Entrance to St Mary's Hospital (disused), North Saltwick
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Entrance to St Mary's Hospital (disused), North Saltwick
Image: © Alan Fearon Taken: 13 Dec 2005
Built in 1912, the 'Gateshead Borough Lunatic Asylum', like so many of its kind, had impressive facilities, including a theatre and a chapel (for pictures of their present state see: http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=318 ) The name was eventually changed to 'Mental Hospital' and then simply 'St. Mary's Hospital' before its closure in 1995. On the latest OS map its name has vanished completely.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.12394
Longitude
-1.711447