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Boroondara Cemetery, Gate Lodge And Fencing

Location 440 High Street KEW, BOROONDARA CITY Level Included in Heritage Overlay

[1/1] City of Kew Urban Conservation

Statement of Significance

Significance of Gate Lodge and surrounding wall

The Gate Lodge and surrounding wall of the Boroondara Cemetery are of significance as landmarks in Kew, both in their individual forms and for announcing the site of the cemetery which has dominated the area since the late 1850s.

Significance of Boroondara Cemetery

Boroondara Cemetery is an historic site of significance to Kew,that contains monuments of wider significance. Four monuments within the cemetery have been designated as Grade A structures (mainly on architectural grounds), however the cemetery's significance lies in its overall intact state and the historic nature of many of the graves within it, and for its proximity to Victoria Park.