The Grand Room at The Asylum, a deep crimson and grey floral carpet covers the entire floor, still intact.
The Grand Room at The Asylum, a deep crimson and grey floral carpet covers the entire floor, still intact.

The Grand Room

Provenance

Camera
NIKON D850
Lens
14.0-24.0 mm f/2.8
Settings
14mm · f/4.5 · 1/250 · ISO 100
Paper
Ilford Galerie Smooth Cotton Rag 310 gsm

A grand reception room at Kenmore, Goulburn NSW, with a heavily patterned floral carpet underfoot, a stone fireplace on the left wall, and a three-sided bay window at the rear opening to the country grounds. The Vernon-designed core is the largest body of work by the first NSW Government Architect.

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The Grand Room at The Asylum, a deep crimson and grey floral carpet covers the entire floor, still intact.The Grand Room at The Asylum, a deep crimson and grey floral carpet covers the entire floor, still intact.The Grand Room at The Asylum, a deep crimson and grey floral carpet covers the entire floor, still intact.The Grand Room at The Asylum, a deep crimson and grey floral carpet covers the entire floor, still intact.The Grand Room at The Asylum, a deep crimson and grey floral carpet covers the entire floor, still intact.
01 PROVENANCE

Print datasheet

Title
The Grand Room
Series
Kenmore Asylum
Catalogue
KAS-064
Process
Giclée
Captured
1 March 2020
Camera
NIKON D850
Lens
14.0-24.0 mm f/2.8
Aperture
f/4.5
Shutter
1/250 s
ISO
100
Focal length
14 mm
Paper
Ilford Galerie Smooth Cotton Rag 310 gsm
Paper size
290 × 200 mm
Location
New South Wales, Australia
Authenticity
C2PA verified provenance →
Recognised by
National Trust of Australia (NSW), 2016 Heritage Award, Multimedia
02 LOCATION

New South Wales, Australia

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03 THE STORY

About this print

A grand reception room at Kenmore. A heavily patterned floral carpet covers the floor. A stone fireplace stands on the left wall, the hearth and surround in dressed stone. A three-sided bay window rises along the rear wall, opening to the country grounds beyond. The ceiling above is pressed metal, the pattern ornate across its full surface. The walls between the windows and the fireplace are plastered and painted.

The Vernon-designed core at Kenmore is the largest single body of work by Walter Liberty Vernon, the first NSW Government Architect. The complex opened in 1895 as the first purpose-built complete site for mental health care in rural NSW. The State Heritage Register listing describes the Vernon core as the finest corporate expression of Federation Free architecture in Australia. The Commonwealth sold the property in 2003.

04 FROM THE FIELD NOTES

A deep crimson and grey floral carpet covers the entire floor, still intact. Sunlight falls through a bay window in sharp rectangular blocks, lighting up the pattern in vivid red. Pressed metal panels line the ceiling in geometric relief. A marble or slate fireplace surround sits to the left, its hearth dark and empty. Roller blinds hang torn from the side windows. Green paddock is visible outside. The room is large, stripped bare, and completely still.

Brett Patman

Kenmore Asylum

The series

Kenmore Asylum

2020 · 74 photographs

Kenmore Asylum opened on Taralga Road, Goulburn, in 1895 as the first purpose-built complete mental health complex in rural New South Wales. The site was acquired in 1879 under the same Inspector-General who initiated Callan Park. The hospital closed around 2003 and was listed on the NSW State Heritage Register in 2005.

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05 SIZE GUIDE

Print sizes

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07 MORE FROM KENMORE ASYLUM

73 other prints in this series

All prints
Fireplace at The Asylum, a wide formal room with pale green walls and coffered ceilings.
Fireplace $100.00
Autopsy Table at The Asylum, a dusty autopsy table in the morgue of an abandoned asylum.
Autopsy Table $100.00
In Between at The Asylum, a narrow corridor runs between a brick wall and a timber-panelled enclosure.
In Between $100.00
Workbench at The Asylum, a green six-panel door sits closed against a cracked plaster wall.
Workbench $100.00
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