There Was Once an Asylum
This site not only provides an overview of mental health history and its implications for Goodna, but also explores the complex relationship between memory and history
There are stories we may never know, but this site uncovers the history, revealing the layers of understanding that form the foundation of the present.
It is done in a way that honours the patients, clients, and the people.
Patients Shelter Shed for Female Patients
Built around 1944
The Shelter Shed for Female Patients stands to the rear of Female Wards 1 & 2 with an open space between the two buildings.
The shed formed part of the perimeter fence of the ward building’s rear yard, and although the fence has been demolished, the shed retains one attached fence post and bears marks of the fence. Highly intact, the shed is open on one side facing the Female Wards 1 & 2 and has a fireplace.
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Features of the Shelter Shed of state-level cultural heritage significance also include
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Form, scale, and materials: small, one-storey, slab-on-ground, gable-roofed structure; concrete floor; face brick walls, fireplace, and chimney; timber post; timber-framed gable roof clad with corrugated metal sheets
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Surrounding concrete apron and rear concreted brick spoon drain
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Evidence of yard fence – bolt marks in the western wall and attached timber fence post of the eastern wall.
