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Shepy
01-09-2008, 01:10 AM
Opened as Windmill Hill School in 1885, this Victorian building stands on the top of the northern most hills of Gateshead. Originally named Windmill Hill due to the number of windmills on the site, the school was opened after a school room in an adjacent church was overflowing and had to be moved to its own dedicated building.

The site operated as a school under various names, and even had the road on which it sat renamed three times, up until its closure as a school in early 2000. It was quickly taken over as a nursing home, and operated as such for a further 6 years until its final closure in 2006.

The site has obviously had a few fires and charver damage since then, including a lot of water ingress but thankfully as its brick and stone throughout there is not too much damage. Evidence is still there of the high Victorian ceilings, though for the most part these have been hidden under much lower slung false ceilings, presumably to make heating cheaper due to less volume of air in the room.

On with the pics:

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~Shepy

Shepy
01-09-2008, 01:11 AM
And a couple of HDR:

http://www.shepy.co.uk/urbex_pics/windmill_hill/hdr1.jpg

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http://www.shepy.co.uk/urbex_pics/windmill_hill/hdr5.jpg

~Shepy