Key elements of the nomination
prepared by the Save Manly oval Alliance in the format required by the
NSW Heritage Office, are:
A Statement of State heritage significance Established in the 1860s, Ivanhoe Park and its traditional ‘village green’ oval are of state heritage significance as one of the very few planned colonial era ‘pleasure grounds’ surviving in New South
Wales. Since its establishment, Ivanhoe Park, in the heart of Manly, has been an important destination for pleasure and healthy recreation, not just for the people of Manly, but also for the vast numbers of visitors who flock to Manly from other parts of New South Wales and beyond.
Ivanhoe Park is important in the course of New South Wales cultural history in its early and ongoing demonstration of:
* The importance of public recreation and ‘pleasure grounds’ (a small number incorporating a ‘village green’ oval) in the development of townships remote from the heart of Sydney;
* The importance of sport, and the establishment of sporting venues in the ongoing development of community life in Australia.
Ivanhoe Park and its ‘village green’ oval have a special association with a number of people and groups important in the cultural history of New South Wales, including:
* Henry Gilbert Smith, an early visionary who saw the potential of Manly as a place for recreation and leisure for the people of New South Wales and in 1853 ensured the Park's existence for these purposes;
* Sir Henry Parkes, the ‘Father of Federation’ who, in an address at Ivanhoe Park on 5 November 1888 (almost a year before his famed ‘Tenterfield Oration’), tested with a large crowd present his vision for a federated commonwealth of Australian states;
* The early development of sporting clubs that, over the decades since their formation in the 1870sand 1880s, have contributed many state and international players to Australia's cricket and rugby teams; and * preparation of the Aboriginal cricket team that, in 1868, was the first sporting team to tour England as an Australian representative team.
Ivanhoe Park, with its 'gardenesque' setting, traditional 'village green' oval, and rich diversity of native and planted tree species, demonstrates important aesthetic characteristics and a high degree of creative achievement. It is one of only very few intact and original such parks remaining in New South Wales today.
Ivanhoe Park, with its long history of combining a passive recreational 'pleasure garden' park and a traditional 'village green' sporting venue, is important in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a Victorian‐era park adapted to the Australian setting. To this are added the special features brought through a War Memorial Garden and a Botanic Garden, making the whole area a place that
aspires to take a higher and broader place in Australian life in one of the major tourist destinations in New South Wales. That the oval continues as the annual venue for Christmas Carols emphasizes the fact that the oval is where the community comes together for its celebrations, and has done so for nearly 150 years.
Assessment against each of the NSW Heritage Council’s criteria of state significance Heritage Council criterion SMOA assessment of level of significance Criterion A:
It is important in the course or pattern of the cultural or natural history of NSW.
Exceptional Criterion B:
It has a strong or special association with the life or works
of a person, or group of persons of importance in the cultural or
natural history of NSW Exceptional
Criterion C:
It is important in demonstrating aesthetic characteristics
and/or a high degree of creative or technical achievement in NSW.
High Criterion D:
It has a strong or special association with a particular
community or cultural group in NSW for social, cultural or spiritual reasons.
Moderate Criterion E:
It has potential to yield information that will contribute to
an understanding of the cultural or natural history of NSW.
Low Criterion F:
It possesses uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of
the cultural or natural history of NSW.
High to Exceptional Criterion G:
It is important in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a class of cultural or natural places/environments in NSW.
High to Exceptional
The nomination, totalling approximately 30 pages, has been reviewed by a professional heritage consultant Dr Anne Warr, whose feedback was:
I have just finished reading through the nomination – and it’s excellent.
Briefing papers presented to the Administrator by senior Council staff at the Extraordinary Meeting held on 8 August 2017, stated:
Council recognises the heritage significance of this park…
Council is able to support the proposed heritage listing however, ultimately any decision on whether an item will be added to the State Heritage Register is a matter for the Office of Environment and Heritage.
The nomination is also supported by both Friends of Ivanhoe Park
and the Manly Warringah Pittwater Historical Society.
