107 Galgate, Barnard Castle

[JayG]

Just received a death cert for 1933, place of death as above. Registered by G H Warnes, occupier, same address.

Does anyone have any knowledge of this address? I wondered if it was the workhouse. Googled but have found nothing.

Cheers

Jay

[stanmapstone]

Workhouses legally ceased to exist on Monday 31st March 1930.
but the Workhouse was on Galgate and included a separate infirmary and infectious ward.
See http://www.workhouses.org.uk/
Stan

[stanmapstone]

There is now a Community Hospital on the site. Go to http://gis.durham.gov.uk/website/interMAP/viewer.htm and do a post code search on DL128GD, this will centre the map on the site of the workhouse which you will see on the earlier maps.

Stan

[JayG]

Thanks Stan that's great.

So he didn't die at a private residence but some sort of infirmary.

Cheers

Jay

[stanmapstone]

Hi Jay,
Institutions such as prisons, workhouses, or psychiatric hospitals have alternative addresses which are used when someone is born or dies in them.

Stan