The Princess Mary Maternity Hospital was a health facility in Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne. It is a Grade II listed building.[1]
Princess Mary Maternity Hospital | |
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Location in Newcastle upon Tyne Location in Tyne and Wear | |
Geography | |
Location | Newcastle upon Tyne, England |
Coordinates | 54°59′15″N 1°36′49″W / 54.9875°N 1.6135°W |
Organisation | |
Care system | NHS England |
Type | Maternity |
History | |
Opened | 1760 |
Closed | 1993 |
Links | |
Lists | Hospitals in England |
The hospital has its origins in the Lying-in Hospital established in Rosemary Lane in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1760.[2] Lying-in is an archaic term for childbirth (referring to the month-long bed rest prescribed for postpartum confinement).[3] The Lying-in Hospital moved to a purpose-built facility in New Bridge Street designed by John Dobson in 1826.[a][2]
After the Lying-in Hospital in New Bridge Street was deemed inadequate, a new facility was built in Jubilee Road and officially opened by Princess Mary as the Princess Mary Maternity Hospital in 1923.[2] During the Second World War the hospital moved to the old home of the Northern Counties Orphans' Institution in Jesmond.[b] After maternity services transferred to the Royal Victoria Infirmary, the Princess Mary Maternity Hospital closed in 1993 and the building was converted into apartments as Princess Mary Court in 2000.[6]