Level of Significance
- File
- Local
- Regional
- State
- National
Age
187yrsTrees
1Diameter
0.3mHeight - 10m
Details
Common name
Bay Tree
Botanical name
Laurus nobilis
Type
Specimen
Condition
Good
Municipality
Launceston City Council (TAS)
Location
Franklin House 413-419 Hobart Road Launceston TAS 7250
Access
Unrestricted
Significances
- Outstanding size (Scientific)
- Outstanding species (Scientific)
- Location/Context (Social)
- Park/Garden/Town (Historic)
- Person/Group/Institution (Historic)
Date of measurement
11 Jun 2013
Other register(s)
Tasmanian Register of Significant Trees File No 88N11
Statement of Significance
The significance of this Bay tree relates to its historical association with the ex convict Britton Jones who built Franklin House in 1838 and its importance as a culinary plant when Franklin house was used a a school by William Keeler Hawkes. It is now a rare survivor in Franklin Village, a settlement that now forms part of the CIty of Launceston. The tree commands an area in front of the original kitchen at the front of Franklin House, and forms part of the original landscape.