Willow Court Descriptions
Willow Court Early History
In 1827 Governor Arthur requested that all Invalid convicts across all Tasmania to be transferred from where they were to New Norfolk to be accommodated in wooden huts until more suitable accommodation was built on the site.
The first invalid patient arrived later that year in 1827.
In 1829 William Pritchard the first Lunatic patient arrived.
The first Female patient arrived in Willow Court in 1830.
In 1830 the old site Willow Court site accommodated 45 Invalids, 20 Lunatics and a total of 23 staff all but 3 of them were ex convicts.
In 1831 the construction of the Barracks was completed, part of which still stands today.
The Barracks was described as a hollow square of a building for the insane attached to a three sided court for invalids.
Willow Court remained as a Military Hospital until 1855 when the State Govt took over care for Lunatic patients.
The number of patients gradually increased over the years and in 1890 it accommodated approximately 366 patients.
In early 1900’s Willow Court accommodated approximately 500 patients.
References:
Tadpac Print, Sesqui- Century Celebration 1827 – 1977
The Barracks 1830- 1833
The name Willow Court comes from a Willow Tree that was planted in the court yard by Lady Jane Franklin from slips taken from the Willow Tree at the grave of Napoleon.
The Barracks courtyard is paved with bricks from the demolition of old wards during the 1960’s. The Barracks has eight large single storey wards all with doors into the court yard.
The barracks was designed by colonial architect John Lee Archer. The Barracks is a Palladian style with a series of pavilions interconnected by wards that form a central courtyard.
The building was divided into male and female divisions. It included surgery, store room, dispensary, kitchens, wash house, mortuary (dead house), chapel, and offices.
By 1952 all patients were transferred out of the Barracks into other Wards and it was used as a workshop for occupational therapy.
Currently owned by the DVC
Frescati 1834
Built by Colonial Secretary Burnett in several stages, Frescati was most likely Burnett’s country residence.
Frescati was let to Dr John Meyer the Superintendent of the insane just prior to Burnett advertising the property for sale. Dr Meyer eventually brought Frescati and sold it 6 months later to Archdeacon Davies.
In 1859 and was purchased by the institution for 1000 pounds.
In 1950s and 60s extensive repair work was done the building including the removal of 2 wings.
Over the years the Medical Superintendents occupied Frescati until 1972.
Frescati was not used again as a residence.
Speech therapy classes for children in Willow Court were held in Frescati after the 1980’s the house was no longer used.
Currently owned by the DVC.
The Ladies Cottage J Ward 1868
Originally a single storey building a second story was added in 1903. Ground floor consisted of a series of small rooms used as wards, larger rooms towards the front as administration and kitchens/store rooms at the rear.
Once the construction of a Gentleman’s Cottage was completed it was deemed necessary for a similar provision for better class females. In 1868 the ladies cottage was built to accommodate superior class with the costs covered by relatives of the patients. J Ward was for private paying patients.
Ward J was built away from the Barracks, following the pavilion system a ha ha wall was constructed along the front so that patients could makes use of the gardens within a secure area.
Ward J is currently in private ownership.
Originally built for private paying patient and built to a high standard, particularly in joinery work in doors, windows and staircases. This Ward is a mix of single bed and double bed rooms with dinning, sitting/lounge accommodation.
| Area of Building | 883m2 | Capital Value | ($950/m2) = $.84m |
| No. Stories | Two |
*As of Dec 1993
Construction Services
| Floors | Timber | Heating | Steam/hot air |
| Walls – External Internal | brickworkBrick/Hard plaster | Ventilation | natural |
| Ceiling | Sheet plaster | Fire detectors | - |
| Roof – Finish Structure | Corrugated sheet steel | Sprinklers | Yes |
| Windows | timber | Asbestos | Yes |
*As of Dec 1993
Olga 1886
This ward was originally constructed as a male idiot’s asylum the Ward was called the male idiot cottage. In 1904 the ward was converted into a female hospital. In 1964 the female hospital was then converted into a female idiot ward. Extensions and remodelling were undertaken in 1966. Separate kitchen was demolished, external walls of the inside of the “L” shape were removed and a red brick extension added.
