(The former) Holy Jesus Hospital, City Road, NE1 - rear courtyard and tower
Introduction
The photograph on this page of (The former) Holy Jesus Hospital, City Road, NE1 - rear courtyard and tower by Mike Quinn as part of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over 14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
(The former) Holy Jesus Hospital, City Road, NE1 - rear courtyard and tower
Image: © Mike Quinn Taken: 16 Dec 2014
See Image Following the dissolution of the monasteries in 1539 the former friary buildings were kept as a base for Henry VIII’s Council of the North and became known as the King’s Manor. The tower was added to the manor at this time to provide security for the soldiers based there. For further info, see http://www.newcastlegateshead.com/things-to-do/holy-jesus-hospital-p519441 .
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image Location
Latitude
54.971603
Longitude
-1.607252