Stockade Botanic Park (commonly known also as ''Stockade Park'' and ''Stockade Botanical Park'') is a public reserve off Hoods Road in the
City of Port Adelaide Enfield
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's suburb of
Northfield. It was formerly associated with a prison quarry but has now been redesigned with water features, an amphitheatre, and picnic areas.
History
The area originally was the end of the
Northfield railway line
The Northfield railway line (formerly Stockade railway line) was a railway line in northern Adelaide running Dry Creek, South Australia, Dry Creek and Northfield, South Australia, Northfield. The line branched east from the Gawler railway line ...
, first opened in 1857 to service the colony's prisoner camp, then known as The Stockade, and especially to convey
bluestone
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* basalt in Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, and in New Zealand
* diabase, dolerites in Tasmania, ...
quarried from the banks of Dry Creek. In 1878, the quarry supplied 25,000 tonnes of stone to construction projects in the developing city of
Adelaide
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.
Trains last ran to The Stockade in 1961 and the track was removed in 1973. Subsequently, suburban development occurred nearby in
Walkley Heights, and the area was established as a community park.
Description
The park features a lake, water features, an amphitheatre, barbecues, picnic areas and toilets, and is popular for weddings and wedding photography. A sensory garden has been established for the enjoyment of visually impaired people and others.
The park is a part of the Dry Creek River Walking Trail.
See also
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List of Adelaide parks and gardens
List of Adelaide parks and gardens refers to parks and gardens within the metropolitan area in South Australia known as Adelaide.
Northern Adelaide
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References
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Parks in Adelaide
Gardens in South Australia