Aradale

Aradale is an abandoned mental asylum located at Ararat, Victoria. It was established in 1860 and closed in 1997. Presented as a series of prints in a folio presentation box.

I visited Aradale in 2011. It is an abandoned 'town' on a hill above Ararat in the central western Victorian countryside. It was a mental asylum for 130 years and although not correctly a town it was designed to be self-sustaining. It housed 1000 patients and 500 staff in a 100-hectare complex of 18 wards plus workshops, gardens, hospital, and morgue and a chapel: 63 buildings in all... see the second photo below for the full story. 
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Residence Corridor
Residence Corridor
Bedroom
Bedroom
Exit Right
Exit Right
Hydrant
Hydrant
Dining Area
Dining Area
The Long Room
The Long Room
The Bathroom
The Bathroom
Outbuilding
Outbuilding
Workyard
Workyard
Help Is At Hand
Help Is At Hand
Salvation This Way
Salvation This Way
Follow The Light
Follow The Light
The Sewing Room
The Sewing Room
Gathering Place
Gathering Place
The Teaching Room
The Teaching Room
Courtyard
Courtyard
Butcher's Block
Butcher's Block
Dietary Chart
Dietary Chart
Medical
Medical
A Cherry Tree Weeps
A Cherry Tree Weeps
Main Building
Main Building
Unit TC 8
Unit TC 8
Service Station
Service Station
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