Wellington Street, school for the deaf and dumb
Wellington Street, school for the deaf and dumb
HER Number
12338
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Wellington Street, school for the deaf and dumb
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
Class
Education
Site Type: Broad
Institute
Site Type: Specific
Deaf and Dumb Institute
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 Wellington Street, off Pilgrim Street in 1838
Easting
425012
Northing
564272
Grid Reference
NZ425012564272
Sources
Newcastle Local Studies Library, Newcastle Daily Chronicle Cuttings, Vol. 1, p. 218, 6 May 1892