Kew Asylum

Kew Asylum was a lunatic asylum built in Victoria. It closed in 1988

Engravings etc

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  Kew Asylum, with the buildings of Yarra Bend in the foreground
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  Woodcut from Lee's Pictorial Weekly Budget Police News - close up of "Horrors of Kew Asylum
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  Plan of the buildings
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  Petition to the Government of Victoria regarding the proposed Kew Lunatic Asylum

Historic photos

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  Kew Asylum, circa 1885-1887.
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  Entrance gates of Kew Asylum from Princess Street
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  Photo of a cycling group at Kew Lunatic Asylum, circa 1880
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  Grounds of Kew Asylum
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  Courtyard of Kew Asylum
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  Covered walkway between buildings
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  One of the front towers
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  Verandahs lining the wings
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  One of the front towers from the airing courtyard
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  Rear of administration block, where deliveries were received
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  Front entrance from Main Drive
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  Front entrance, from Main Drive, circa 1870

Recent photos

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  Kew Asylum circa 1990, prior to redevelopment
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  View of the Kew Asylum over the trees. Yarra River is in the foreground
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  Rear entrance gates of the asylum
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  Front of the female courtyard wall, looking towards the front entrance
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  Partially filled in haha inside the what would have been one of the female courtyards at the former Kew Lunatic Asylum
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  Chimney stack in the Kew Asylum
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  Lamp posts such as this one used to line Main Drive and the eliptical carriage way infront of the asylum
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  one of the privies in the airing courtyards of the former Kew Asylum
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  Commemoration plate at the front doors of Willsmere Apartments (former Kew Asylum)