Olga is currently in Private Ownership as an antiques Centre. www.willowcourt.com.au
Accommodation consists of dormitories and large dayrooms. Due to a lack of numbers in the later years one dorm was remodelled into a very pleasant quite room away from other day areas.
| Number of residents | 21 | Area/resident | 44m2 |
| Area of Building | 930m2 | Capital Value | ($950m2) = $.88m |
| No. Stories | one |
*As of Dec 1993
Construction Services
| Floors | Concrete/timber | Heating | Steam |
| Walls – External Internal | Brickwork/stoneBrick/hardplaster | Ventilation | Ducted/natural |
| Ceiling | sheetplaster | Fire detectors | Yes |
| Roof – Finish | Corrugated sheet steel | Sprinklers | Yes |
| Windows | Timber | Asbestos | No |
*As of Dec 1993
Masonic Lodge ( Formally K/Female Refractory Ward) 1901
Two storey brick building with sandstone quoins on the front only. This building has a single storey timber addition at the front.
The building still has its original floor plan and many of it original features and fittings including pressed tin ceilings, sandstone sills, architraves, doors etc.
In 1883 The Royal Commission seen the need for a female refractory ward, it was originally being built for acute, chronic and dirty females.
This ward was built in 2 separate states due to funding issues at the time. In 1889 building began with Ward K1 & Tower. In 1901 K2 was built as an add on to K1.
In the 1960’s patients moved out of this Ward and K2 was remodelled for industrial therapy.
This building is still in use as the Masonic Lodge.
Carton House/ Ward C 1908-1909
Ward C was designed as a high security Ward for males “refractory’ patients. It has elements of institutional gothic characteristics. Patients in other wards were often sent to Ward C is they displayed challenging behaviours or became violet. Ward C accomdated approx 30 patients.
Ward C has thick concrete walls, solid timber doors, and reinforced steel framed windows. Ward C has to exercise arrears one being a small maximum security court yard and the other a larger mixed court yard with high concrete walls.
When Risdon’s Prison hospital opened most of the criminally insane were transferred there and Ward C became an open Ward.
Currently owned by the DVC.
Two storey solid brick building designed for use as the male high security ward with mostly single room cell like, accommodation and sparse dayroom and washroom accommodation.
| Area of Building | 960m2 | Capital Value | ($950/m2) = $.91m |
| No. Stories | One |
*As of Dec 1993
Construction Services
| Floors | concrete | Heating | Steam |
| Walls – External Internal | BrickworkBrick/Hard plaster | Ventilation | Ducted/natural |
| Ceiling | Sheet plaster | Fire detectors | Yes |
| Roof – Finish | Corrugated sheet steel | Sprinklers | Yes |
| Windows | Steel | Asbestos | Yes |
*As of Dec 1993
Nurses Cottage/Male Residential Building 1911-1913
Federation style architecture.
Nurse Cottage is a 2 story building built in an L shape out of red brick, sandstone foundations, timber frame work, sandstone window seals, lead light windows, sandstone detailing on the brick work and corrugated iron. It has a number of chimneys throughout the building a lovely grand star case built out of Blackwood.
Before the Nurse Cottage was built the nurses lived in the wards with the patients they cared for. All staff lived on site except when on leave. Several years later only married male staff were allowed to live off site. Married Female staff were not employed except for the matron.
In 1883 Committee Report indicated that many of the nurses were not suitable to care for mentally ill patients, the staff worked long hard hours, were under payed and lived and worked in substandard conditions. The report recommended a wage increase and a new separate building built for female nurses to reside.
The Nurses Cottage was well appointed and was a complete opposite to the Wards they used to live in.
In 1923 there was a need for additional accommodation facilities to be built for the female nurses and the additional wing was built at right angles to the original building forming the L shape.
From the 1960’s female nurses were moved to the new multi storey Nurses Home complex in the grounds of Royal Derwent Hospital.
In 1962 Male patients moved into the old Nurses Cottage saving it from possible demolition.
During the late 1960’s – 70’s the original wing on the Nurse Cottage was also used for staff training, speech therapy and Child Development.
The Garden out from of the Nurses Cottage is known as Muriel Knight Park.
The Nurses Cottage is currently in private ownership.
| Area of Building | 883m2 | Capital Value | ($950/m2) = $.84m |
| No. Stories | Two |
*As of Dec 1993
Construction Services
| Floors | Timber | Heating | Steam/hot air |
| Walls – External Internal | brickworkBrick/Hard plaster | Ventilation | natural |
| Ceiling | Sheet plaster | Fire detectors | - |
| Roof – Finish Structure | Corrugated sheet steel | Sprinklers | Yes |
| Windows | timber | Asbestos | Yes |
*As of Dec 1993
Bronte House 1925-1926
Because of cramped and unsatisfactory conditions orders were given to build a new 40 bed ward to accommodate male patients on the original sight of the wood yard. Patients were housed in 10 single rooms and 2 open planned rooms that led on to verandas. Bronte has pressed tin ceiling.
