Glasson Park

Author

Town of East Fremantle

Place Number

10220

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Location

61 George St East Fremantle

Location Details

Cnr Glyde, George & Hubble Sts

Local Government

East Fremantle

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	Adopted	17 Nov 2015

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	18 Nov 1997	Category A	Category A High heritage significance at a local level, and having potential State Heritage significance; informed consideration should be given to nomination for State Register listing prior to or at the time of consideration for further development, and prior determination of any significant development application for the place. Places to be generally retained and conserved, and worthy of a high level of protection. Conservation Plans may be required depending on relative significance and apparent impact of development on the place; detailed Heritage Assessments otherwise required as corollary to any development application. Strong encouragement to the owner under the Town of East Fremantle Planning Scheme to conserve the significance of the place. Incentives to promote heritage conservation should be considered where necessary to achieve desirable conservation outcomes in context of permissible development.

Statement of Significance

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
Glasson Park George Street is an informal family park. The place has historic and aesthetic value with its contribution to the local community’s sense of place.
The place has some heritage value for its intrinsic aesthetic value as a small green area in an otherwise urban setting.
AESTHETIC SIGNIFICANCE
Glasson Park George Street has considerable aesthetic value as an open space.
HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE
Glasson Park George Street has considerable historic value as result of community effort to achieve a small town centre park
SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE
N/A
SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE
Glasson Park George Street has considerable social value as result of community effort and is a popular meeting place for families and children.

Physical Description

Glasson Park is a small park with lawns, mature trees, half basketball court and children’s play equipment. The park is located on the corner of George Street and Glyde Street. Adjacent the park is the East Fremantle Kindergarten.

History

Plympton is a cohesive precinct where most of the places were constructed in the late nineteenth century and the first quarter of the twentieth century. It is comprised primarily of homes for workers and their families with a high concentration of small lots with timber, brick and stone cottages.
Glasson Park is named after Councillor Herbert Arundel Glasson. The establishment of the park was the outcome of community efforts to create recreation space in the town centre.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: High
Authenticity: High

Condition

Good

Place Type

Urban Park

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	PARK\RESERVE	Park\Reserve
Present Use	PARK\RESERVE	Park\Reserve

Historic Themes

General	Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Sport, recreation & entertainment

Creation Date

24 Dec 1997

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Approved

Last Update

08 Apr 2021

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This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.