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Outhwaite Park, Grafton

Location

Corner Park and Carlton Gore Roads, Grafton. There is limited off street parking available.

Description

Outhwaite Park was once the home of Thomas Outhwaite and his French wife Louise. Mrs Nellie Ferner, artist and photographer, briefly established a children's playground on the property but during WW2 the land was used for practice trenches, and post war it reverted to wilderness.In 1975 the Mayoress of Newmarket, Mrs Sydney Lumsden, set up a women's committee that spent a year, with gardener George Bright, transforming the knoll. The Local Government reform of 1989 brought Newmarket Borough and Outhwaite Park into Auckland City. There is a plaque commemorating the gift of the park on 8 February 1927. S Donaldson was Mayor at the time.

The Park contains trees listed in the Auckland City Council District Plan – five English Oaks, a Cedar Deodar and a Nettle Tree. Other fine trees include karaka, kohekohe, puriri, pohutukawa and Norfolk pine. Today, Outhwaite Park at the corner of Park Road and Carleton Gore Road in Grafton is one of Auckland’s most delightful open spaces.

Level

Easy

Amenities

• BBQs
• Historical
• Plant Life
• Playground
• Toilets
• Wheelchair Access

Source

[[http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/whatson/places/walkways/coasttocoast/interesting.asp|www.aucklandcity.govt.nz]

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