page_title: Sheriff Hill Lunatic Asylum
hierarchical_section_title: Sheriff Hill Lunatic Asylum
caption_attribution_description: English: Sheriff Hill Lunatic Asylum as photographed many years ago. The actual date is unknown. You can clearly see the square design of the asylum, enclosed on all sides. Evidence states that at least two people escaped the asylum during its period of operation (1800-1860 approx)
context_page_description: Sheriff Hill Lunatic Asylum was located at Sourmilk Hill in Sheriff Hill, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear. At that time Sourmilk Hill Lane continued across Church Road and onto what is today Larne Crescent, the asylum occupied the land on the corner of modern-day Larne Crescent and Church Road. It operated during the nineteenth century and provided isolation and medical care to hundreds of patients at a time when disease and illness in England were treated predominantly through isolation and asylum. At least two patients escaped from the institution, which closed around 1880.
context_section_description: Sheriff Hill Lunatic Asylum (also known as Gateshead Fell Lunatic Asylum) was located at Sourmilk Hill in Sheriff Hill, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear. At that time Sourmilk Hill Lane continued across Church Road and onto what is today Larne Crescent, the asylum occupied the land on the corner of modern-day Larne Crescent and Church Road. It operated during the nineteenth century and provided isolation and medical care to hundreds of patients at a time when disease and illness in England were treated predominantly through isolation and asylum.  At least two patients escaped from the institution, which closed around 1880.
caption: Sheriff Hill Lunatic Asylum
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