Newcastle-upon-Tyne Cottage Homes, Ponteland
Entrance to children's cottage homes at Ponteland, Newcastle upon Tyne. The homes were erected in 1901 by the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Union to accommodate pauper children away from the workhouse. Each cottage housed 30-40 children. A superintendent's house, schools and workshops stood near the entrance. The site is now a headquarters for the Northumbria Police
Picture No
10418656
Media ID
47535243
Size
4889px x 3185px
(1.2MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Peter Higginbotham Collection
Source
Photograph on a postcard by D Thomas, Newcastle
Date
circa 1906
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