove (2): four specimens of White Poplars (Populus alba) planted as part of the Veale Gardens development, located at the eastern end of the central cruciform-shaped rose (Rosa ssp) garden in the central portion of the Garden immediately adjacent to South Terrace. Of some aesthetic merit. Himalayan Cypress (Cupressus torulosa) specimen: an elderly specimen of a Himalayan Cypress (Cupressus torulosa) in good health and condition probably planted by Pelzer in the 1910s-20s as part of general garden development works along South Terrace prior to the development of Veale Gardens. Of some aesthetic merit. Lorina Nina Atkins Memorial Jacaranda (Jacaranda mimosifolia) specimen: a young specimen of a Jacaranda (Jacaranda mimosifolia) planted in 2004 in memory of Grandma Lorina Nina Atkins and located adjacent to a memorial seat. Of some social merit. Veale Garden Rose (Rosa ssp) Garden: an expansive cruciform configuration of a terrace-recessed rose (Rosa ssp) garden forming the central feature of the created Veale Gardens. Of some social, aesthetic and design merit. Veale Gardens Pittosporum (Pittosporum undulatum) specimen: a mature specimen of a Sweet Pittosporum (Pittosporum undulatum) located at the South Terrace and Peacock Road corner of Veale Gardens and planted i9n as part of the Veale Gardens development. Of some aesthetic merit. Veale Gardens White Cypress Pine (Callitris columellaris) specimen (1): a mature specimen of a White Cypress Pine (Callitris columellaris) located in the western portion of Veale Gardens and probably planted in as part of the overall development of Veale Gardens. Of some aesthetic merit. Veale Gardens White Cypress Pine (Callitris columellaris) specimen (2): a mature specimen of a White Cypress Pine (Callitris columellaris) located in the western portion of Veale Gardens and probably planted in as part of the overall development of Veale Gardens. Of some aesthetic merit. WALYO YERTA : 802

7 Golden Monterey Cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa Aurea ) specimens: three mature specimens of the Golden Monterey Cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa Aurea ) planted in a north-south alignment parallel and adjacent to Lewis Cohen Drive in the southwestern portion of Veale Gardens and probably dating from the 1930s-50s as planted under Pelzer or Bone. Of some aesthetic merit. Veale Gardens White Cypress Pine (Callitris columellaris) specimen (3): a mature but poorly specimen of a White Cypress Pine (Callitris columellaris) located in the centralwestern portion of Veale Gardens within a grove of River She Oaks (Allocasuarina cunninghamiana) and probably planted in as part of the overall development of Veale Gardens. Of some aesthetic merit. Veale Gardens Holm Oak (Quercus ilex) specimen (3): a mature specimen of a Holm Oak (Quercus ilex) located in the central eastern portion of Veale Gardens on the mounding, in good health and form. Of some aesthetic and botanical merit. Veale Gardens Holm Oak (Quercus ilex) specimen (4): a mature specimen of a Holm Oak (Quercus ilex) located in the eastern portion of Veale Gardens on the mounding, in good health and form. Of some aesthetic and botanical merit. Golden Monterey Cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa Aurea ) specimen: a mature specimen of the Golden Monterey Cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa Aurea ) planted in the rear central portion of Veale Gardens and probably dating from the 1930s-50s as planted under Pelzer or Bone. Of some aesthetic merit. Golden Ash (Fraxinus angustifolia) Avenue: a line of 18 Golden Ash (Fraxinus angustifolia) specimens planted along the southern flank of the former rear east-west Veale Gardens access roadway in good to mixed health, and planted in as part of the Veale Gardens development. Of some aesthetic merit. Oasis Infertility Support Group Inc Golden Ash (Fraxinus angustifolia) specimen: located in Veale Gardens to the immediate east of the Conservatory, a Golden Ash (Fraxinus angustifolia) tree planted in association with a stone recording the role of the Oasis Infertility Support Group Inc from Of some social merit. Veale Gardens Holm Oak (Quercus ilex) specimen (2): a mature specimen of a Holm Oak (Quercus ilex) located in the central eastern portion of Veale Gardens on the mounding, in good health and form. Of some aesthetic and botanical merit. WALYO YERTA : 803

