Finsbury Garden

Author

Shire of Manjimup

Place Number

04470

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Location

Muirs Hwy Nyamup

Location Details

Local Government

Manjimup

Region

South West

Construction Date

Constructed from 1906

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	Adopted	08 Dec 2016

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	28 Aug 2008	Category B	Category B Worthy of high level of protection: provide maximum encouragement to the owner under the town planning scheme under the Shire of Manjimup Town Planning Scheme to conserve the significance of the place. A more detailed Heritage Assessment/Impact Statement to be undertaken before approval given for any major redevelopment. Incentives to promote conservation should be considered.
Classified by the National Trust	Classified {Lscpe}	02 Nov 1981			Heritage Council
Register of the National Estate	Indicative Place				Heritage Council

Statement of Significance

Representativeness, Aesthetic, Rarity, Scientific and Historic

Physical Description

· Large collection of mature trees;
· Many different species of exotic tree, and;
· Old house – timber with timber cladding – now derelict.

History

Finsbury Gardens was established in the 1920s by the owner, Frederick
Kammann who arrived in WA in 1906. (He died in 1949). It was based
on Finsbury Garden in Hyde Park, England. Another farm owned by the
family was called Hyde Park. The garden is an amazing collection of
mature exotic trees including a huge oak tree, Monkey Puzzle and Bunya
Bunya trees, copper beech and others.
A derelict house, built in the 1920s has been unoccupied for some time.
The property used to have substantial apple orchards.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: Good
Authenticity: Good

Condition

Good

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	"Interview with owner".		2004

Place Type

Garden

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	OTHER	Other
Original Use	OTHER	Other

Creation Date

21 Aug 1995

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

29 Apr 2021

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