

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 underpin the present.
It is done in a way that honours the patients, clients, and the people.


Well
The Well is located approximately 140m east of the Administration Building and is highly intact at the location of the Secure Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit section. Constructed of brick and sandstone, the underground dome well has a narrow circular opening at ground level and is approximately 6m in diameter at depth.
The well is concealed by a concrete slab and a metal access panel, neither of which is of state-level cultural heritage significance.
Features of the Well of cultural heritage significance also include:
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Form, scale, and materials: circular-shaped underground dome form; narrow circular dressed sandstone opening at ground level; interior brick walls with evidence of whitewash finish
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Terracotta pipes feeding into/out of the well interior