8 River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) specimen (6): located along the former rear east-west access roadway for Veale Gardens, a mature specimen of a River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis), probably planted in the 1880s-1910s and a remnant of O Brien s or Pelzer s planting programs. Of some aesthetic merit. Aleppo Pine (Pinus halepensis) specimen (2): a mature specimen of an Aleppo Pine (Pinus halepensis) located on the eastern edge of Walyo Yerta/Park 21 adjacent to the Glenelg tramline corridor. Of some aesthetic merit. 4.0 ANALYSIS AND ASSESSMENT OF COMPONENTS Moreton Bay Fig (Ficus macrophylla) specimen (1): located on the eastern edge of Walyo Yerta/Park 21 adjacent to the Glenelg tramline corridor, a mature specimen of a Moreton Bay Fig (Ficus macrophylla), probably planted in the 1880s-1910s and a remnant of O Brien s or Pelzer s planting programs. Of some aesthetic merit. English Elm (Ulmus procera) specimen: planted as part of the Veale Gardens development, in association with the South Australian Army Nurses Fund Memorial Seat, and located in the eastern portion of the Garden within a semi-recessed garden space. Of some aesthetic merit. Veale Gardens Lemon-scented Gum (Corymbia citriodora) specimen (2): a mature specimen of a Lemon-scented Gum (Corymbia citriodora) probably planted in the late 1960s or early 1970s being younger than the Veale Gardens development, and located adjacent to the lower car park for the Pavilion Restaurant. Of some aesthetic merit. Moreton Bay Fig (Ficus macrophylla) specimen (2): located on the eastern edge of Walyo Yerta/Park 21 adjacent to the Glenelg tramline corridor, a mature specimen of a Moreton Bay Fig (Ficus macrophylla), probably planted in the 1880s-1910s and a remnant of O Brien s or Pelzer s planting programs. Of some aesthetic merit. Moreton Bay Fig (Ficus macrophylla) specimens (3-4): located on the eastern edge of Walyo Yerta/Park 21 adjacent to the Glenelg tramline corridor, two mature specimens of Moreton Bay Figs (Ficus macrophylla), probably planted in the 1880s-1910s and a remnant of O Brien s or Pelzer s planting programs some aesthetic merit. Moreton Bay Fig (Ficus macrophylla) specimen (5): located on the eastern edge of Walyo Yerta/Park 21 adjacent to the Glenelg tramline corridor, a mature specimen of a Moreton Bay Fig (Ficus macrophylla), probably planted in the 1880s-1910s and a remnant of O Brien s or Pelzer s planting programs. Of some aesthetic merit. Sugar Gum (Eucalyptus cladocalyx) specimen (2): located in the south-eastern corner of Walyo Yerta/Park 21 adjacent to the Glenelg tramline corridor, a mature specimen of a Sugar Gum (Eucalyptus cladocalyx), probably planted in the 1880s-1910s and a remnant of O Brien s or Pelzer s planting programs. Of some aesthetic merit. Sugar Gum (Eucalyptus cladocalyx) specimen (1): located on the eastern edge of Walyo Yerta/Park 21 adjacent to the Glenelg tramline corridor, a mature specimen of a Sugar Gum (Eucalyptus cladocalyx), probably planted in the 1880s-1910s and a remnant of O Brien s or Pelzer s planting programs. Of some aesthetic merit. WALYO YERTA : 804

9 Moreton Bay Fig (Ficus macrophylla) specimen (6): located in the south-eastern corner of Walyo Yerta/Park 21 adjacent to the Glenelg tramline corridor and Greenhill Road, a mature specimen of a Moreton Bay Fig (Ficus macrophylla), probably planted in the 1880s-1910s and a remnant of O Brien s or Pelzer s planting programs. Of some aesthetic merit. Canary Island Pine (Pinus canariensis) specimen (1): located in the south-eastern corner of Walyo Yerta/Park 21 adjacent to the Glenelg tramline corridor and Greenhill Road, a mature specimen of a Canary Island Pine (Pinus canariensis), probably planted in the 1880s-1910s and a remnant of O Brien s or Pelzer s planting programs. Of some aesthetic merit. Canary Island Pine (Pinus canariensis) specimen (2): located on Greenhill Road adjacent to a suite of tennis courts, a mature specimen of a Canary Island Pine (Pinus canariensis), probably planted in the 1880s-1910s and a remnant of O Brien s or Pelzer s planting programs. Of some aesthetic merit. Carob (Ceratonia siliqua) specimen: located on Greenhill Road adjacent to a suite of tennis courts, a mature specimen of a Carob (Ceratonia siliqua), probably planted in the 1880s-1910s and a remnant of O Brien s or Pelzer s planting programs. Of some