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Elder Park Rotunda
The idea of a rotunda by the River Torrens was suggested in the early 1880s by the Adelaide City Council, in order to improve the river and its surrounds. The council also proposed to dam the river, create a lake and construct a public esplanade to the west of City Bridge.
With the council unable to raise funds, the wealthy businessman and philanthropist Sir Thomas Elder wrote to the council offering to donate one. If only that happened today!
The Elder Rotunda was officially opened on the 28th November 1882, more than a year after the Torrens Weir and Lake were completed. It has remained at its present location to the present day.
The octagonal rotunda was made at Macfarlane’s Saracen Foundry in Glasgow and shipped from London. It was constructed of decorative wrought iron with a zinc roof. On arrival the rotunda was painted bronze, grey and blue.
Elder Park Rotunda
The idea of a rotunda by the River Torrens was suggested in the early 1880s by the Adelaide City Council, in order to improve the river and its surrounds. The council also proposed to dam the river, create a lake and construct a public esplanade to the west of City Bridge.
With the council unable to raise funds, the wealthy businessman and philanthropist Sir Thomas Elder wrote to the council offering to donate one. If only that happened today!
The Elder Rotunda was officially opened on the 28th November 1882, more than a year after the Torrens Weir and Lake were completed. It has remained at its present location to the present day.
The octagonal rotunda was made at Macfarlane’s Saracen Foundry in Glasgow and shipped from London. It was constructed of decorative wrought iron with a zinc roof. On arrival the rotunda was painted bronze, grey and blue.