Former orphanage, Burdon Terrace, Newcastle (2)
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Former orphanage, Burdon Terrace, Newcastle (2)
Image: © Stephen Richards Taken: 19 Jun 2019
The second, and more striking, of two adjacent buildings for the Northern Counties Orphan Institution. The Jane Philipson Memorial Building was built c1874. Much polychromy and a saddle-back tower. Grade II listed. Later a maternity hospital, both buildings have been converted into flats.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.987523
Longitude
-1.611472