botanical and aesthetic merit. Moreton Bay Fig (Ficus macrophylla) specimen (9): located on the Greenhill Road flank of Walyo Yerta/Park 21 adjacent to a suite of tennis courts, a mature specimen of a Moreton Bay Fig (Ficus macrophylla), probably planted in the 1880s-1910s and a remnant of O Brien s or Pelzer s planting programs. Of some aesthetic merit. Canary Island Pine (Pinus canariensis) specimen (3): located on Greenhill Road adjacent to a suite of tennis courts, a mature specimen of a Canary Island Pine (Pinus canariensis), probably planted in the 1880s-1910s and a remnant of O Brien s or Pelzer s planting programs. Of some aesthetic merit. Moreton Bay Fig (Ficus macrophylla) specimen (7): located on the Greenhill Road flank of Walyo Yerta/Park 21 adjacent to a suite of tennis courts, a mature specimen of a Moreton Bay Fig (Ficus macrophylla), probably planted in the 1880s-1910s and a remnant of O Brien s or Pelzer s planting programs. Of some aesthetic merit. Moreton Bay Fig (Ficus macrophylla) specimen (8): located on the Greenhill Road flank of Walyo Yerta/Park 21 adjacent to a suite of tennis courts, a mature specimen of a Moreton Bay Fig (Ficus macrophylla), probably planted in the 1880s-1910s and a remnant of O Brien s or Pelzer s planting programs. Of some aesthetic merit. WALYO YERTA : 805

10 Moreton Bay Fig (Ficus macrophylla) specimen (10): located on the Greenhill Road flank of Walyo Yerta/Park 21 adjacent to a suite of tennis courts, a mature but small specimen of a Moreton Bay Fig (Ficus macrophylla), probably planted in the 1880s- 1910s and a remnant of O Brien s or Pelzer s planting programs. Of some aesthetic merit. Moreton Bay Fig (Ficus macrophylla) specimen (11): located on the Greenhill Road flank of Walyo Yerta/Park 21 adjacent to a suite of tennis courts, a mature specimen of a Moreton Bay Fig (Ficus macrophylla), probably planted in the 1880s-1910s and a remnant of O Brien s or Pelzer s planting programs. Of some aesthetic merit. Corkscrew Willow (Salix matsudana Tortuosa ) specimen (2): a mature specimen of a Corkscrew Willow (Salix matsudana Tortuosa ) planted as part of the Veale Gardens development in , located north-west of the Pavilion Restaurant. Of some aesthetic and botanical merit. Funeral Cypress (Cupressus funebris) specimen: a mature specimen of a Funeral Cypress (Cupressus funebris) planted as part of the Veale Gardens development in , located west of the Pavilion Restaurant. Of some aesthetic and botanical merit. Moreton Bay Fig (Ficus macrophylla) specimen (12): located on the Greenhill Road flank of Walyo Yerta/Park 21 adjacent to a suite of tennis courts, a mature but small specimen of a Moreton Bay Fig (Ficus macrophylla), probably planted in the 1880s- 1910s and a remnant of O Brien s or Pelzer s planting programs. Of some aesthetic merit. Moreton Bay Fig (Ficus macrophylla) specimen (13): located on the Greenhill Road flank of Walyo Yerta/Park 21 adjacent to a suite of tennis courts, a mature specimen of a Moreton Bay Fig (Ficus macrophylla), probably planted in the 1880s-1910s and a remnant of O Brien s or Pelzer s planting programs. Of some aesthetic merit. Willow Myrtle (Agonis flexuosa) specimen: a mature specimen of a Western Australian Willow Myrtle (Agonis flexousa) planted as part of the Veale Gardens development in , located to the immediate north-east of the Pavilion Restaurant. Of some aesthetic and botanical merit. WALYO YERTA : 806

11 Spatial Arrangements Several features are evident: Veale Gardens: the Gardens remains as a characteristic 1960s styled semi-formal Gardenesque garden informed by contemporary urban European public garden designs and management practices. Partially realised from the vision of Town Clerk Colonel Veale, it was progressively modified according to budget constraints but was substantially realised as an example of the garden Town Clerk Veale was trying to achieve on the site. Possesses a mixture of deciduous and evergreen tree types, an extensive rosary, a conservatory, restaurant, and a circuitous water feature, it is a precedent garden in Adelaide. Of some design, historical, aesthetic and social merit. Pavilion Lower Car Park: the lower car parking area associated with the Pavilion Restaurant. Of some social merit. 