St Mary's Hospital was a mental health facility near Stannington, Northumberland, England. It was opened in 1910 and closed permanently in 1995.[1] It was finally demolished in 2015.
| St Mary's Hospital, Stannington | |
|---|---|
 The administration block of the hospital | |
  Shown in Northumberland | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Stannington, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 55°07′23″N 1°42′58″W / 55.123°N 1.716°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public NHS |
| Funding | Government hospital |
| Type | Specialist |
| Services | |
| Beds | 500 |
| Speciality | Mental Health |
| History | |
| Opened | 1914 |
| Closed | 1995 |
| Demolished | 2015 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
History
editThe facility was designed by George Thomas Hine in an echelon formation.[2] Construction started in 1910 and it opened as the Gateshead Borough Lunatic Asylum in 1914.[2] The hospital was requisitioned for military use during the First World War[3] and then became Gateshead County Borough Mental Hospital in 1920.[4] A nurses' home was completed in 1928, as well as various other additions to the site.[3] Part of the hospital was also requisitioned for military use during the Second World War.[3] The hospital joined the National Health Service in 1948.[3]
After services transferred to Bensham General Hospital, the hospital closed in 1995. Most of the hospital was demolished in 2015 to make way for housing.[5] However, some buildings remain in varying forms, including 34 former staff houses known locally as The Villas,[6] as well as the former gate-keeping lodge, Chief Medical Superintendent's Home and the Administration block, now known as St Mary's Inn.[7]
References
edit- ^ "St Mary's Hospital, Stannington". Whatever Left. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ a b Historic England. "St Mary's Hospital, Stannington (1001478)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ a b c d "St Mary's Hospital, Stannington". County Asylums. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- ^ "St Mary's Hospital, Stannington". National Archives. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- ^ "Stannington Park". Bellway Homes. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- ^ "Site vandals plague Stannington residents". Morpeth Herald. 16 April 2009. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- ^ "Bed and Breakfast | Pub Morpeth Northumberland". St Mary's Inn. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
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