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What a very handsome building it was / is. James Barnet architect. BUT . . . It seems a lot of the images in State Records NSW Archive are mistakenly labelled as "Gladesville" when they are Callan Park. Rather large Ooops! eg - Most of this list is wrong (I think, but my knowledge of asylums is like that of court houses, police stations, and prisons - very limited!) - investigator.records.nsw.gov.au/asp/photosearch/search.as... .

History and info at Historic Houses Trust -

Contemporary view from same angle - [http://www.flickr.com/photos/8481360@N04/2444402325/]

beachcomber australia Thanks for this info, the photos would have come to us labelled that way...possibly because at one stage Callan Park was "managed as a branch of Gladesville Hospital" - see Advanced Search -> Agency (Agency Number = 69) I'll pass your comment and links along. AB

Museums of History NSW - State Archives Collection Everyone, including (or especially) Government Departments, makes missteaks! It would be great to get these very interesting, high quality, and rather beautiful photos better known, especially with the new lease of life Callan Park or Kirkbride is experiencing as the Sydney College of the Arts. The HHT Open Day on 6/11/10 (see link above) might be a good place to start. Having spent time finding out about the place, I would love to have a snoop around. Field Trip anyone? Unfortunately I am 400 kms away...

A real display of pride in one's workplace, rarely seen in the early years of the 21st Century!

It is a War Memorial Gardens for tramways employees. This photo dated as 1919 on Wikipedia and Sydney Architecture sites - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rozelle_Tram_Depot www.sydneyarchitecture.com/GLE/GLE39.htm

The tradition continues - we have a small memorial garden at the local bus depot

beachcomber australia Good to see in that Wikipedia link that "In 1926 and 1928 the gardens within the Depot grounds had won the Garden Competition between the tram depots." And "the depot ceased operations on 22 November 1958 upon closure of the Glebe line." AB

John Cowper it costs too much! Where was this located? Is/will SRNSW do geotagging/support geotagging?

Callan Park, see



Does anyone know what this room was for - dining, hall, chapel?

It is a wonderful photo, full of ghosts which had not yet happened.

Exterior -

It was the recreation hall and chapel, with male and female dining halls either side behind retractable iron shutters, so that a larger space could be made. Read all about it - trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/13591166

beachcomber australia Great find!

Modern aerial shot is at maps.google.com.au/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&.... The building houses a cafe and large conference room at the Sydney College of the Arts these days