4.0 ANALYSIS AND ASSESSMENT OF COMPONENTS styles being applied in Europe in the late 1950s and early 1960s and often portrayed at Expos. Of some design and social merit. Veale Gardens Maintenance Structure: a Carey Gully stone faced structure located at the rear of Veale Gardens and erected as part of the Veale Gardens development in Of some design merit. Veale Gardens ExceLoo: a contemporary facility replacing a Carey Gully stone faced galvanised iron flat roof structure, now located on the South Terrace frontage of Veale Gardens, and erected in Of some design merit. Pavilion Upper Car Park: the upper car parking area associated with the Pavilion Restaurant. Of some social merit. Peacock Road Minor Sporting Pavilion: located near Peacock Road on the eastern flank of Walyo Yerta/Park 21, a green painted cement block structure with a flat galvanised iron roof. Of some social merit. Victoria Tennis Club Pavilion: located on the southern edge of Walyo Yerta/park 21 to Greenhill Road and adjacent to a suite of tennis courts, a minor sporting pavilion for tennis court use, consisting of a green painted cement block structure with a flat galvanised iron roof. Of some social merit. Structures There are several minor recreation service structures in Walyo Yerta/Park 21, but the only distinctive structures of significance are: Veale Gardens Conservatory: constructed in a simple pattern book design of brick and metal framing. Of some design merit. Pavilion Restaurant: constructed in a contemporary architectural style drawing reference from a park restaurant in Cincinnati but also reminiscent of park architectural WALYO YERTA : 807

12 Small Scale Elements There are few elements present or remaining that have merit. These include: Peacock Road tramline assemblage: located along the eastern flank of Walyo Yerta/Park 21, originally dating from 1909, the Glenelg Tramway replaced an earlier steam train route that ran along King William Road into Victoria Square, of which many railway engineering sheds and buildings were erected on this linear tract of land, but subsequently removed (Steele & Wheaton 1978). Of some historical and engineering merit. South Australian Army Nurses Fund Memorial Seat: located in the eastern edge of Veale Garden, adjacent to Peacock Road, a feature seat semi-wrapped around a mature English Elm (Ulmus procera) specimen. Of some social and historical merit. Bronze Animal Heads Fountain: a set of four bronze Australian animal heads (kangaroo, platypus, koala, quoll), designed and cast by Mr Logger using real models loaned from the South Australian Museum to serve as water spouts for a fountain, and located in the centre of Veale Gardens. Of some design merit. Sir Josiah Henry Symon White Marble Sundial: a sundial based upon a sundial in Sir Walter Scott s residence in Abbotsford Scotland, originally located at Manoah in Upper Sturt and was shifted to the Veale Garden presented to the Corporation by Commander Oliver Symon RN, KCMG, KC, as a memoriam to Sir Josiah Henry Symon, and located in the centre of Veale Garden. Of some historical and design merit. Former Rifle Butts Memorial: a bronze plaque on stone, unveiled by Brigadier TFH Walker in 5 January 1986 recordng the site of the first rifle range in South Australia as located on the rifle butts, and located adjacent to Lewis Cohen Drive on the western flank of Walyo Yerta/Park 21. Of some historical merit. Pan : a sculptural piece designed and cast by sculptor John Dowie, and located in the centre of Veale Gardens. Of some design merit. The Couple : a sculpture sculpted by Dutch immigrant Berend van der Struik using Maroubra sandstone, located in the north-east portion of Veale Garden, slightly damaged, with the words b. van der struik 62 carved on the base. The couple represents pioneers, a woman and a man. Of some design merit. Veale Garden Main Entrance Plaque: a bronze plaque on boulder, unveiled in 1963, and located in the central entrance to Veale Garden. Of some historical merit. WALYO YERTA : 808

