Charlotte Square, school for the deaf

HER Number

12339

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Charlotte Square, school for the deaf

Place

Newcastle

Map Sheet

NZ26SE

Class

Education

Site Type: Broad

School

Site Type: Specific

School for the Deaf

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

A school for deaf and dumb children opened in Charlotte Square circa 1892.

Easting

424400

Northing

564100

Grid Reference

NZ424400564100

Sources

Newcastle Local Studies Library, Newcastle Daily Chronicle Cuttings, Vol. 1, p. 218, 6 May 1892