Sunningdale
16 Old Warrandyte Road DONVALE, Manningham City
Old Warrandyte Road Heritage Precinct
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Statement of Significance
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Sunningdale - Physical Conditions
Owner: Victor & Jane Perton
History:
Original owner: Frank Green
House - Designed By: Percy H. Meldrum, Meldrum & Noad
Built by: Unknown
Date: 1941
Additions (date) Tennis court, pool & paving
added during the 1970s.
Garden - Designed By: Unknown
Built by: Unknown
Date: c. 1941
Additions (date, designer & type):
Unknown
Notes - The garden is believed to be contemporary with the construction of the house in 1941. Set behind a significant pine reserve, the house and garden are largely screened from the road. Consisting of a sweeping gravel driveway, central pond and a number of garden beds, it would appear that the garden was designed to accentuate the house.
Garden Style:
Australian suburban
Other
Other: Believed to have been designed soon after the construction of the house, the garden
provides quite an informal setting to the house.
Category of Significance:
Significant role in pattern of history
Aesthetic value
Associated with (or designed by) historical figure
Level of Significance: Regional
Main Elements:
Trees
Lakes/ponds
Other
Other: Much of the front garden appears to be intact with mature trees, informal garden beds and lawn, with a central pond. The rear garden has been altered over the years to include a tennis court, swimming pool and substantial paving.
Features:
Statuary
Other
Other: A number of the lamp posts, mainly around the house, appear to be original elements, while a number of later additions are located around the driveway. There is a small statue within the pond and a footbridge from the edge of the pond through the garden bed.
Garden Plantings: The garden is quite a mix of exotic and native species. Trees include Evergreen magnolias (Michelia doltsopa), English oaks (Quercus robur), willows (Salix sp.), Spotted gums (Corymbia maculata), Norfolk Island pine (Araucaria heterophylla), Crab apples (Malus spp.) to name a few. Camellias, rhododendrons and azaleas dominate the shrub plantings due to the shaded nature of the garden beds. A number of pines are scattered along both the west and southern boundary, forming a backdrop to the garden.
Condition & Integrity:
Good
Altered/extended sympathetically
Notes: The owners are currently "restoring" the garden to what is thought to be the original condition. This includes developing the western boundary garden bed with new planting and edging and removing a number of weed species from the garden beds.
Recorded by: Susan Tallon
Date: 3-10-02
Heritage Study and Grading
Manningham - Heritage Garden & Significant Tree Study - Stage 2
Author: John Patrick Pty Ltd
Year: 2006
Grading:
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FERMANAGHManningham City
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BALMORALManningham City
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IRELAND HOUSEManningham City
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