Tarban Creek Asylum
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Tarban Creek Asylum was a 19th-century psychiatric institution in New South Wales, Australia, recognized as an early example of colonial asylum architecture.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heritage-listed building
ⓘ
lunatic asylum ⓘ psychiatric hospital ⓘ |
| architecturalSignificance | early example of colonial asylum architecture ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | colonial ⓘ |
| buildingMaterial | sandstone ⓘ |
| category |
defunct hospitals in Sydney
ⓘ
heritage-listed hospitals in Sydney ⓘ psychiatric hospitals in New South Wales ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1836 ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| designedBy | Mortimer Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| function |
confinement of the insane
ⓘ
treatment of people with mental illness ⓘ |
| governingBody | Colonial Government of New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Tarban Creek Hospital for the Insane
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tarban Creek Lunatic Asylum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFacilityType |
administration block
ⓘ
chapel ⓘ inpatient wards ⓘ seclusion cells ⓘ |
| hasGroundsFeature |
gardens
ⓘ
walled exercise yards ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | state heritage (built) ⓘ |
| heritageRegister | New South Wales State Heritage Register NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register ⓘ |
| historicalRole | central institution in the development of mental health services in New South Wales ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gladesville, New South Wales
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sydney ⓘ Tarban Creek, New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterway | Parramatta River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Hunters Hill
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tarban Creek Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early purpose-built public asylum in New South Wales
ⓘ
example of early colonial attitudes to mental health care ⓘ |
| opened | 1838 ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Government of New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Gladesville Hospital complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Colonial New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renamedAs |
Gladesville Hospital for the Insane
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gladesville Mental Hospital NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | Liverpool Asylum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | New South Wales ⓘ |
| successor | Gladesville Hospital NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | long-term institutionalization ⓘ |
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