London plane tree avenue of honour (25), MAIN RD BROUGHAM AND DALTON STREETS

The Shire of Eltham has virtually no other street tree avenues and certainly no other of this extent and type with single species deciduous planting. So whilst this is a generally common landscape treatment, it is rare within the Shire. This avenue also serves as a strong landscape indicator of the entrance into Eltham township and is important as an entrance feature. The avenue is also important as the commemorative avenue to honour Eltham residents who served in the wars, though these trees are not the post First World War Memorial Avenue, which was removed complete with the commemorative plaques attached.

REVISED STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE (with AHC criteria)

London PLANE TREE AVENUE OF HONOUR (25) is significant to the Nillumbik Shire:

- as a rare landscape element in the Nillumbik Shire and Eltham where mature exotic street tree avenues are non-extant (Criterion 82);

- as a strong landscape element at the entrance to the old Eltham civic core (Criterion E1);

-as a commemorative avenue to honour Eltham residents who served in the two world wars (Criterion A4, G1).

BASIS OF SIGNIFICANCE:

ILLUSTRATION OF THE THEMES: PUBLIC PLANTING

HISTORY

STREETSCAPE

RARITY

DEGREE OF SIGNIFICANCE: LOCAL SIGNIFICANCE

REVISED ELTHAM STUDY EXTENT OF DESIGNATION: 25 TREES AND land within the road reserve TO RADIUS OF nominally 5 METRES, the root ball or the canopy drip line of each tree whichever is the greatest

Group

Monuments and Memorials

Category

War Memorial