Church Road, Gosforth Memorial Clinic

HER Number

9963

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Church Road, Gosforth Memorial Clinic

Place

Gosforth

Map Sheet

NZ26NW

Class

Health and Welfare

Site Type: Broad

Clinic

Site Type: Specific

Clinic

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932

Form of Evidence

Extant Building

Description

The Gosforth Memorial Clinic was built in 1924 as a memorial to those local men who lost their lives during the First World War. In the main entrance plaques list the names of local men who died in the conflict. This brick building fits well into the surrounding area. It has a single storey with 11 bays. The attractive central bay has a clock tower complete with a weathervane. LOCAL LIST

Easting

424480

Northing

568100

Grid Reference

NZ424480568100

Sources

Newcastle City Council, 2006, Local List of Buildings, Structures, Parks, Gardens and Open Spaces of Special Local Architectural or Historic Interest Supplementary Planning Document; North East War Memorials Project (www.newmp.org.uk) G9.20; booklet by Gosforth Urban District Council, 1953; Derek Boorman n.d. "At the Going Down of the Sun"; Morpeth Herald 26th October 1923, 23rd January 1925 and 28th January 1925