Tyne and Wear HER(7524): Low Fell, Joicey Road Open Air School

  • Description

    Sitelines - "The Joicey Road Open-Air School for "sickly" children was proposed in 1924 but not opened until 1937. This is a rare and well-preserved, if late, example of an open-air school in England, one of a number built in the 1920s and 1930s. They were based on a school of 1904 at Charlottenburg near Berlin, which was copied in London by 1907, mostly admitting children with tuberculosis. Fresh air was considered to be all-important, and teaching and afternoon naps were conducted outdoors, the buildings being for use only in poor weather, for meals and medical inspections...."
  • Owner

    Simon Cotterill
  • Source

    Local (Co-Curate)
  • License

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  • Further information

    Link: http://www.twsitelines.info/SMR/7524
    Resource type: Text/Website
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 9 years, 8 months ago
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    Picture Taken: Unknown
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