13 Veale Garden Pavilion Coat of Arms & Opening Plaque: an opening plaque attached to a concrete buttress of the Pavilion Restaurant inconjunction with the Corporation s Coat of Arms, unveiled by Lord Mayor Charles Glover on 31 January 1963 recording the opening of the restaurant pavilion. Of some historical merit. Collette Bernadette Down Memorial Seat: a brass plaque on a Victorian era style seat located in the main rose (Rosa ssp) garden in Veale Gardens in memoriam of Collette Bernadette Down, 14 October 1950 to 19 August 2002, dearly loved wife of Lester Down [,] much loved mum of Melissa & Sharie [,] peacefully sleeping. Of some social merit. Veale Gardens Footbridge (1): a Carey Gully stone-faced low concrete pedestrian bridge over the Veale Gardens sinuous watercourse, erected in as part of the overall Veale Gardens development. Of some aesthetic and design merit. Veale Gardens Watercourse: a mixed stone-lined and stone-faced and concreted artificial watercourse constructed in as part of the overall Veale Gardens development. Of some aesthetic, design and engineering merit. Ann Hicks Memorial Seat: a brass plaque on a Victorian era style seat located within the main rose (Rosa ssp) garden in Veale Gardens in memoriam of Ann Hicks, 3 March 1916 to 18 March 2003, beloved wife of Victor George Hicks [,] loving mother of Ann, Ian, Ruth, David & Catie [.] She loved roses too! Of some social merit. Oasis Infertility Support Group Inc Memorial & Plaque: located in Veale Gardens to the immediate east of the Conservatory, a brass plaque on a stone recording the role of the Oasis Infertility Support Group Inc from , with associated text stating supporting people on their journey through infertility and associated Golden Ash (Fraxinus angustifolia) tree. Of some social merit. Mabuhay Pergola: a timber pergola of Philippine Mahogany and Apitong donated to the Corporation by the Timber Producers of the Philippines and members of the Asian Timber Importers Association of South Australia to mark Timber Week 1978, and located in the Veale Gardens. Of some social and aesthetic merit. Mabuhay Pergola Sign: a painted metal sign erected in association with a timber pergola of Philippine Mahogany and Apitong donated to the Corporation by the Timber Producers of the Philippines and members of the Asian Timber Importers Association of South Australia to mark Timber Week 1978, and located in the Veale Gardens. Of some social merit. WALYO YERTA : 809

14 Pavilion Restaurant Entrance Walling: two lengths of Carey Gully stone walling erected in 2006 to demark the new vehicular entrance to the Pavilion Restaurant roadway and car parking areas. Of some aesthetic merit. Veale Gardens Footbridge (2): a Carey Gully stone-faced low concrete pedestrian bridge over the Veale Gardens sinuous watercourse, located on the Pavilion Restaurant axial walkway, erected in as part of the overall Veale Gardens development. Of some aesthetic and design merit. 4.0 ANALYSIS AND ASSESSMENT OF COMPONENTS memoriam of Gladys & Maurice Richards who loved this garden second only to each other. Of some social merit. Veale Gardens Footbridge (3): a Mintaro slate stone-faced low concrete pedestrian foot bridge over the Veale Gardens sinuous watercourse, located in the eastern portion of Veale Gardens, erected in as part of the overall Veale Gardens development. Of some aesthetic and design merit. Veale Gardens Drinking Fountain: a Hitchcock design bronze drinking fountain, with ovoid chrome-plated basin set on a fluted bronze pillar with curved water pipe with associated push button, as manufactured by Messrs Hitchcock Bros., and purchased by the Corporation in c.1925 for about 5 10/- each and with a purchase of the design pattern at 44 in This fountain was relocated into the eastern portion of Veale Gardens in c as part of the overall Veale Gardens development. Of some social and design merit. Veale Gardens Conservatory Drinking Fountain: a Hitchcock design bronze drinking fountain, with ovoid chrome-plated basin set on a fluted bronze pillar with curved water pipe with associated push button, as manufactured by Messrs Hitchcock Bros., and purchased by the Corporation in c.1925 for about 5 10/- each and with a purchase of the design pattern at 44 in This fountain was relocated into the central portion of Veale Gardens adjacent to the Conservatory in c as part of the overall Veale Gardens development. Of some social and design merit. Veale Gardens Footbridge (4): a Carey Gully sandstone-faced low concrete pedestrian foot bridge over the Veale Gardens sinuous watercourse, located in the western portion of Veale Gardens, erected in as part of the overall Veale Gardens development. Of some aesthetic and design merit. Lorina Nina Atkins Memorial Seat: a bronze plaque on a Victorian era style seat, positioned in the eastern flank of Veale Gardens, donated in memoriam of Grandma Lorina Nina Atkins with the text May the