Newcastle, Royal Victoria Infirmary, conservatory

HER Number:
9943

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Newcastle, Royal Victoria Infirmary, conservatory

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26NW

Class:
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces

Site Type: Broad:
Glasshouse

Site Type: Specific:
Conservatory

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Demolished Building

Description:
This peaceful conservatory is a place for hospital patients, staff and visitors to visit to enjoy a green environment away from the wards. Constructed in 1907, possibly by the architects W.L. Newcombe and H. Percy Adams who built the rest of the hospital, the conservatory combines stone walls supporting a metal and glass conservatory construction, which has been restored. Restoration and the construction of an access ramp took place in 1996. The interior has a red tiled floor which contrasts with the greenery of the plants grown there.

Easting:
2436

Northing:
6504

Grid Reference:
NZ24366504

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Newcastle City Council, 2006, Local List of Buildings, Structures, Parks, Gardens and Open Spaces of Special Local Architectural or Historic Interest Supplementary Planning Document; The Archaeological Practice Ltd. 2009, The Conservatory, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, Historic Buildings Recording