Historic churches · North East England
St Mary's Hospital, Stannington
St Mary's Hospital, Stannington in England North East, United Kingdom.
Christine Westerback — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
About
St Mary's Hospital, Stannington is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
St Mary's Hospital was a mental health facility near Stannington, Northumberland, England. It was opened in 1910 and closed permanently in 1995. It was finally demolished in 2015.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The facility was designed by George Thomas Hine in an echelon formation. Construction started in 1910 and it opened as the Gateshead Borough Lunatic Asylum in 1914. and then became Gateshead County Borough Mental Hospital in 1920. A nurses' home was completed in 1928, as well as various other additions to the site. However, some buildings remain in varying forms, including 34 former staff houses known locally as The Villas, as well as the former gate-keeping lodge, Chief Medical Superintendent's Home and the Administration block, now known as St Mary's Inn.
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- Coordinates
- 55.1230, -1.7160
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Stannington
- Postcode
- NE61 6FE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hexham
- Established
- 1914
Sources
- wikidata: Q30672351 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Mary's Hospital, Stannington (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Mary's Hospital, Stannington?
- St Mary's Hospital, Stannington is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE61 6FE), in the parish of Stannington.
- When was St Mary's Hospital, Stannington built?
- Built or established in 1914.
- Is St Mary's Hospital, Stannington free to visit?
- Yes, St Mary's Hospital, Stannington is free to enter.
- How do I get to St Mary's Hospital, Stannington?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NE61 6FE. It sits within the Hexham parliamentary constituency.