Spirit Butterfly
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brief histor:
Designed by George Hine and Carter Pegg as a 500 capacity asylum for Gateshead Borough, it opened in 1914 and was the last asylum completed by Hine. It was requisitioned by the military for the duration of WW1, in 1927/8 it was modified to provide a sanatorium for TB patients and a nurses home.
Gateshead merged with neighbouring county boroughs which led to additional blocks, a large admission and treatment hospital and convalescent homes being added in 1939.
WW2 gave rise to further development; a hutted emergency medical service hospital was added which was converted after the war to house mental patients. Under the NHS limited development and then closures led to the contraction of services into the main buildings, it remained open until 1995.
These are buildings around St Mary's asylum. We couldn't really go very close to the actual asylum itself as there was security around the main hospital. Hope you enjoy the pics. We are hoping to go back again before the buildings get knocked down.
As we went to check out the actual signage abiout (tresspassers will be prosecuted) We did get more brave and went back to one of the buildings where we had to quickly hide behind a wall as a vehicle came down the road. we waited in silence as we watched the barrier open, then close and listened as the vehical drove off.... A close call lol
Thanks for looking
Designed by George Hine and Carter Pegg as a 500 capacity asylum for Gateshead Borough, it opened in 1914 and was the last asylum completed by Hine. It was requisitioned by the military for the duration of WW1, in 1927/8 it was modified to provide a sanatorium for TB patients and a nurses home.
Gateshead merged with neighbouring county boroughs which led to additional blocks, a large admission and treatment hospital and convalescent homes being added in 1939.
WW2 gave rise to further development; a hutted emergency medical service hospital was added which was converted after the war to house mental patients. Under the NHS limited development and then closures led to the contraction of services into the main buildings, it remained open until 1995.
These are buildings around St Mary's asylum. We couldn't really go very close to the actual asylum itself as there was security around the main hospital. Hope you enjoy the pics. We are hoping to go back again before the buildings get knocked down.
As we went to check out the actual signage abiout (tresspassers will be prosecuted) We did get more brave and went back to one of the buildings where we had to quickly hide behind a wall as a vehicle came down the road. we waited in silence as we watched the barrier open, then close and listened as the vehical drove off.... A close call lol
Thanks for looking