Manners Hill Park is a public park in Peppermint Grove, Western Australia.
| Manners Hill Park | |
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 View of Manners Hill Park showing the pavilion, peppermint trees and a tennis court | |
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| Type | Municipal |
| Location | Peppermint Grove, Western Australia, Australia |
| Coordinates | 32°00′09″S 115°46′14″E / 32.0025°S 115.7705°E |
Location edit
Manners Hill park is located in Peppermint Grove, an affluent suburb of Perth.
It is surrounded by Johnston Street, Bay View Terrace, Keane Street and Lilla Street.[1][2]
History edit
The land was originally owned by Edward Keane, the Mayor of Perth from 1891 to 1892, who used it as a cow paddock.[2]
In 1903, architect Talbot Hobbs designed a pavilion which was built later that year.[2] It obtained its current name in April 1934 when the Peppermint Grove Road Board named it in honour of its chairman and his sixteen years service to it, J. Manners Hill.[3]: 11 Prior to that, it was known as Kean's Point reserve.[4]: 16
Later, several other amenities were added, such as a dog exercise area, public toilets, and the tennis courts of the Peppermint Grove Tennis Club.[1][5]
References edit
- ^ a b Peppermint Grove: Reserves: Manners Hill Park
- ^ a b c National Library of Australia: Manners Hill Park and Pavilion
- ^ "Manners Hill Park". The West Australian. 18 April 1934. Retrieved 6 July 2019 – via TROVE.
- ^ "PEPPERMINT GROVE". The West Australian. Vol. 50, no. 15, 125. Western Australia. 12 December 1934. p. 16. Retrieved 6 July 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ The National Public Toilet Map: A Project of the National Continence Program