St David's Park is a park in Hobart, Tasmania. It is bounded by Davey Street, Salamanca Place and Sandy Bay Road. St David's Park contains Hobart's original burial ground, and the first Lieutenant Governor, David Collins, is buried there.[1][2]

The rotunda in St David's Park
The memorial walls at St David's Park
One of the lion gate posts at the entrance to the park. The two lions were sculpted around 1884 by Richard Patterson for entrance of the Bank of Van Diemen's Land building at the corner of Collins and Elizabeth streets. They were moved to Port Arthur when the building was demolished in 1958, and installed in the park in 1988.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Darroch, Donald (2013). Australia Dream Trip. Footprint Travel Guides. p. 247. ISBN 9781907263651. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  2. ^ "St. David's park is hiding another David... and many more people besides". ABC Hobart. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  3. ^ McIntyre, Paul (18 Jan 2016). "The lions of Hobart: The history behind the stone lions in St David's Park". ABC News.

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