Joicey Road Open Air School

HER Number

7524

District

Gateshead

Site Name

Joicey Road Open Air School

Place

Low Fell

Map Sheet

NZ26SE

Class

Education

Site Type: Broad

School

Site Type: Specific

Open Air School

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932

Form of Evidence

Extant Building

Description

Opened in 1937. This is a rare example of an open-air school in England, for children with tuberculosis. Fresh air was important so teaching was conducted outdoors. The buildings were only used in bad weather, for meals and medical inspections. LISTED GRADE 2

Easting

425670

Northing

560610

Grid Reference

NZ425670560610

Sources

S. Taylor and D. Lovie, 2004, Gateshead - Architecture in a Changing English Urban Landscape, pp 24-25; Gateshead Council Local List; Official Opening of the Joicey Road Open Air School, 1937; DCMS, 2008, List of Buildings of Special Architectural and Historic Interest, 504530; Gateshead Council, 1999, Conservation Area Policy Guidelines, Strategies and Character Statements, Saltwell Conservation Area, p 65; Elain Harwood, 2010, England's Schools - History, architecture and adaptation, pages 62 and 66; The Archaeological Practice 2009, Joicey Road Open Air School, Historic Buildings Recording