annual bloom of this Jacaranda serve as a reminder of your beauty and strength and as a celebration of your life. October 2, 1925 July 20, Seat positioned in conjunction with a young Jacaranda (Jacaranda mimisofolia) specimen to the rear. Of some social merit. Gladys & Maurice Richards Memorial Seat: a brass plaque on a Victorian era style seat, position in the eastern flank of Veale Gardens adjacent to the Symon Sundial in Veale Gardens Grotto (1): one of several stone grotto installations constructed on the raised mounds of Veale Gardens in as part of the overall development, with a series of cascading water pools and mysterious dark recesses, and this one located in the central western portion of Veale Gardens. Of some design and aesthetic merit. Veale Gardens Grotto (2): one of several stone grotto installations constructed on the raised mounds of Veale Gardens in as part of the overall development, with a series of cascading water pools and mysterious dark recesses, and this one located in the western portion of Veale Gardens. Of some design and aesthetic merit. WALYO YERTA : 810

15 Veale Gardens Grotto (3): one of several stone grotto installations constructed on the raised mounds of Veale Gardens in as part of the overall development, with a series of cascading water pools and mysterious dark recesses, and this one located in the far western portion of Veale Gardens. Of some design and aesthetic merit. Veale Gardens Grotto (4): one of several stone grotto installations constructed on the raised mounds of Veale Gardens in as part of the overall development, with a series of cascading water pools and mysterious dark recesses, and this one located in the central eastern portion of Veale Gardens. Of some design and aesthetic merit. Pavilion Restaurant Bollards: a set of seven cast iron Victorian era bollards erected outside the Pavilion Restaurant entrance, and probably relocated to the site in as part of the overall Veale Gardens development. Of some historical and design merit. Walyo Yerta/Park 21 Sweepings Depot: a green sweepings depot located adjacent to the lower Pavilion Restaurant car parking area. Of some social merit. Veale Gardens Grotto (5): one of several stone grotto installations constructed on the raised mounds of Veale Gardens in as part of the overall development, with a series of cascading water pools and mysterious dark recesses, and this one located in the eastern portion of Veale Gardens. Of some design and aesthetic merit. Veale Gardens Grotto (6): one of several stone grotto installations constructed on the raised mounds of Veale Gardens in as part of the overall development, with a series of cascading water pools and mysterious dark recesses, and this one located in the eastern portion of Veale Gardens. Of some design and aesthetic merit. Greenhill Road Tennis Courts: a suite of tennis courts located adjacent to Greenhill Road in the south-south-eastern corner of Walyo Yerta/Park 20. Of some social merit. Victoria Tennis Club Courts: a suite of tennis courts associated with the Victoria Tennis Club, SAADV, located adjacent to Greenhill Road on the southern flank of Walyo Yerta/Park 20. Of some social merit. Veale Gardens Footbridge (5): a Mintaro slate stone-faced low concrete pedestrian foot bridge over the Veale Gardens sinuous watercourse, located in the eastern portion of Veale Gardens, erected in as part of the overall Veale Gardens development. Of some aesthetic and design merit. WALYO YERTA : 811

16 Veale Gardens Footbridge (6): a sand stone low concrete pedestrian foot bridge over the Veale Gardens sinuous watercourse, located in the western portion of Veale Gardens, erected in as part of the overall Veale Gardens development. Of some aesthetic and design merit. 