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Circular Stone Walls
A convenient place to turn around, especially for a horse & cart
Henry shifts his focus to stone structures
During the Great Depression, as land sales declined, Henry F Halloran shifted his focus to constructing stone and other structures on his estates and public spaces. The Circular Stone Walls at the corner of Caswell Crescent and Pomona Place served as a turning point for traffic.
This area included Halloran’s Change Room at the end of Pomona Place, intended for a swimming enclosure and Sunrise Point viewing area. However, the council rejected the swimming enclosure proposal, leading to a lack of anticipated traffic.
Henry builds a turning circle
Turning a motor car or a horse-drawn cart would have been challenging on a narrow road like Caswell Crescent, prompting Henry to install a turning circle at the corner of the two roads, Caswell Crescent & Pomona Place. To highlight this pivotal point, he surrounded the area with stone walls.
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