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Glenside [B 10611] • Photograph

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Summary

[General description] Parkside Lunatic Asylum (later known as Glenside Hospital). It was designed by R.G. Thomas in 1868 during his stint as Government Architect and built from Glen Osmond stone. The central portion of the building has a tower and a widow's walk and there is an imposing portico over the entrance. The clock was installed in 1876.

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Physical description

Photograph; 20.5 cm x 15.6 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1876

Creator

Sweet, Samuel White

Collection

Part of Glenside Collection

Subject

Glenside Hospital
Psychiatric hospitals -- South Australia -- Glenside

Catalogue record

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General notes

Geospatial coordinates indicate an approximate location.

Other copies are held at B 43128 and B 62414/1/67. The copy at B 43128 Sweet Collection Folder 4 has Sweet Adelaide 99.

Digitisation information

Date

04/01/2006

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,517 x 2,652 pixels (9.3 MP)

Size

28.01 MB

Location

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