Tales of the Towers

Ravenswood Hospital circa 1900’s

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Item TypephotographDatec1900ContentAll that remains of the Ravenswood Hospital in 2024, is the brick operating theatre.

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“The Ravenswood Hospital. The first hospital with Dr. Scharffengburg in charge, opened in January 1871, was sited on the New England P.C. Lease. In the storms of 1884 its kitchen collapsed and patients took refuge in the back rooms.
Application for a different reserve, resulted in a new hospital was built at end in Elphinstone Street in the late 1880’s. All that remains now is a small brick building.”DigitisedYesMaterial Description250 x 200 mmIdentifier2018304.6570

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The Crow Family Collection

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Ravenswood Hospital circa 1900’s