Victoria Park, Sydney
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Victoria Park is a 9-hectare (22-acre) urban park situated on the corner of Parramatta Road and City Road, Camperdown, in the City of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The park is located adjacent to The University of Sydney and the Broadway Shopping Centre.
Victoria Park | |
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Type | City park |
Location | Corner of Parramatta Road and City Road, Camperdown, City of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Coordinates | 33°53′08″S 151°11′36″E |
Area | 9 hectares (22 acres) |
Created | 16 July 1870 (1870-07-16) |
Designer | Charles Moore |
Operated by | City of Sydney (since 1911) |
Website | www |
Official name | The University of Sydney, University Colleges and Victoria Park; Sydney University; Grose Farm; St Paul's College; St John's College; St Andrew's College; Women's College; Wesley College; Sancta Sophia College |
Type | State heritage (landscape) |
Designated | 31 August 2018 |
Reference no. | 01974 |
Type | Conservation area |
Category | University |
Builders | James Jones |
New South Wales Heritage Database (Local Government Register) | |
Official name | Victoria Park, Gardener's Lodge and its interior, entry gates and piers, park layout, paths and plantings |
Type | Local government (landscape) |
Criteria | a., b., c., d., f., g. |
Designated | 14 December 2012 |
Reference no. | 139 |
Group | Parks, Gardens and Trees |
Category | Urban park |
Proclaimed as a park in 1870, Victoria Park, together with The University of Sydney and its associated University Colleges were listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 31 August 2018.[1] The park and features including Gardener's Lodge and its interior, the park's entry gates and piers, and the park layout, paths and plantings were listed on the City of Sydney local government heritage list on 14 December 2012.[2]