Toodyay Public Cemetery

Author

Shire of Toodyay

Place Number

12140

Location

Telegraph Rd Toodyay

Location Details

GPS: 0448550 6510069

Local Government

Toodyay

Region

Avon Arc

Construction Date

Constructed from 1866

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
Heritage List Adopted 01 Dec 2012

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
Municipal Inventory Adopted 27 Aug 1998 Category 2

Statement of Significance

The place is historic value as a commemoration and record of the people it Toodyay since 1866. The place has aesthetic value as the headstones and grave markers who the periods of design. The place as a whole has aesthetic value for its informal bush setting. The place has social value as it contributes to the community sense of place.

Physical Description

Split into religious denominations, in a bushland setting. Well maintained and contains the graves of some of the oldest families in the Shire.

History

The ground originally allocated for the Toodyay Public Cemetery at Lot 39 of the original Toodyay townsite was too rocky. In 1866 James Drummond Jnr. donated one acre of land adjacent to the town for the cemetery.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: High Authenticity: High

Condition

Good

Place Type

Other Built Type

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Present Use MONUMENT\CEMETERY Cemetery
Original Use MONUMENT\CEMETERY Cemetery

Historic Themes

General Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Settlements

Creation Date

17 Sep 1998

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

19 Apr 2021

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