Brisbane General Hospital Precinct
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Brisbane General Hospital, circa 1906
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| Location | 40 Bowen Bridge Road, Herston, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Coordinates | 27°26′55″S 153°01′38″E / 27.4486°S 153.0273°ECoordinates: 27°26′55″S 153°01′38″E / 27.4486°S 153.0273°E |
| Design period | 1870s - 1890s (late 19th century) |
| Built | 1875 - 1941 |
| Official name: Brisbane General Hospital Precinct, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Herston Hospitals Complex (current name), Royal Children's Hospital, Royal Women's Hospital | |
| Type | state heritage (built) |
| Designated | 28 March 2003 |
| Reference no. | 601903 |
| Significant period | 1875-1941 (fabric) 1867-1917, 1917-ongoing (historical, social) |
| Significant components | terracing, garden - ornamental/flower, ward - block, pathway/walkway, driveway, wall/s - retaining, trees/plantings, residential accommodation - nurses' quarters, residential accommodation - superintendent's house/quarters |
 Location of Brisbane General Hospital Precinct in Queensland
Location of Brisbane General Hospital Precinct in Queensland
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Brisbane General Hospital Precinct is a heritage-listed hospital precinct at 40 Bowen Bridge Road, Herston, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1875 to 1941. It includes six historic buildings associated with the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital and the former Royal Children's Hospital, as well as aspects of their grounds and landscaping. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 28 March 2003.
A landmark group of buildings occupying a large parcel of land bordered by Bowen Bridge Road, Butterfield Street, Garrick Terrace, Bramston Terrace and Herston Road, the Herston Hospitals Complex comprises the Royal Brisbane Hospital, Royal Children's Hospital and Royal Women's Hospital. When established on the site in 1867, the General Hospital contained a ward block with accommodation for 100 patients, a residence for the medical superintendent and a block with kitchen facilities and nurses accommodation. At the end of the 20th century the site contains more than 90 buildings and structures. The place is the largest hospital complex in Australia and provides the most extensive range of general and specialist services, is the major teaching facility for medical, nursing and paramedical training and is a major medical research facility for Queensland.
Initially, the Brisbane General Hospital was managed by a voluntary committee and funded by public subscriptions and government subsidies. In 1863, the Queensland Government established a hospital reserve of 15 acres on Bowen Bridge Road which the Hospital Committee reluctantly accepted expressing concern that it was an inconvenient site for the residents of Brisbane. The site, known as "The Quarries", was bounded by Bowen Bridge Road to the east, O'Connell Terrace to the north and the open space of Victoria Park to the west and south. The General Hospital opened in January 1867 with an impressive two-storeyed, masonry building with a central tower designed by the Queensland Colonial Architect Charles Tiffin.
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