Queen's Park, The Nook and The Nook Monument
Maroondah Highway, HEALESVILLE VIC 3777 - Property No S05982
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Statement of Significance
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Queen's Park, The Nook and The Nook Monument - Physical Description 1
Queens Park is a public recreation area bounded by the Maroondah Highway, Badger Creek Road and Don Road and the Grace Burn. A range of facilities are located within the park including a public swimming pool, a sports oval, tennis courts, a BMX track, a skateboard rink and a range of picnic tables, barbecue areas and toilets. There are large areas of lawn with mature exotic and native trees throughout the park.
The Nook is a small patch of land separated from Queens Park by the Maroondah Highway. It is roughly the shape of a half circle bordered by a small bend in the Grace Burn and the Highway. Its size is approximately a quarter of an acre and is located adjacent to the Healesville RSL.
The Nook is a monument dedicated to Australian service men and women who served overseas between 1945-1973. The tree-lined creek and the verdant quality of the area immediately surrounding the monument creates a distinct and relatively tranquil atmosphere. The white painted monument is Victorian in appearance and used to be a fountain. The top of the old fountain is shaped like an urn or dish on a stem, and is mounted on a plinth which stands on a stepped platform. From the plinth protrudes the old spout of the fountain, and attached to the plinth is the commemorative plaque.
Since the affixing of this plaque the fountain has been converted into a war memorial and is used for memorial services. The plaque, established by the Shire of Healesville, records the conflicts in which Australian personnel have served after the Second World War and up to 1973. These include participation in B.C.O.F. in Japan, and involvement in other conflicts in Korea, the Malayan Emergency, Sabah/Sarawak, the Malayan Peninsula and Vietnam. A flagpole is positioned near the monument, and a number of nearby mature exotic plantings give shade and a peaceful atmosphere to the Nook.Queen's Park, The Nook and The Nook Monument - Physical Conditions
Excellent
Queen's Park, The Nook and The Nook Monument - Integrity
Evidence of stages
Heritage Study and Grading
Yarra Ranges - Shire of Yarra Ranges Heritage Study
Author: Context Pty Ltd
Year: 2000
Grading: Local
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HEALESVILLE RAILWAY STATION COMPLEXVictorian Heritage Register H1567
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FORMER HEALESVILLE COURT HOUSEVictorian Heritage Register H1171
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FORMER SHAMROCK HOTELVictorian Heritage Inventory
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