Kew Asylum
Kew Asylum was a lunatic asylum built in Victoria. It closed in 1988
Engravings etc [edit]
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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 [edit]
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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 recieved
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Front entrance from Main Drive
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Front entrance, from Main Drive, circa 1870
Recent photos [edit]
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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)
