St Mary's Hospital, Stannington

St Mary's Hospital, Stannington
National Health Service
Geography
Location	Stannington, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Coordinates	55°07′23″N 1°42′58″W / 55.123°N 1.716°W / 55.123; -1.716Coordinates: 55°07′23″N 1°42′58″W / 55.123°N 1.716°W / 55.123; -1.716
Organisation
Care system	Public NHS
Funding	Government hospital
Hospital type	Specialist
Services
Beds	500
Speciality	Mental Health
History
Founded	1914
Closed	1995
Demolished	2015
Links
Lists	Hospitals in England
Building details
Former names	Gateshead Borough Lunatic Asylum Stannington Mental Hospital St Mary's Hospital
General information
Status	Demolished
Type	Hospital
Architectural style	Art Deco
Opened	1914 (1914)
Closed	1995 (1995)
Demolished	April 2015 (2015-04)-July 2015 (2015-07)
Height
Architectural	Echelon Style
Technical details
Material	Red Brick
Floor count	2
Grounds	121 hectares (300 acres)
Design and construction
Architect	George Thomas Hine
Designations	Grade II listed

St Mary's Hospital, originally called Gateshead Borough Lunatic Asylum and Stannington Mental Hospital, was a psychiatric hospital in the parish of Stannington, Northumberland, England. Construction started in 1910 and the facility was completed and opened in 1914, designed by architect George Thomas Hine^[1] (1841–1916), a specialist in designing asylums for the insane.

After operating for over 80 years, the hospital closed in 1995 when most surviving facilities were relocated to Bensham General Hospital. Most of the hospital has now been demolished to make way for housing,^[2] however, some buildings remain in varying forms, including 34 former staff houses known locally as The Villas.

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