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Date: 1970 Client: Sisters of the Holy Family Congregation Type: Hospital Status: Extant Street: 19 Eton Road   Click to view large map Coordinates: 26°10'44.96" S 28°02'02.39" E

Now the Wits University Donald Gordon Medical Centre Designed by the architect G. Mark HUSSEY in association with Van Rensburg & Associates, for the Sisters of the Holy Family Congregation. the Kenridge Hospital building, originally comprised a Lower and Upper Ground Floor, and First and Second Floors. Three ancillary buildings were designed to the east of the Hospital i.e. a double storey linear building known as the St Joseph's Wing, which was used as nursing staff accommodation, a Convent, and lastly, a Chapel. The Hospital was formally opened in March 1970, by which time, a Third storey had been added to the main Hospital Building. A small bronze plaque appearing at the Main Entrance to the main Hospital Building reads as follows: KENRIDGE HOSPITAL THIS BUILDING WAS BLESSED BY HIS LORDSHIP BISHOP HUGH BOYLE DD. ON FRIDAY 20 MARCH AND OFFICIALLY OPENED BY DR. H.A. GROVÈ DIRECTOR OF HOSPITAL SERVICES ON SATURDAY 21 MARCH 1970. (Ref: BRUWER, J. Heritage Impact Assessment: Wits University Donald Gordon Medical Centre. First draft, undated.) Submitted by William MARTINSON 2013 All truncated references not fully cited below are those of Joanna Walker's original text and cited in full in the 'Bibliography' entry of the Lexicon.