Gladesville Mental Hospital

Gladesville Mental Hospital
Gladesville Mental Hospital
Alternative names	Tarban Creek Lunatic Asylum
General information
Coordinates	33°50′16″S 151°07′51″E / 33.8379°S 151.1309°E
Construction started	1836
Completed	1838
Opened	19 November 1838
Closed	29 January 1993
Owner	Government of New South Wales via NSW Ministry of Health
Technical details
Material	Sandstone
Size	25.4 Hectarea
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Mortimer Lewis; James Barnet;
Architecture firm	Colonial Architect of New South Wales
Other designers	Joseph Thomas Digby; Frederick Norton Manning (hospital design);
References

Gladesville Mental Hospital
Gladesville Mental Hospital
	The Medical Superintendent's Residence of the former hospital
Geography
Location	Gladesville, New South Wales, Australia
Organisation
Type	Disused mental hospital
Services
Links
Lists	Hospitals in Australia
Alternative names
Gladesville Mental Hospital
Alternative names	Tarban Creek Lunatic Asylum
General information
Coordinates	33°50′16″S 151°07′51″E / 33.8379°S 151.1309°E
Construction started	1836
Completed	1838
Opened	19 November 1838
Closed	29 January 1993
Owner	Government of New South Wales via NSW Ministry of Health
Technical details
Material	Sandstone
Size	25.4 Hectarea
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Mortimer Lewis; James Barnet;
Architecture firm	Colonial Architect of New South Wales
Other designers	Joseph Thomas Digby; Frederick Norton Manning (hospital design);
References
New South Wales Heritage Register
Official name	Gladesville Hospital Precinct
Criteria	a., c., d., e.
Designated	1 December 1995
Reference no.	s.170 NSW State agency heritage register

The Gladesville Mental Hospital, formerly known as the Tarban Creek Lunatic Asylum, was a psychiatric hospital established in 1838 in the Sydney suburb of Gladesville. The hospital officially closed in 1993, with the last inpatient services ceasing in 1997.