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A water pond commemorates Hugh Linaker who as the curator undertook the majority of the development work of Alexandra Gardens which began in 1901. It is a triangular shaped water pond with the design resembling a bunch of flowers with a high rear wall of random rock construction and a bronze plaque.
Hugh Linaker was a leading landscape gardener in Victoria. He was employed for many years at the Department of Mental Hygiene and designed the grounds and gardens of every mental asylum in the State. Shortly before his retirement from the public service he was asked to undertake the landscape work for the Shrine and Kings Domain projects. The Pioneer Womens Memorial gardens in Melbourne were entirely his conception. He died in 1938 at the age of 66.
Location
Address: | Vincent Street, Alexandra Gardens, Ararat, 3377 |
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State: | VIC |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.280308 Long: 142.931858 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Structure |
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Monument Theme: | People |
Sub-Theme: | Architecture |
Dedication
To the memory of Hugh Linaker
Designer and Curator of Alexandra Gardens
An honoured Officer of the Council
1901 - 1912