Prince Consort Road

Poor Law Union Offices, Prince Consort Road, Gateshead
Photographer:  Unknown
Date:  C 1910
Reference Number:  GL011708

Gateshead Workhouse and Poor Law Union
A Workhouse was built in 1841 in Union Lane, Bensham, but quickly became overcrowded. In 1886 plans were submitted for a new workhouse, school and hospital to be built on High Teams Farm.
The Union comprises the following parishes: Chopwell, Crawcrook, Gateshead, Heworth, Ryton, Ryton Woodside, Stella, Whickham and Winlaton. The area of the Union is 26,222 acres, rateable value March 1910, £783,654, and the population in 1901 was 173,282.
The Board Day is the first Tuesday in the month at 3.30pm. The Board room and Offices are located in the Union buildings, Prince Consort Road.
Provision was made for Infirm and Chronic cases, Isolation and Maternity Wards.
The workhouse opened in June 1890 and became known as High Teams Institution. 
Under the NHS in 1948 it became Bensham General Hospital.

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Prince Consort Road looking south towards Gateshead Library c.1970
Photographer:  Unknown
Date:  C.1970
Reference Number:  LS000256
Image taken from the junction of Prince Consort Road and St Alban's Terrace, looking south. This image was taken before extension work began on the library.
One of 9 images showing the area around Prince Consort Road/Shipcote Lane. See LS000248 to LS000256.



Prince Consort Road looking north c.1970
Photographer:  Unknown
Date:  C.1970
Reference Number:  LS000250
Image taken from outside Central Library, looking north.
One of 9 images showing the area around Prince Consort Road/Shipcote Lane. See LS000248 to LS000256.


Prince Consort Road looking north 2015
The trees and the cars have changed over the 45 years since the previous pic of 1970

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