Lenah Valley, Tasmania
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| name = Lenah Valley
| image =
| caption =
| coordinates = {{coord|42|51|56|S|147|16|54|E|display=inline,title}}
| alternative_location_map = Australia Hobart
| local_map = yes
| zoom = 11
| state = tas
| type = suburb
| lga = City of Hobart, City of Glenorchy
| stategov = Clark
| fedgov = Clark
| city = Hobart
| est = 1922
| postcode = 7008
| pop = 5940
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2016}}
| pop_footnotes = {{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC60328|name=Lenah Valley (State Suburb)|accessdate=14 April 2018|quick=on}}
| near-nw = Merton
| near-n = West Moonah
| near-ne = West Moonah
| near-w =
| near-e = New Town
| near-sw =
| near-s =
| near-se = Mount Stuart
}}
Lenah Valley is a suburb of Hobart, Tasmania. It is situated in the foothills of Mount Wellington, west of the CBD between Mount Stuart, New Town and the City of Glenorchy.
Lenah Valley was originally known as Kangaroo Bottom, later Kangaroo Valley and Sassafras Valley.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article23626121 |title=TRAMWAY EXTENSION. |newspaper=The Mercury |location=Hobart, Tasmania |date=27 September 1922 |accessdate=8 March 2014 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia}} The suburb was amalgamated as Lenah Valley in 1922. Lenah is the Mouheneenner word for kangaroo.{{cite web | url=https://www.hobartcity.com.au/files/assets/public/development/planning/heritage-places-and-precincts/city-of-hobart-local-heritage-precincts.pdf | title=City of Hobart Local Heritage Precincts: Description, Statement of Local Historic Heritage Significance and Design Criteria / Conservation Policy January 2019 |page=128 | publisher=Hobart City Council | date=2019 | access-date=6 April 2022}}
History
The eastern end of Lenah Valley was first settled near the older area of Mount Stuart, when the first land grants were issued for agricultural purposes in 1817. The Newlands manor house was built in the late 1830s and had surrounding agricultural interest such as orchards. The manor house influenced development of the surrounding area and ensured that quality homes were built in the surrounding area in order to maintain the reputation of the area. It is currently used as a venue for events such as wedding receptions. Newlands House is now officially in the suburb of Mount Stuart.
James Sherwin established one of Australia's earliest commercial potteries in 1831 along Pottery Road, Lenah Valley.{{Cite web|url=https://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history/P/Potters.htm|title=Potters and Potteries|website=utas.edu.au|access-date=2020-04-23}}
In 1839, Lady Jane Franklin purchased 130 acres (53 ha) of land in Lenah Valley with the intent of building a museum and botanical garden, which she named Ancanthe, Ancient Greek for "blooming valley".{{Citation|last=Woodward|first=Frances J.|title=Franklin, Lady Jane (1791–1875)|url=http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/franklin-lady-jane-2065|work=Australian Dictionary of Biography|publisher=National Centre of Biography, Australian National University|access-date=17 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917143239/http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/franklin-lady-jane-2065|archive-date=17 September 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}} Built at her own expense in the Greek revivalist style with convict labour, the sandstone museum opened to the public on the 26th October, 1843. The Art Society of Tasmania has operated from the Lady Franklin Gallery since 1949.{{cite web|title=History of the Lady Franklin Gallery|url=https://artstas.com.au/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=167994&module_id=410619|website=The Art Society of Tasmania|access-date=1 April 2022}}
Facilities
The main arterial thoroughfares are Augusta Road, Creek Road, Lenah Valley Road and Girrabong Road. Lenah Valley Primary School and Immaculate Heart of Mary Primary School are found in the area.
Businesses include Calvary Hospital, the Pura Milk factory (formerly Tasmaid and during the 1960s and early-1970s known as "Baker's Milk"), a brickworks (no longer producing, with the land currently being redeveloped for residential purposes) and a number of private services providers. A small retail shopping strip is found on Augusta Road.
John Turnbull Park is the main recreational area, with another bushland reserve at Ancanthe Park, home of the Lady Franklin Gallery.{{cite web|url=http://artstas.com.au/our-history/lady-franklin-gallery/|title=Lady Franklin Gallery|publisher=Arts Society of Tasmania|accessdate=8 March 2014}}
References
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Category:Localities of City of Hobart
Category:Localities of City of Glenorchy
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