Rivendell Child, Adolescent and Family Unit

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Thomas Walker Hospital
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Thomas Walker Hospital, now Rivendell
Rivendell Child, Adolescent and Family Unit
General information
LocationConcord West
AddressHospital Road
Town or citySydney
CountryAustralia
Coordinates 33°49′57″S151°05′52″E / 33.8323924°S 151.0978695°E / -33.8323924; 151.0978695
Construction started1890
Opened21 September 1893 [1]
Grounds32 acres (13 ha)
Official nameThomas Walker Convalescent Hospital
Designated21 Mar 78
Official nameThomas Walker Convalescent Hospital
Designated2 April 1999
Reference no.00115

Rivendell Child, Adolescent and Family Unit is a mental health facility specialising in the problems of young people. It is located at Hospital Road, Concord West, New South Wales, Australia. The facility is housed in the former Thomas Walker Hospital , which is listed on the New South Wales Heritage Register.

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Description and history

Rivendell Unit was originally located at Broughton Hall, Lilyfield, before being relocated to Concord West in 1977. Its founding director was Dr Marie Bashir, later to become Governor of New South Wales. Dr Bashir was replaced by Professor Joseph Rey in 1988. [2]

Rivendell is, as of 2009, a twenty-bed facility offering mental health services for children and adolescents in the Sydney area and rural New South Wales. Care is provided on both an outpatient and inpatient basis. Around five hundred children and their families are helped by Rivendell each year. Rivendell is a teaching hospital of the University of Sydney.

The Concord West premises are located on the banks of the Parramatta River and were originally known as the Thomas Walker Hospital. They were designed by Sir John Sulman and built from 1891 to 1893 by A.M.Allan. The money came from the will of the philanthropist Thomas Walker, who had lived in the Italianate mansion Yaralla, also located at Concord West (and now known as the Dame Eadith Walker Hospital). The buildings are made of brick and sandstone, which is characteristic of the Federation Free Classical style. [3] They feature marble fireplaces and cedar joinery, and are considered an important example of John Sulman's work. They are now listed on the Register of the National Estate. [4] [5]

Rivendell Child, Adolescent and Family Hospital from the Parramatta River Thomas Walker Convalescent Hospital.jpg
Rivendell Child, Adolescent and Family Hospital from the Parramatta River

Opera night

Opera Night at Rivendell is held annually and is a major fund-raising event. It is an open-air event and routinely draws two thousand people. The 2008 opera raised money that went towards the purchase of equipment for the hospital's intensive care unit. Money raised by the 2009 event was earmarked for the hospital's clinical school. Music was provided by the Rivendell Philharmonic Orchestra, a 35-piece orchestra led by the conductor Steven Hillinger. [6] [7]

Rivendell Flower Show

In 2017 it was announced that Rivendell would play host to the Rivendell Flower Show in September 2017 as a fund-raising event for Concord Hospital with all money raised to go to the Department of Geriatric Medicine. [8] The event is expected to host display gardens, keynote speakers, activities, floral arrangements, workshops, high tea and performances from the local community.

Film Location

The scenes of the film The Great Gatsby (2013) showing the sanatorium where Nick Carraway visits his psychiatrist were filmed at Rivendell. Scenes from the film "Flirting" were also filmed at Rivendell. [9]

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References

  1. "THE THOMAS WALKER CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL". The Sydney Morning Herald . No. 17, 318. 21 September 1893. p. 7 via National Library of Australia.
  2. Sydney South West Area Health Service:Retrieved 11 January 2009
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  6. Daily Telegraph, 27.10.09, p.29
  7. Opera night official website
  8. "Rivendell Flower Show" . Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  9. "Sydney is Gatsby scene-stealer" . Retrieved 15 September 2013.