Lady Bowen Hospital
| Lady Bowen Hospital | |
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Former Lady Bowen Hospital, 1998
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| Location | 497-535 Wickham Terrace, Spring Hill, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Coordinates | 27°27′40″S 153°01′11″E / 27.4611°S 153.0198°ECoordinates: 27°27′40″S 153°01′11″E / 27.4611°S 153.0198°E |
| Design period | 1870s - 1890s (late 19th century) |
| Built | 1889 - 1890 |
| Official name: Lady Bowen Hospital Complex (former), Anzac House and Club, Lady Bowen Hostel, Queensland Lying-In Hospital | |
| Type | state heritage (built) |
| Designated | 23 April 1999 |
| Reference no. | 601798 |
| Significant period | 1880s, 1920s, 1940s (fabric) 1880s-1940s (Historic) |
| Significant components | clubroom/s / clubhouse, hospital, ward - enclosed, residential accommodation - nurses' quarters |
| Builders | John Quinn |
 Location of Lady Bowen Hospital in Queensland
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Lady Bowen Hospital is a heritage-listed former maternity hospital at 497-535 Wickham Terrace, Spring Hill, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by John H. Buckeridge and built from 1889 to 1890 by John Quinn. It was also known as Brisbane Lying-In Hospital, Lady Bowen Hostel, and Anzac House & Club. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 23 April 1999.
The hospital was named after Lady Diamantina Bowen, the wife of the then Queensland Governor Sir George Bowen. Lady Bowen had been the first patron of the Ladies' Committee of the Lying-In Hospital, whose mission was to provide safe maternity facilities for women in Brisbane.
The former Lady Bowen Hospital, on Wickham Terrace is a complex of three buildings, the earliest of which was constructed as the second purpose built home of the Brisbane Lying-In Hospital in 1889-1890. In 1938 the Lady Bowen Hospital was superseded by the Brisbane Women's Hospital and the site on Wickham Terrace was leased for a variety of purposes. The buildings are currently occupied by various arts related organisations.
During the nineteenth century childbirth frequently resulted in the death of mother and or baby. Usually, babies were delivered in the family home with the assistance of midwives, of varying degrees of experience and training. During the time of the Moreton Bay penal settlement, care for those women who could not afford the expense of a midwife, was available from the female prison, firstly located in Queen Street and later at Eagle Farm Women's Prison. Following the closure of the female prison, destitute women were unable to find medical attention during childbirth until the formation of the Queensland Lying-In Hospital in 1864.
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