Friday, 18 September 2015

Liverpool, Pioneers’ Memorial Park

Pioneers’ Memorial Park is located along the Hume Highway, between Campbell Street and Macquarie Street, in the south western suburb of Liverpool. This was originally the site of the cemetery of St Luke's Anglican Church. In 1970, the cemetery was converted into a rest park, featuring original headstones and a memorial wall. 

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19 comments:

  1. Pierre BOYERFriday, 18 September 2015 at 00:32:00 GMT+10

    A very quiet park...

    Pierre

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  2. William KendallFriday, 18 September 2015 at 01:49:00 GMT+10

    Nicely serene.

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  3. Sallie (FullTime-Life)Friday, 18 September 2015 at 03:31:00 GMT+10

    Peaceful ... A nice way to remember where more people will see the stones!

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  4. Linda KayFriday, 18 September 2015 at 06:54:00 GMT+10

    Those old monuments are awesome. Lovely.

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  5. Sylvia KFriday, 18 September 2015 at 07:42:00 GMT+10

    Ah, yes! Peaceful it is indeed and I do agree with Sallie, a lovely way to remember and where more people will be able to see the stones! Great post for the day, Jim! Hope you have a great weekend!

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  6. DrillerAAFriday, 18 September 2015 at 08:34:00 GMT+10

    The headstones almost look like a chess set, ready for action. Nicely captured.

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  7. Photo CacheFriday, 18 September 2015 at 09:14:00 GMT+10

    The head stones are very nice. I agree with DrillerAA09's comment.

    Worth a Thousand Words

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  8. HelsFriday, 18 September 2015 at 10:20:00 GMT+10

    I am so glad that the memorial component of the Rest Park was retained. The original headstones and, importantly, a memorial wall.

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  9. JimFriday, 18 September 2015 at 11:41:00 GMT+10

    I get around. ;)

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  10. LeaSaturday, 19 September 2015 at 00:23:00 GMT+10

    May they all Rest in Peace.

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  11. TomSunday, 20 September 2015 at 09:42:00 GMT+10

    Jim, would you please explain "Rest Park."

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    1. JimSunday, 20 September 2015 at 14:04:00 GMT+10

      Tom, rest parks are often created when most or all the graves are removed from a cemetery and headstones and monuments are collected and displayed for visitors. In other cases, a new park is created for all the important headstones and monuments to be kept and the old grave sites can be reused, after 99 years.

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  12. doodles n daydreamsSunday, 20 September 2015 at 19:40:00 GMT+10

    That's a different concept for a park...

    Diana
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  13. Graciel·laSunday, 20 September 2015 at 20:58:00 GMT+10

    Really a quiet park !!

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  14. Billy Blue EyesMonday, 21 September 2015 at 17:06:00 GMT+10

    Nice way to keep the cemetery

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  15. Jaśmin Tuesday, 22 September 2015 at 02:29:00 GMT+10

    Welcome Jim!
    These look very interesting gravestones.
    You can see that they are well cared for.
    Greetings from the distant Polish:) *

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  16. UnknownSaturday, 26 September 2015 at 14:31:00 GMT+10

    I think it's a little funny to be taking the Sydney cemetery and turning it into a park. I mean, I don't want to be thinking about walking on top of the remains of people…

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  17. Lace up and WalkFriday, 30 October 2015 at 01:05:00 GMT+11

    I love the old cemeteries.

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