Bronte House (sick ward) seen the introduction of Electro Convulsive Therapy ECT, Insulin Therapy and Marilia treatment.
Once the Oval precinct Wards were constructed in the 1940 Bronte patients moved into the new hospital ward (Glenora) and Bronte accommodated boys.
In 1964 Bronte was remodelled into a 35 bed ward for female imbeciles with a range of disabilities. These patients were locked inside until the 1970’s where they had access to Day activities and the pool on the south side which has been filled in.
Bronte used to have a security alarm installed that would flash if there was an issue at either one of the high security wards Alonnah, OT Building or Ward C.
Currently owned by the DVC.
| Area of Building | 713m2 | Capital Value | ($925/m2) = $.66m |
| No. Stories | One |
*As of Dec 1993
Construction Services
| Floors | Timber/concrete | Heating | Steam |
| Walls – External Internal | BrickworkBrick/Hard plaster | Ventilation | Ducted/natural |
| Ceiling | Pressed Metal Sheet plaster | Fire detectors | Yes |
| Roof – Finish | Corrugated sheet steel | Sprinklers | Yes |
| Windows | timber | Asbestos | Yes |
*As of Dec 1993
The Oval Precinct- Glenora, Franklin, Esperance and Derwent 1935- 38
The Wards surrounding the oval is often referred to as the Oval Precinct and is on the North eastern side of the complex.
The oval prescient comprises of 4 individual wards that are arranged in a semi circular formation overlooking the sporting oval.
These Wards are referred to as (Glenora House), (Franklin House), (Esperance House) and (Derwent House).
Derwent and Esperance Houses were built between 1935 & 37 originally as male wards.
These two wards are double storey buildings, were built out of red brick, corrugated iron and timber famed windows. In the 1970’s a beige addition was added on to Derwent House one that allowed for more natural sunlight.
The reasons for the construction of these new wards were to allow for the poorly ventilated and unsanitary wards of the back division of Willow Court to close and be demolished.
Derwent has lightweight portioning and false ceilings that has been used to divide the areas. Derwent has larger dormed styles rooms and some small call rooms. Based on its set up one believes that it accommodate higher functioning patients than the other oval precinct wards.
Derwent has a veranda that runs along the front of the building and has an external concrete walkway.
Esperance also has a large veranda along the front of the building that has been partially closed off and used as a day area. There has been only minor alterations to the interior of Esperance.
Derwent and Esperance was originally joined together by a walled, covered link so that nurses could access both wards, this walkway was removed in the 1970′s
An external fire stair case built between Derwent and Esperance that links the 2 buildings in the 1970’s.
In June 1937 Premier Ogilvy declared these 2 wards opened and further more informed that 2 more buildings next to these Wards were in the process of being constructed these were (Glenora House), (Franklin House).
The plaque left by Premier Ogilvy still stand above the front entrance of Esperance House.
(Glenora House), (Franklin House) was completed in approximately 1938 and again was originally built to accommodate male patients. Glenora and Franklin are both single storey buildings and are identical in design.
When Glenora was first opened Patients from Bronte moved into Glenora which was used as the hospital ward.
The frontages of these wards were fenced off into separate airing yards.
The patient rooms inside the oval precinct wards were quite small with thick timber doors and thick timber window shutters that could be opened or shut as required.
In the 1970’s a beige addition was added on to Derwent House one that allowed for more natural sunlight. There were also extensive renovations in each ward.
The sporting oval has a bitumen cycling track around its perimeter with lighting. The oval once had a grandstand but was demolished somewhere in the early 90’s. The sporting oval also had a change rooms that was used during the sporting events that included football and cricket matches.
Over the years there was a mix of different patients accommodated in these wards from all ages, sex, disability and capacity. The Oval Wards allowed for categorization of patients according to their disability with the more severe/profound being accommodated in Ward F & G and the mild in D & E.
During the mid 90’s many of Willow Court Wards were in the process of closing due to de-instituatlisation. Willow Court officially closed it doors in Oct 2000 and since its closure the oval precinct wards have has several re-used just after closure. Derwent was used by the community as a youth centre, Archery was held in Esperance and Glenora was used by a soccer club.
