monument maker in Centennial Park

Originally placed near Centennial Park’s Paddington Gates in the 1890s, the ceramic Villeroy and Boch Griffins languished in storage for 30 years, until they were restored and reinstalled in 2005.

Thought to have been sculpted by Job Hanson circa 1891, Centennial Park’s Charles Dickens Statue is one of only three in the world. Dickens believed Australia was a utopia for working class migra…

Centennial Park’s Federation Pavilion was built on the site of the 1901 proclamation of the Federal Constitution of Australia as part of the nation’s 1988 Bicentenary celebrations.