Marrickville Hospital

Marrickville Hospital is a now closed hospital in Marrickville, a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

Marrickville Hospital
Geography
LocationLilydale Street, Marrickville, NSW, Australia
Coordinates33°54′30″S 151°09′12″E
History
Opened1897 Foundation stone
1899 Opened
Closed1990
Links
ListsHospitals in Australia

A group to fund the start of the site was begun in 1895.[1] The foundation stone was laid in 1897[2] with the hospital opening in 1899[3] as Marrickville Cottage Hospital. In 1899, the hospital proper opened, and was renamed Marrickville District Hospital in 1922.[4] Matron Helen Beattie ran the hospital for 32 years, until her retirement in 1935.[5] In 1990, the hospital closed, and has remained empty since. In 2015, Marrickville Council released plans to redevelop the hospital site into a residential and commercial development including a new library and 'community hub'.[6] The council entered into a partnership with real estate group Mirvac to deliver the project. The site is located on the corner of Marrickville and Livingstone roads.

References
  1. "PROPOSED HOSPITAL FOR MARRICKVILLE". The Daily Telegraph. No. 4866. New South Wales, Australia. 25 January 1895. p. 6 – via National Library of Australia.
    "MARRICKVILLE COTTAGE HOSPITAL". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 17, 740. New South Wales, Australia. 26 January 1895. p. 7 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. "MARRICKVILLE COTTAGE HOSPITAL". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 18, 431. 12 April 1897. p. 3 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. "VICE-REGAL VISIT TO MARRICKVILLE". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 19, 109. 12 June 1899. p. 7 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Marrickville Cottage Hospital". Marrickville Heritage Society. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  5. "Matron to Retire". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 30, 543. New South Wales, Australia. 23 November 1935. p. 11. Retrieved 26 June 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. Hospital Site takes shape. Inner West Courier, 29 September 2015.


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