EDINA ESTATE TOUR with Michael Waterhouse
Sun, 04 June
|Waverley
Due to popular demand the HHA is delighted to offer a third opportunity to visit one of Sydney's hidden historical gems - ‘Edina’ - today better known as the War Memorial Hospital, Waverley.
Time & Location
04 June 2023, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Waverley, 125 Birrell St, Waverley NSW 2024, Australia
About the event
"Thank you for enabling me to join the tour of this magnificent property - it was a wonderful event - both the talk and the tour - and is an example of the reason I love being a member of HHA!" - Ian Webster
Michael Waterhouse, author of Family, Faith and Fortune in Victorian Sydney. The Edina Estate explores the history of the house and the estate between 1859 and its transfer to the Methodist Church in 1922.
This is the first time that ‘Edina’, a stunning but little known example of late Victorian architecture, has been opened for tour groups. As well as its glorious exterior and ornamental gardens, many of Edina’s interior features are well preserved. ‘Edina’ was home to three generations of a wealthy, religious family with a unique lifestyle. Professor E G (Gowrie) Waterhouse of ‘Eryldene’, Michael’s great uncle, was one of 24 children who grew up…