Currently owned by the DVC.
Derwent House 1937
Upgraded in 1978 it provides a combination single and dormitory accommodation with separate dayrooms, sitting/sunrooms and dining arrears with domestic scale kitchen.
| Area of Building | 1046m2 | Capital Value | ($1050/m2) = $1.10m |
| No. Stories | two |
*As of Dec 1993
Construction Services
| Floors | Concrete/timber | Heating | Steam/hot air |
| Walls – External Internal | BrickworkBrick/Hard plaster | Ventilation | Ducted/natural |
| Ceiling | Sheet plaster/acoustic sht | Fire detectors | Yes |
| Roof – Finish | Corrugated sheet steel | Sprinklers | Yes |
| Windows | timber | Asbestos | Yes |
*As of Dec 1993
Esperance House 1937
Similar to Derwent House but not upgraded.
| Area of Building | 984m2 | Capital Value | ($1050/m2) = $0.91m |
| No. Stories | two |
*As of Dec 1993
Construction Services
| Floors | Concrete/timber | Heating | Steam/hot air |
| Walls – External Internal | BrickworkBrick/Hard plaster | Ventilation | Ducted/natural |
| Ceiling | Sheet plaster | Fire detectors | Yes |
| Roof – Finish | Corrugated sheet steel | Sprinklers | Yes |
| Windows | timber | Asbestos | Yes |
*As of Dec 1993
Franklin House (1939)
Spacial standards are good and common area large although the location of the kitchen/servery to one end of the building causes some problems.
| Number of residents | 22 | Area/resident | 52m2 |
| Area of Building | 1156m2 | Capital Value | ($950/m2) = $1.09m |
| No. Stories | One |
*As of Dec 1993
Construction Services
| Floors | Timber/concrete | Heating | Steam/hot air |
| Walls – External Internal | Cavity brickworkBrick/Hard plaster | Ventilation | Ducted/natural |
| Ceiling | Sheet plaster | Fire detectors | Yes |
| Roof – Finish | Corrugated sheet steel | Sprinklers | Yes |
| Windows | timber | Asbestos | Yes |
*As of Dec 1993
Glenora House (1939)
Similar toFranklin
| Area of Building | 1,156m2 | Capital Value | ($950/m2) = $1.09m |
| No. Stories | One |
*As of Dec 1993
Construction Services
| Floors | Timber/concrete | Heating | Steam/hot air |
| Walls – External Internal | brickworkBrick/Hard plaster | Ventilation | Ducted/natural |
| Ceiling | sheet plaster | Fire detectors | Yes |
| Roof – Finish Structure | Corrugated sheet steel | Sprinklers | Yes |
| Windows | timber | Asbestos | Yes |
*As of Dec 1993
Ward F Ward E
Ward G Ward D
Administration Building and Stage Hall 1938
Two storey red brick art deco styled building.
Admin building has an underground basement where files were stored.
The Admin building has multiple safe/strong rooms where money was stored for patients and payroll.
The Admin building has multiple office/record/store rooms of various sizes running the length of the building along with a large timber lined Conference/Lecture Room at the end of the second level facing the Old School and Nurses Cottage.
The Stage and hall area is located at the back of the building opposite the Barracks. The Hall has its own change rooms, toilets etc. There is also a section from the second level where you can view the stage. The admin building has several staircases throughout
In 1911 the Visiting Inspectors reported stated that the site was virtually without any type of administration facilities and the ones that do exist were insufficient. The Admin building was built as a central business office for the site and provided the ever growing staff with facilities that Willow Court and Royal Derwent was currently lacking.
The Hall was built to hold pictures, dances, entertainment and church services. The Hall was also hired out for community functions and fundraisers. At one point it was used by people playing badminton.
Single storey additions were made to the Admin building in 1951 and 1963. One section of the single storey additional facing Bronte was used as a Kiosk which closed in approximately 1999.
Currently this building is in private ownership as of 2009.
