Callan Park, with the heritage listed name Callan Park Conservation Area & Buildings,
is a
heritage listed site in
Lilyfield
Lilyfield is a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Lilyfield is located 6 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Inner West Council.
Lilyfield is ...
, a suburb in Sydney's
Inner West
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in
New South Wales
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Australia
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Callan Park is located in the suburb of Lilyfield on the border with
Rozelle
Rozelle is a suburb in the inner west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 4 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Inner West Council.
Location
Rozelle s ...
to the east. It is situated next to Iron Cove on the northern side. The
NSW Department of Planning & Environment manages a large part of the site on behalf of Health Administration Corporation, a division of
NSW Health; with the other precincts managed by the
NSW Ambulance and the Sydney Local Health District.
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The popular Bay Run runs through the park along the foreshore of ]Iron Cove
Iron Cove is a bay on the Parramatta River, in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is approximately due west of Sydney's central business district. It is surrounded by the suburbs of Birchgrove, Balmain ...
.
History
In 1839, Crown Solicitor and Police Magistrate John Ryan Brenan made a series of purchases to acquire the Callan Park land, which he named Garry Owen Estate. Brenan built a house on the land overlooking the Parramatta River, which he named Garry Owen house, and this was a local centre for social life until his bankruptcy in 1864. The land was purchased by Sydney businessman John Gordon who renamed the property Callan Park and subdivided the land ready for auction as a new waterfront suburb.
The entire area was purchased by the Colonial Government as a site for a new lunatic asylum. The main complex was completed in 1885 and continued to be used for patients until 1994. Sydney College of the Arts took possession of the building in 1996. The precinct, including several individual buildings and historic rock carvings were listed on the NSW State Heritage Register
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in July 2008.Government of New South Wales
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purchased the house and land of Broughton Hall, Lilyfield
Broughton Hall is a heritage-listed former residence, convalescent hospital and psychiatric clinic situated in Callan Park, which has its main entrance on Balmain Road, Lilyfield, New South Wales in Sydney's Inner West. The house, Broughto ...
, adjacent to the original "Callan Park" property. It was used as an army hospital during World War I.Map of Municipality of Leichhardt at Wikimedia Commons
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On 19 July 2011, Leichhardt Council (now Inner West Council
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) approved the Callan Park Master Plan, the Callan Park Conservation Management Plan and the Callan Park Plan of Management. The plans were submitted to the New South Wales State Government on 11 November 2011.Sydney University
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vacating the Kirkbride complex local people will rightly be concerned that those magnificent sandstone buildings are about to become derelict."The Artful Dodger
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Callan Park Hospital for the Insane
The area was originally a private residence until it was purchased by the Colonial Government and transformed into a psychiatric hospital, known until 1914 as the Callan Park Hospital for the Insane
The Callan Park Hospital for the Insane (1878–1914) is a heritage-listed former insane asylum, which was subsequently, for a time, used as a college campus, located in the grounds of Callan Park, an area on the shores of Iron Cove in Lilyfie ...
. The facility remained in use until 1994 when it was relocated to new buildings on the site. After a period of extensive renovation, the Kirkbride Complex which housed the former hospital, was occupied by the Sydney College of the Arts
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Broughton Hall
Broughton Hall is a heritage-listed former residence, convalescent hospital and psychiatric clinic situated in Callan Park, The house, Broughton House or Broughton Hall, was built c. 1841 and variously served as a residence for prominent businessmen and public figures (1841–1914). It is situated within the Callan Park Conservation Area, in Church Street, Lilyfield, near the corner of Wharf Road. It was used as No. 13 Australian Army Hospital during World War I. Other buildings were constructed over time and the precinct was used as the Broughton Hall Psychiatric Clinic (1921–1976). It was merged into Rozelle Hospital along with the adjacent Callan Park Hospital for the Insane in 1976, during which time it became the first premises for the Rivendell Child, Adolescent and Family Unit. Broughton House fell into disuse, suffering severe damage from fire and vandalism.
Gallery
Callan Park 1.JPG, Callan Park
Old Rozelle hospital building.JPG, Former Rozelle Hospital building
Rozelle Hospital building, Callan Park.JPG, Former Rozelle Hospital building
Rozelle Hospital pool at Callan Park NSW.JPG, Rozelle Hospital swimming pool within Callan Park
Callan Park garden Rozelle.JPG, Garden in Callan Park near the Kirkbride Complex buildings
Iron Cove at dusk.JPG, Looking over Iron Cove from Callan Park at dusk
References
External links
Friends of Callan Park
Local Images at InnerWest ImageBank
Local History Collection, Leichhardt Council
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Rozelle, New South Wales
New South Wales State Heritage Register