Yesterday I posted about a reserve close to this one - probably less than a ten-minute walk, depending how long you wait to cross Westbury Road. It is similar in shape to Ingamells Reserve but in all other ways radically different. It's possible that Ingamells is too rocky to be properly maintained (i.e. mown to within an inch of its life) unlike this one, which is featureless, but I have to ask what on earth this space is ever used for - if anything - and whether it is valued at all by local residents (of course the only evidence I have that Ingamells is valued is that it has a worn walking path through it).
A record of field trips and other explorations of a particular urban design element - the internal reserve - a 'pocket park' surrounded on all sides by residential housing but accessible by pedestrian pathways from the street. They are exclusive, secluded, sometimes neglected, sometimes celebrated, suburban spaces. This blog welcomes contributions: comments, images, memorabilia. Please email nicholsd@unimelb.edu.au
Friday, December 5, 2025
Unnamed reserve bounded by Jasmine Ct, Lila Dr, Nanette Ct, Prospect, Tas
Entrance/exit to Jasmine Ct
As above clearly some local homes look into the space.
This is the entrance/exit into Nanette Ct.
The location of the reserve is to be seen here although as per the Ingamells Reserve it is not actually shown on this map.
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