Save Manly Oval Alliance
18 August 2017
prepared by the Save Manly oval Alliance in the format required by the
NSW Heritage Office, are:
A Statement of State heritage significance Established in the 1860s, Ivanhoe Park and its traditional ‘village green’ oval are of state heritage significance as one of the very few planned colonial era ‘pleasure grounds’ surviving in New South
Wales. Since its establishment, Ivanhoe Park, in the heart of Manly, has been an important destination for pleasure and healthy recreation, not just for the people of Manly, but also for the vast numbers of visitors who flock to Manly from other parts of New South Wales and beyond.
Ivanhoe Park is important in the course of New South Wales cultural history in its early and ongoing demonstration of:
* The importance of public recreation and ‘pleasure grounds’ (a small number incorporating a ‘village green’ oval) in the development of townships remote from the heart of Sydney;
* The importance of sport, and the establishment of sporting venues in the ongoing development of community life in Australia.
Ivanhoe Park and its ‘village green’ oval have a special association with a number of people and groups important in the cultural history of New South Wales, including:
* Henry Gilbert Smith, an early visionary who saw the potential of Manly as a place for recreation and leisure for the people of New South Wales and in 1853 ensured the Park's existence for these purposes;
* Sir Henry Parkes, the ‘Father of Federation’ who, in an address at Ivanhoe Park on 5 November 1888 (almost a year before his famed ‘Tenterfield Oration’), tested with a large crowd present his vision for a federated commonwealth of Australian states;
* The early development of sporting clubs that, over the decades since their formation in the 1870sand 1880s, have contributed many state and international players to Australia's cricket and rugby teams; and * preparation of the Aboriginal cricket team that, in 1868, was the first sporting team to tour England as an Australian representative team.
Ivanhoe Park, with its 'gardenesque' setting, traditional 'village green' oval, and rich diversity of native and planted tree species, demonstrates important aesthetic characteristics and a high degree of creative achievement. It is one of only very few intact and original such parks remaining in New South Wales today.
Ivanhoe Park, with its long history of combining a passive recreational 'pleasure garden' park and a traditional 'village green' sporting venue, is important in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a Victorian‐era park adapted to the Australian setting. To this are added the special features brought through a War Memorial Garden and a Botanic Garden, making the whole area a place that
aspires to take a higher and broader place in Australian life in one of the major tourist destinations in New South Wales. That the oval continues as the annual venue for Christmas Carols emphasizes the fact that the oval is where the community comes together for its celebrations, and has done so for nearly 150 years.
Assessment against each of the NSW Heritage Council’s criteria of state significance Heritage Council criterion SMOA assessment of level of significance Criterion A:
It is important in the course or pattern of the cultural or natural history of NSW.
Exceptional Criterion B:
It has a strong or special association with the life or works
of a person, or group of persons of importance in the cultural or
natural history of NSW Exceptional
Criterion C:
It is important in demonstrating aesthetic characteristics
and/or a high degree of creative or technical achievement in NSW.
High Criterion D:
It has a strong or special association with a particular
community or cultural group in NSW for social, cultural or spiritual reasons.
Moderate Criterion E:
It has potential to yield information that will contribute to
an understanding of the cultural or natural history of NSW.
Low Criterion F:
It possesses uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of
the cultural or natural history of NSW.
High to Exceptional Criterion G:
It is important in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a class of cultural or natural places/environments in NSW.
High to Exceptional
The nomination, totalling approximately 30 pages, has been reviewed by a professional heritage consultant Dr Anne Warr, whose feedback was:
I have just finished reading through the nomination – and it’s excellent.
Briefing papers presented to the Administrator by senior Council staff at the Extraordinary Meeting held on 8 August 2017, stated:
Council recognises the heritage significance of this park…
Council is able to support the proposed heritage listing however, ultimately any decision on whether an item will be added to the State Heritage Register is a matter for the Office of Environment and Heritage.
The nomination is also supported by both Friends of Ivanhoe Park
and the Manly Warringah Pittwater Historical Society.
Save Manly Oval Alliance
18 August 2017
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