4.0 ANALYSIS AND ASSESSMENT OF COMPONENTS Veale Gardens Grotto (7): one of several stone grotto installations constructed on the raised mounds of Veale Gardens in as part of the overall development, with a series of cascading water pools and mysterious dark recesses, and this one located to the immediate north-east of the Pavilion Restaurant. Of some design and aesthetic merit. Lewis Cohen Avenue East Vista: a series of tree-framed vistas afforded from Lewis Cohen Avenue across Walyo Yerta/Park 21 towards the Adelaide Hills escarpment. Of some aesthetic merit. Veale Gardens North Vista: a view north from the central portion of Veale Gardens with a distant Cotton Palm (Washingtonia robusta) in the adjacent residential neighbourhood being a distant visual feature. Of some aesthetic merit. Historical Views and Aesthetic Qualities While Walyo Yerta/Park 21 is relatively flat if possesses some aesthetic merit, as follows: Greenhill Road East Vista: a view eastwards along Greenhill Road to the Adelaide Hills escarpment. Of some aesthetic merit. Greenhill Road Vista North: a somewhat vegetation obscured vista northwards of the Adelaide skyline across Walyo Yerta/Park 21 in various locations along the Greenhill Road flank and associated tennis courts and sporting ovals. Of some aesthetic merit. Peacock Road South Vista: a vista line southwards down Peacock Road that presents a dense suburban landscape with the south-eastern portion of the Adelaide Hills escarpment beyond. Of some aesthetic merit. Peacock Road North Vista: a vista line northwards up Peacock Road and into Adelaide proper that presents a dense suburban landscape with no horizon line. Of some aesthetic merit. Lewis Cohen Avenue North Vista: a view northwards along Lewis Cohen Avenue with a distant horizon evident. Of some aesthetic merit. WALYO YERTA : 812

17 Sugar Gums (Eucalyptus cladocalyx) grove vista: located on the western flank of Park 21, the vista offers excellent views eastwards towards the Adelaide Hills. Of some aesthetic merit. Lewis Cohen Avenue South Vista: a view southwards along Lewis Cohen Avenue with a distant horizon evident. Of some aesthetic merit. Cultural Landscape Heritage Significance Evaluation The following table summarises the cultural landscape heritage components present in Walyo Yerta/Park 21. A separate assessment, in the Main Report, positions Walyo Yerta/Park 21 s cultural landscape in the context of the wider Adelaide Park Lands. South Terrace East Vista: a vista line eastwards along South Terrace that presents an urban landscape scene with the south-eastern portion of the Adelaide Hills escarpment beyond. Of some aesthetic merit. South Terrace West Vista: a vista line westwards along South Terrace with no horizon line. Of some aesthetic merit. Recommended: Preparation of a Conservation Study Proposed: National Trust of South Australia / Significant Tree Register Recommended: Adelaide City Development Plan (g) it has a special association with the life or work of a person or organisation or an event of historical importance (f) it has strong cultural or spiritual associations for the community or a group within it. (e) it demonstrates a high degree of creative, aesthetic or technical accomplishment or is an outstanding representative of particular construction techniques or (d) it is an outstanding representative of a particular class of places of cultural significance (c) it may yield information that will contribute to an understanding of the State s history, including its natural history (b) it has rare, uncommon or endangered qualities that are of cultural significance (a) it demonstrates important aspects of the evolution or pattern of the State s history Recommended: State Heritage Register Recommended: Register of the National Estate Vulnerable Low Significance Medium Significance High Significance Existing: National Trust of South Australia / Significant Tree Register Existing: Adelaide City Development Plan Existing: State Heritage Register Existing: Register of the National Estate Walyo Yerta/Park 21 Item / Component / Place Walyo Yerta/Park 21 generally M Y - - Walyo Yerta/Park 21 specifically for Veale Gardens M Y - - Walyo Yerta/Park 21 specifically for non-veale Gardens L WALYO YERTA : 813

18 Veale Gardens Mound M Y - - Veale Gardens Watercourse M Y - - Former Rear Veale Gardens Access Route L New Pavilion Restaurant Access Route L Former Glenelg Railway & Tramline Route M Y - - Veale Gardens Pathways M Y - - Pavilion Axis Line M Y - - South Terrace Street Tree Plantation L English Elm (Ulmus procera) Avenue M Y - - Moreton Bay Fig (Ficus macrophylla) Avenue L Sugar Gum (Eucalyptus cladocalyx) Clump M Y Y - Corkscrew Willow (Salix matsudana Tortuosa ) specimen (1) M Y Y - Aleppo Pine (Pinus halepensis) specimen (1) L Brown Pine (Podocarpus elatus) specimen M Y Y - Aleppo Pine (Pinus halepensis) Grove M Y - - Cape Chestnut (Calodendrum capense) specimen L White Poplar (Populus alba) Grove (1) M - V Y - - Monterey Cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa) specimen L Canary