Princess Mary Maternity Hospital

The hospital has its origins in the Lying-in Hospital established in Rosemary Lane in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1760.^[2] Lying-in is an archaic term for childbirth (referring to the month-long bed rest prescribed for postpartum confinement).^[3] The Lying-in Hospital moved to a purpose-built facility in New Bridge Street designed by John Dobson in 1826.^[a][2]

After the Lying-in Hospital in New Bridge Street was deemed inadequate, a new facility was built in Jubilee Road and officially opened by Princess Mary as the Princess Mary Maternity Hospital in 1923.^[2] During the Second World War the hospital moved to the old home of the Northern Counties Orphans' Institution in Jesmond.^[b] After maternity services transferred to the Royal Victoria Infirmary, the Princess Mary Maternity Hospital closed in 1993 and the building was converted into apartments as Princess Mary Court in 2000.^[6]