Newcastle, Rosemary Lane, Lying-In Hospital

HER Number:
7889

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Newcastle, Rosemary Lane, Lying-In Hospital

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

Class:
Health and Welfare

Site Type: Broad:
Specialist Hospital

Site Type: Specific:
Maternity Hospital

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:
C18

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
In 1760 the lying-in hospital for poor married women was opened.

Easting:
247

Northing:
640

Grid Reference:
NZ247640

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
P. Winter, D Milne, J Brown, A Rushworth, 1989, Northern Heritage - Newcastle upon Tyne, p 116