Island Pine (Pinus canariensis) specimen (1) M Y - - River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) specimen (1) M Y - - Italian Poplar (Populus nigra Italica ) specimens M - V Y - - River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) specimen (2) M Y - - River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) specimen (3) L River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) specimen (4) L Mabuhay Pergola Chinese Wisteria (Wusteria sinensis) specimen M Y - - River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) specimen (5) L Weeping Willow (Salix babylonica) specimen L Peacock Road Ironbark (Eucalyptus sideroxylon Rosea ) Avenue M Y Y - Veale Gardens Holm Oak (Quercus ilex) specimen (1) M Y - - Veale Gardens Queensland Brush Box (Lophostemon confertus) specimen L (1) Veale Gardens Queensland Brush Box (Lophostemon confertus) specimen L (2) White Poplar (Populus alba) Grove (2) M - V Y - - Himalayan Cypress (Cupressus torulosa) specimen M Y - - Veale Gardens Pittosporum (Pittosporum undulatum) specimen M Y - - Veale Gardens Lemon-scented Gum (Corymbia citriodora) specimen (1) L Lorina Nina Atkins Memorial Jacaranda (Jacaranda mimosifolia) L specimen Veale Gardens Rose (Rosa ssp) Garden M Y - - Veale Gardens White Cypress (Callitris columellaris) specimen (1) M Y - - Veale Gardens White Cypress (Callitris columellaris) specimen (2) M Y - - Golden Monterey Cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa Aurea ) specimens M Y - - Veale Gardens White Cypress (Callitris columellaris) specimen (3) M Y - - Oasis Infertility Support Group Inc Golden Ash (Fraxinus angustifolia) L specimen Veale Gardens Holm Oak (Quercus ilex) specimen (2) M Y - - Veale Gardens Holm Oak (Quercus ilex) specimen (3) M Y - - Veale Gardens Holm Oak (Quercus ilex) specimen (4) M Y - - Golden Monterey Cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa Aurea ) specimen M Y - - Golden Ash (Fraxinus angustifolia) Avenue M Y - - River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) specimen (6) M Y - - WALYO YERTA : 814

19 Aleppo Pine (Pinus halepensis) specimen (2) M Y - - English Elm (Ulmus procera) specimen M Y - - Veale Gardens Lemon-scented Gum (Corymbia citriodora) specimen (1) L Sugar Gum (Eucalyptus cladocalyx) specimen (1) M Y - - Moreton Bay Fig (Ficus macrophylla) specimen (1) M Y - - Moreton Bay Fig (Ficus macrophylla) specimen (2) M Y - - Moreton Bay Fig (Ficus macrophylla) specimen (3-4) M Y - - Moreton Bay Fig (Ficus macrophylla) specimen (5) M Y - - Sugar Gum (Eucalyptus cladocalyx) specimen (2) M Y - - Moreton Bay Fig (Ficus macrophylla) specimen (6) M Y - - Canary Island Pine (Pinus canariensis) specimen (1) M Y - - Moreton Bay Fig (Ficus macrophylla) specimen (7) M Y - - Moreton Bay Fig (Ficus macrophylla) specimen (8) M Y - - Canary Island Pine (Pinus canariensis) specimen (2) M Y - - Carob (Ceratonia siliqua) specimen M Y - - Moreton Bay Fig (Ficus macrophylla) specimen (9) M Y - - Canary Island Pine (Pinus canariensis) specimen (3) M Y - - Moreton Bay Fig (Ficus macrophylla) specimen (10) M Y - - Moreton Bay Fig (Ficus macrophylla) specimen (11) M Y - - Moreton Bay Fig (Ficus macrophylla) specimen (12) M Y - - Moreton Bay Fig (Ficus macrophylla) specimen (13) M Y - - Corkscrew Willow (Salix matsudana Tortuosa ) specimen (2) M Y Y - Funeral Cypress (Cupressus funebris) specimen M Y - - Willow Myrtle (Agonis flexuosa) specimen M Y - - Veale Gardens M Y - - Pavilion Lower Car Park L Pavilion Upper Car Park L Veale Gardens Conservatory M Y - - Pavilion Restaurant M Y - - Veale Gardens Maintenance Structure L Y - - Veale Gardens ExceLoo L Y - - Peacock Road Minor Sporting Pavilion L Victoria Tennis Club Pavilion L Peacock Road Tramline Assemblage L South Australian Army Nurses Fund Memorial Seat M - V Y - - Former Rifle Butts Memorial L Pan H - - V Y Y Y Bronze Animal Heads Fountain M - V Y - - Sir Josiah Henry Symon White Marble Sundial M Y - - The Couple M - V Y - - Veale Gardens Main Entrance Plaque M Y - - Veale Gardens Pavilion Coat of Arms & Opening Plaque M Y - - Collette Bernadette Down Memorial Seat L Ann Hicks Memorial Seat L Oasis Infertility Support Group Inc Memorial & Plaque L Veale Gardens Footbridge (1) M Y - - Veale Gardens Watercourse M Y - - Mabuhay Pergola M - V Y - - Mabuhay Pergola Sign L V Y - - Pavilion Restaurant Entrance Walling L Veale Gardens Footbridge (2) M Y - - WALYO YERTA : 815