The Gables Colonial Hospital
The Gables in New Plymouth's Brooklands Park was a colonial hospital originally built in Mangorei Road, on the northern bank of Te Hēnui Stream. It was one of the four hospitals Governor Sir George Grey commissioned in the late 1840s.Photo: Dramatic, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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- Type: Building
- Description: heritage hospital building in New Plymouth, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Gables hospital”, “New Plymouth Colonial Hospital”, “The Gables”, “The Gables (Colonial Hospital)”, and “The Gables Colonial Hospital New Plymouth”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pukekura Park and TSB Stadium.
Pukekura Park
Park
Photo: Pakaraki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pukekura Park is a Garden of National Significance, covering 52 hectares in the heart of New Plymouth, Taranaki in New Zealand.
TSB Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Pakaraki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
TSB Stadium is an indoor stadium located adjacent to Pukekura Park in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand, with vehicle access off Rogan Street. TSB Stadium is situated 320 metres north of The Gables Colonial Hospital.
Yarrow Stadium
Pitch
Photo: Pakaraki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stadium Taranaki is situated in the central suburb of Westown in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand, with main vehicle access off Maratahu Street. Named the third best rugby stadium on earth by New Zealand Rugby World magazine in May 2009, Stadium Taranaki conforms with the International Rugby Board's "clean stadium" policy. Yarrow Stadium is situated 1½ km west of The Gables Colonial Hospital.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brooklands and Welbourn.
Brooklands
Quarter
Photo: Dramatic, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Brooklands is a suburb of New Plymouth, in the Taranaki region of the western North Island of New Zealand. It is located on the southern edge of the city and east of Vogeltown. The area is named after Brooklands farm, established in 1842.
Welbourn
Suburb
Welbourn is a suburb of New Plymouth, in the western North Island of New Zealand. It is located to the southeast of the city centre. Te Hēnui Stream runs through the suburb and State Highway 3 forms its western boundary.
New Plymouth
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
New Plymouth is the largest city with an urban population of 58,000 in the Taranaki region, on the western coast of North Island in New Zealand, about midway between Auckland and Wellington, but well to the west.
The Gables Colonial Hospital
- Categories: historic building and former hospital
- Location: New Plymouth District, Taranaki, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-39.06912° or 39° 4′ 9″ southLongitude
174.08158° or 174° 4′ 54″ eastOpen location code
4VGPW3JJ+9JOpenStreetMap ID
way 1225436971OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q79308199
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