Nurses Memorial Gardens

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

15523

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Location

50-54 Proudlove Pde Albany

Location Details

Located on Lower Stirling Drive between the Old Post Office and Lionetti's Emporio.

Other Name(s)

RSL Gardens
RSL Memorial Gardens, Queens Gardens

Local Government

Albany

Region

Great Southern

Construction Date

Constructed from 1897

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	Adopted	27 Oct 2020		City of Albany

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
RHP - To be assessed	Current	23 Mar 2007

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Local Heritage Survey	Adopted	27 Oct 2020	Exceptional	Exceptional Essential to the heritage of the locality. Rare or outstanding example.	City of Albany
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	30 Jun 2001	Category B	Category B • Requires a high level of protection. • Provide maximum encouragement to the owner under the City of Albany 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 heritage conservation should be considered.	City of Albany
Statewide War Memorial Survey	Completed	01 May 1996

Values

The place is unique in Western Australia as a memorial to military nurses who have served in all conflicts. The original garden was erected with volunteer labour and donated resources, illustrating its importance to the local community at the time, especially the Albany Sub-branch of the Returned and Services League.

Physical Description

A formal, geometrically planned rose garden, circular in shape. It is to the north of the Albany Railway Station and south of Stirling Terrace, and has car parks either side to the east and west. At the centre of the circular design is a memorial, consisting of a pink and green granite plinth topped with a cement and limestone birdbath.

History

In 1935 the Albany sub-branch of the Returned & Services League (RSL) began work on converting the land into an ornamental garden, with the assistance of volunteer labourers and using donated plants. It was named Memorial Garden, and in 1937 it was agreed a tablet should be placed at the base of the central fountain, explaining that the gardens were dedicated to the War Nurses, in commemoration of their courageous efforts in World War One. The gardens were officially opened on Easter Sunday 1937 by Mrs A E White, a member of one of the earliest contingents of nurses to travel overseas for service during the Great War.

Associations

Name	Type	Year From	Year To
John Edward Page	Architect	-	-

Place Type

Urban Park

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	PARK\RESERVE	Park\Reserve
Present Use	MONUMENT\CEMETERY	Monument
Present Use	PARK\RESERVE	Park\Reserve

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Other	STONE	Marble

Historic Themes

General	Specific
OUTSIDE INFLUENCES	World Wars & other wars

Creation Date

17 Mar 2000

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Last Update

12 Jul 2022

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