Thomas Walker Convalescent Hospital Buildings
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The Thomas Walker Convalescent Hospital Buildings are a heritage-listed complex which formed the former Thomas Walker Convalescent Hospital, located at Hospital Road, Concord West, City of Canada Bay, New South Wales, Australia. The site is now used for the Rivendell Child, Adolescent and Family Unit. The buildings were designed by Sir John Sulman and built from 1890 to 1893 by Alexander M. Allen. It includes the former Joanna Walker Convalescent Hospital. The property is owned by the New South Wales Department of Health. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]
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Location | Hospital Road, Concord West, City of Canada Bay, New South Wales, Australia |
Coordinates | 33.8328°S 151.0969°E / -33.8328; 151.0969 |
Built | 1890–1893 |
Architect | Sir John Sulman; gardens possibly by the office of/Sir John Sulman |
Owner | NSW Department of Health |
Official name | Thomas Walker Convalescent Hospital; Rivendell Adolescent Unit; Rivendell; Joanna Walker Convalescent Hospital |
Type | state heritage (complex / group) |
Designated | 2 April 1999 |
Reference no. | 115 |
Type | Psychiatric hospital/Mental institute/Asylum |
Category | Health Services |
Builders | Alexander M Allen |
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