Hunter's Road, Huntsmoor House

HER Number

7882

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Hunter's Road, Huntsmoor House

Place

Spital Tongues

Map Sheet

NZ26NW

Class

Domestic

Site Type: Broad

Military Residence

Site Type: Specific

Military Residence

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Extant Building

Description

In 1899 a soldier's home was opened on Hunter's Road to provide for the social needs of the soldiers in Fenham Barracks (HER 4093). Dormitories were provided for soldiers on leave and a Sunday School for their children. The building is now a book warehouse. LOCAL LIST

Easting

423620

Northing

565450

Grid Reference

NZ423620565450

Sources

O. Taylor, 1993, Bygone Spital Tongues; North of England Civic Trust, February 2009, Spital Tongues, Newcastle upon Tyne - Suggested Conservation Area Scoping Study, Draft Report, p 12