Edina Estate Tour with Michael Waterhouse

The HHA is delighted to offer a unique opportunity to visit one of Sydney's hidden historical gems, with a two hour tour by Michael Waterhouse, author of a new book Family, Faith and Fortune in Victorian Sydney. The Edina Estate. This explores the history of the house and the estate between 1859 and its transfer to the Methodist Church in 1922.

‘Edina’ is today better known as the War Memorial Hospital, Waverley. 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 on the estate and he…