Mix of brick and timber stud internal walls and timer and concrete floors. Hall/gym attached to the rear was partially converted into office space in the latter years.
| Area of Building | 1850m2 | Capital Value | ($950/m2) = $1.75m |
| No. Stories | Two |
*As of Dec 1993
Construction Services
| Floors | Concrete/timber | Heating | electricity |
| Walls – External Internal | brickworkBrick/timber partition | Ventilation | natural |
| Ceiling | Sheet plaster | Fire detectors | Yes |
| Roof – Finish Structure | Corrugated Sheet | Sprinklers | Yes |
| Windows | Timber | Asbestos | - |
*As of Dec 1993
Lachlan House 1964-1965
Lachlan House runs along the Edge of Humphrey Street, behind the Barracks.
Lachlan House was built to accommodate unisex adolescent patients which were a first of its kind in Willow Court. Lachlan had multi -bed rooms running off the central corridor.
In the 90’s there was approximately 20 patients aged between their mid 20’s—lat 50’s with intellectual and physical disabilities. Since its closure Lachlan House has been privately developed into a Unit complex and high support needs.
Lachlan is currently in private ownership.
This building has a high resident/space ratio. Space is generally very generous with wide corridors and large day rooms. The building is said to be too big with excessive travel distances between day rooms at one end and the sleeping/washroom areas at the other. The day room themselves are also oversize but the number available which gives separation between various residents is seen as a positive feature. Planning generally is institutional with multi bed dormitories and a few single rooms, straight wide corridors large open common rooms.
| Number of residents | 24 | Area/resident | 57m2 |
| Area of Building | 1380m2 | Capital Value | ($1,000m2) = $1.38m |
| No. Stories | one |
*As of Dec 1993
Construction Services
| Floors | concrete | Heating | Steam/rads/under flr |
| Walls – External Internal | Concrete brickworkBrick/Hard plaster | Ventilation | Ducted/natural |
| Ceiling | sheetplaster | Fire detectors | Yes |
| Roof – Finish | Corrugated sheet steel | Sprinklers | Yes |
| Windows | Aluminium | Asbestos | Yes |
| Structure | Trussed roof |
*As of Dec 1993
Alonnah/Ward A 1965-1968
Ward was built by a local builder Allan Rhodes at a time where there were some concerns around troubled girls with anti social behaviours. Alonnah was built to accommodate approximately 20 female high security patients.
Alonnah had a small airing yard that was enclosed by a 15 foot concrete wall with rounded tops so that no one would climb out.
Alonnah was conjoined to the Occupation Therapy building where the well behaved females did various work duties such as packing pegs for the local factory.
Generally they were locked in their rooms from 8pm till 7am the next day.
In 1985 patients left Alonnah and it was used as a workshop.
Alonnah consist of a day room, dinning room, kitchen, doctors room, quiet room, seclusion room, visitors room, bathrooms, 12 single rooms and 1, 8 bed dormitory styled room. Alonnah was built like s prison with concrete walls, thick solid timber doors and reinforced windows with metal grilles. The day area had a raised surveillance room to monitor the patients.
Currently owned by the DVC.
Built as high security ward for female residents this building is a mixture of reinforced concrete and solid brick. It is built on the lines of a prison with small cell like bedrooms and with small paned windows and sparse dayrooms. Structurally it appears to be in a sound condition.
| Area of Building | 741m2 | Capital Value | ($1000/m2) = $.74m |
| No. Stories | One |
*As of Dec 199
Construction Services
| Floors | concrete | Heating | Steam/Rads |
| Walls – External Internal | Brickwork/ConcreteBrick/Hard plaster | Ventilation | Ducted/natural |
| Ceiling | Sheet plaster | Fire detectors | Yes |
| Roof – Finish | Flat sheet | Sprinklers | Yes |
| Windows | Steel | Asbestos | Yes |
*As of Dec 1993
Occupational/Industrial Therapy 1966
The OT building sits between Alonnah and Ward C and links the 2 facilities together. Security Patients from the adjoining wards would enter the OT building either via the Alonnah exercise yard or the security lock near the roller door entrance of Ward C.
OT building is a high security building built out of redbrick and steel framed windows similar to Alonnah. OT building has female and males workrooms, one large main workroom, a stage, projection room, change rooms, toilets, locker room and staff rooms.
The purpose of OT building was to be used by the security patients of Alonnah and Ward C and meant that the patients did not have step foot outside of their secure environment.
The OT building was a facility where patients could engage in light industrial work, entertainment, social activities and arts/crafts. When Ward C closed in the 1980’s the OT building was used as a venue to hold activities by other patients of the Willow Court Wards.
