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Springthorpe Reserve Gates

Other Name Former Old Melbourne Hospital Location Neerim Road CAULFIELD, Glen Eira City Level Included in Heritage Overlay

[1/2] Springthorpe Reserve Gates, [2/2] Springthorpe Reserve Gates,

Statement of Significance

The former Old Melbourne Hospital gates have Gothic Revival pillars and cast iron gates recalling similar gates of the period at Melbourne University (part removed) and the Melbourne General Cemetery. They have cultural significance as the last remnant of the Old Melbourne Hospital, founded in 1846-48 and important as the City's first public hospital. They are of interest for their association with Dr Springthorpe and as an ornament in the Springthorpe Reserve, Murrumbeena.