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Heritage Places of Adelaide

Shelter Shed, Princess Elizabeth Children's Playground

South Terrace ADELAIDE

State Heritage Place

The Shelter Shed was built in 1929 as part of the Princess Elizabeth Children's Playground on South Terrace, Adelaide. The playground was constructed following the Royal visit to Adelaide by the Duke and Duchess of York in May 1927, and is representative of both the playgrounds movement and the increasing recognition of children's welfare and wellbeing during a period when supervised public playgrounds were developed for both play and personal improvement. The Playground has been in continuous use as a children's playground for over 80 years, and alongside schools and kindergartens in the City, is one of Adelaide's few civic places dedicated for children's use.

Listing Information

  • Date of Listing: 7 March 2014
  • Heritage Listing Criteria:

    Criteria A: it demonstrates important aspects of the evolution or pattern of the State's history;

    Criteria B: it has rare, uncommon or endangered qualities that are of cultural significance;

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