Currently owned by the DVC.
| Area of Building | 527m2 | Capital Value | ($950/m2) = $.45m |
| No. Stories | One |
*As of Dec 1993
Construction Services
| Floors | Concrete | Heating | Steam/hot air |
| Walls – External Internal | brickworkBrick/Hard plaster | Ventilation | Ducted/natural |
| Ceiling | Sheet plaster | Fire detectors | Yes |
| Roof – Finish Structure | Flat sheet | Sprinklers | Yes |
| Windows | steel | Asbestos | Yes |
*As of Dec 1993
Lyprenny (Hastings Hostel) 1966 – 1968
Lyrprenny is completely different too any other wards on the WCC/RDH site and doesn’t quite fit in next to the other Wards surrounding it. Lyrprenny is the only Ward that had an elevator.
Lyprenny was built on the old site of the Clock Tower (K1) and the old male refractory.
This building was built to take advantage of the natural sunlight like many other Sanatoriums across the globe.
Lyprenny is a 2 storey building with 2 smaller wings on the Southern side of the building.
During the mid 19th Century there was acknowledgement that modern facilties were needed at the hospital. Lyprenny was constructed as the sites hospital for patients that were totally dependant on support and had physical disabilities.
Lyprenny was a multi bed hospital which accommodated 26 dependants and 12 recovering patients. Lyrpenny had an operating theatre located on the North Side, Clinical Services Dept, and Physiotherapy located on the Southern Side (Nelson 2003:47).
Alterations was made in the 1980’s which resulted in the addition la of the external glass porch.
Hastings Hostel was reportedly located up stairs
Lyeprenny is currently in private ownership.
Main block consists of typical multi bed wards on each floors with single storey procedures suite (dental) to the rear and physiotherapy suite to the SE end. The main corridor is wide and the patient space ratio is generous but the space allocation is poor and the ward spaces in particular seem narrow, cramped and dark.
| Number of residents | 31 | Area/resident | 72m2 |
| Area of Building | 2257m2 | Capital Value | ($1,100m2) = $2.48m |
| No. Stories | two |
*As of Dec 1993
Construction Services
| Floors | concrete | Heating | Steam |
| Walls – External Internal | Concrete brickworkBrick/Hard plaster | Ventilation | Ducted/natural |
| Ceiling | Acoustic tile | Fire detectors | Yes |
| Roof – Finish | Flat sheet | Sprinklers | Yes |
| Windows | Aluminium | Asbestos | Yes |
| Structure | Column and beam | Lift | Yes |
*As of Dec 1993
Morgue 1960
Located in the far Northern Corner of the site opposite Olga is the morgue. It is a small yellow brick building. The interior has several small rooms including Autopsy room, store room, viewing room and waiting room. The Morgue and autopsy areas were tiled and Morgue had a large slab with drainage.
The Morgue served the patients of Willow Court/Royal Derwent and also the community when required.
The Morgue is currently in private ownership.
Old School 1964 – 65
The old school is a single stored red brick building situated next to the admin building. The Old school has a large open middle room with a large open rood light above. The Old school has approximately 3 – 4 midsize class rooms situated off the main central large room with kitchen and toilet facilities.
The purpose of the school was to provide an education for the children of Willow Court starting from Kindergarten upwards. The Teacher/ staff were provided by the Education Department. The school was closed in 1988.
Currently it is being used at the Derwent Valley Community Centre.
Alcheringa House aka Myrtle/Ward M 1964 – 66
Single storey building opposite Olga. This building has domestic characteristics. Alcheringa was built to include tho old M Ward which was built in 1931.
This ward accommodated children and then later accommodated adolescent patients. Some upgrading took place in 1990.
During 1993 21 patients with challenging behaviours were living inside in 3 separate living units.
Currently in private ownership. www.willowcourt.com.au
Upgraded in 1990. Extensively remodelled to provide three separate units which resulted in some rather tortuous planning.
| Number of residents | 26 | Area/resident | 38m2 |
| Area of Building | 978m2 | Capital Value | ($1,100m2) = $1.07m |
| No. Stories | one |
*As of Dec 1993
Construction Services
| Floors | concrete | Heating | Steam |
| Walls – External Internal | brickworkhard plaster/timber | Ventilation | Ducted/natural |
| Ceiling | sheetplaster | Fire detectors | Yes |
| Roof – Finish | Corrugated sheet steel | Sprinklers | Yes |
| Windows | Aluminium | Asbestos | No |
*As of Dec 1993
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