'Lucknow' Later Bethesda Hospital

In 1881, Alpin Thompson inherited a house from his father in law, Roger Tuckfield Goldsworthy (Colonial Secretary), which was only half completed. By 1883 the house was completed and named Lucknow in honour of Mrs Thompson (nee Eliza Egan, step daughter of R.T. Goldsworthy) who was born during the siege of Lucknow, India. Later (1888?) Thomson built a second house upon the cliff neighbouring with houses such as 'Knutsford', 'Craig Muir' and 'Çorry Lynn'. The new property was again named 'Lucknow' and the old property was renamed Deepdene. Deepdene went on to be a boarding house, run by Mrs Minnie Biggs, for several years. Deepdene was then bought by Sydney Stubbs the inaugural Commodore of the Claremont Yacht Club and in 1910, the title was transferred to the Claremont Yacht Club making it the first yacht club in Western Australia to own its own land and premises. The new Lucknow was built in 1897 by architect Archer William Hoskings. Later owners included - Albert Sandover , Alfred Drake-Brockman and Sir Richard Wattle Griffiths. In 1927, Nurse Una McGrath obtained a licence to run Lucknow as a convalescent home (“C” Class Hospital). Nurse EM Smith became the registered proprietor on December 11, 1929, although it seems that a Matron Emele Bradshaw Vance was the owner. An advertisement for the hospital said “’Lucknow” is a Private hospital to provide a superior rest home for convalescents, “Nerve” cases and aged of both sexes. Smith ran the hospital until November of 1934, as she had submitted plans to build a new hospital on Stirling Highway which opened that year. (The name “Lucknow” was officially transferred to this new Stirling Highway location in 1944.)