The now disused drive-in theatre, viewed from Forest Road Location: Western side of Forest Road (between Sharp Road and Cadia Road) Statement of Significance Along the Western side of Forest Road is a grouping of fairly disparate elements that together form a distinctive rural-urban fringe landscape. These are: the extensive native plantings of the TAFE Driveway;... Continue Reading →
Location Boundary of Sir Jack Brabham Park and Bloomfield Hospital. Tree Species Lombardy Poplar (Populus nigra cv. ‘Italica’) Radiata Pine (Pinus radiata) Physical Description A mature row of Radiata Pines dominate the boundary of Bloomfield Hospital and Jack Brabham Park. In Summer the green foliage of the Poplars blend which in with plantings of Radiata... Continue Reading →
Location Between Forest Road and Bloomfield Road, a place within Sir Jack Brabham Park and Bloomfield Hospital Precinct. Statement of Significance Bloomfield Hospital was developed as a mental health facility in the 1920s and is still in operation today. Bloomfield’s unmistakable institutional character of both buildings and grounds forms a distinctive feature on the Southern... Continue Reading →
The boundary between Jack Brabham Park and Bloomfield Hospital is planted with Pinus radiata and Populus nigra var italica Location Forest Road (between Huntley Road and Bloomfield Road). Statement of Significance Located on the Southern edge of the city, the landscape of this precinct includes historically, aesthetically and socially significant places. The institutional landscape of... Continue Reading →
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