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MEMORIAL AVENUE OF HONOUR AND CAIRN

Other Name MEMORIAL HONOUR AVENUE & CAIRN Location PORTLAND-CASTERTON ROAD, HOTSPUR, GLENELG SHIRE Level Recommended for Heritage Overlay

[1/2] Hotspur Avenue of Honour [2/2] MAP 1 - extent of registration

Statement of Significance

What is significant?
The Hotspur Avenue of Honour stretches along the Lyon-Hotspur Road, starting at the Rising Sun Hotel. The avenue consists of 20 pairs of Brachychiton paradoxum (Kurrajong) planted in along the main road of the town. This is relatively unusual, as most World War One plantings were of European trees, such as Cupressus, Ulmus or Quercus species. The avenue was planted in 1918 by a local Hotspur 'Avenue committee', headed by Mr. A. Moore, to commemmorate and remember the sacrifice which the soldiers of the town and district had made in World War One. The trees are in good condition and retain a very high degree of integrity.

How is it significant?
The Hotspur Avenue of Honour is of social and historical significance to the Glenelg Shire.

Why is it significant?
The Avenue of Honour in Hotspur is of social significance to the township of Hotspur as a living memorial to all who served in World War One, including those who died and those who survived. Historically it represents the attitudes of the township and surrounding district to those who served in the First World War. It is also an important historical reminder to future generations of the sacrifice that those who served made, and of the human loss sustained in this conflict.