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Memorial Park Crematorium and Floral Lawn Cemetery
Dohertys Road ALTONA NORTH, Hobsons Bay City

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Memorial Park Crematorium and Floral Lawn Cemetery, Hobsons Bay Heritage Study 2006
Memorial Park Crematorium and Floral Lawn Cemetery, Hobsons Bay Heritage Study 2006
Memorial Park Crematorium and Floral Lawn Cemetery, Hobsons Bay Heritage Study 2006
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Statement of Significance

What is Significant?

The Memorial Park Crematorium and Floral Lawn Cemetery, established in 1961, at Dohertys Road, Altona North.

How is it Significant?

The Memorial Park Crematorium and Floral Lawn Cemetery is of local historic, social and aesthetic significance to the City of Hobsons Bay.

Why is it Significant?

Historically, it is significant as the repository of recent family history from within the city (AHC criterion A4)

Socially, it is significant as a place known and valued by the local community (AHC criterion G1)

Aesthetically, it is significant as a designed landscape which differs from any other in the municipality in terms of a highly articulated and varied content (AHC criterion E1)

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    • Physical Description 1

      Memorial Park Crematorium and Floral Lawn Cemetery - Physical Description 1

      Although opened in 1961, the park-like landscape development is notable and still developing, with mature exotic and native trees, custom designed memorials, lilly pilly hedges and the former Eastern Market wrought iron gates relocated to the entrance within a 1960s masonry gateway. The buildings are contributory to the period of development although unremarkable architecturally.

      There are tree groupings and hedges in a variety of geometric forms, circular, polygonal, with pathways following curves or geometrical shapes and centredfountains. The courts formed by planting and pavement includethe Courts ofMemories, Tranquility, Hours, Gospel. There are the Chapel Gardens, associated rose beds, Chapel of Repose, Chapel of Peace, and Crematorium, an Armillary Sun Dial Garden, and the offices. There are also a number of thematic lawns such as the Willow and Eucalyptus lawns.

      Physical Conditions

      Memorial Park Crematorium and Floral Lawn Cemetery - Physical Conditions

      External Condition

      Excellent

      Integrity

      Memorial Park Crematorium and Floral Lawn Cemetery - Integrity

      External Integrity

      High

      Physical Description 2

      Memorial Park Crematorium and Floral Lawn Cemetery - Physical Description 2

      Context

      On flat site, facing industrial and commercial development but also close to other parklands.

      Historical Australian Themes

      Memorial Park Crematorium and Floral Lawn Cemetery - Historical Australian Themes

      Marking the phases of life, Disposing of dead bodies, Creating private landscape

      Physical Description 3

      Memorial Park Crematorium and Floral Lawn Cemetery - Physical Description 3

      Associations

      A Love, Williamstown Cemetery Trustees

      Heritage Study and Grading

      Heritage Study and Grading

      Hobsons Bay - Hobsons Bay Heritage Study

      Author: Hobsons Bay City Council
      Year: 2006
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