COLELLA ORCHARD
14 Gatters Road WONGA PARK, Manningham City
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Statement of Significance
What is Significant?
Colella Orchards at 14 and 14A Gatters Road, Wonga Park, comprising old pear trees, a replanted orchard and related c.1940s corrugated iron buildings.
How is it Significant?
Colella Orchards, 14 and 14A Gatters Road, Wonga Park is of historic significance to Manningham City.
Why is it Significant?
Of historic significance as an important district orcharding property from the First World War period, associated with the Elders (Doncaster East and Wonga Park orchardists) and from the 1940s with the Colella family, and demonstrating the pattern of change and replanting typical of such properties. A single group of old pear trees remain from the earlier orchard of the Elder family. (RNE criteria D2, H1)
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COLELLA ORCHARD - Historical Australian Themes
5.02 - Orchards & market gardens
COLELLA ORCHARD - Physical Description 1
Old pear trees (Packham Pears) remain to mark this early orchard site, the other buildings and balance of the orchard having been redeveloped over the years. The pear trees are thought to be more than 50 years old (and perhaps around 75 years old - c1918).
Corrugated iron-clad orchard buildings of c1940 remain on site.
COLELLA ORCHARD - Physical Conditions
Condition Good
COLELLA ORCHARD - Integrity
Integrity Intact
COLELLA ORCHARD - Physical Description 2
Threats None apparent
COLELLA ORCHARD - Physical Description 3
Key elements
Buildings
Tree(s)
COLELLA ORCHARD - Physical Description 4
Associations
Colella family, Elder family
Heritage Study and Grading
Manningham - Manningham Heritage Study Review
Author: Context Pty Ltd
Year: 2006
Grading: Local
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BARRS ORCHARDManningham City
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COOL STOREManningham City
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THE HEDGEManningham City
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