{"id":2968,"date":"2021-06-02T16:15:43","date_gmt":"2021-06-02T16:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/speccoll\/?p=2968"},"modified":"2021-06-21T14:24:27","modified_gmt":"2021-06-21T14:24:27","slug":"the-hatton-gallery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/speccoll\/2021\/06\/02\/the-hatton-gallery\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hatton Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Hatton Gallery is named in honour of Professor Richard George Hatton, the first Head of the King Edward VII School of Art<\/a>. The gallery is part of the King Edward VII building, which opened in 1912.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hatton 2018, http:\/\/www.picturesbybish.com\/ | https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/picturesbybish\/, photographed by Chris Bishop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

With the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, the King Edward VII building, along with other University buildings, was requisitioned by the War Office as a part of the First Northern General Hospital, a military hospital for wounded service personnel.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the most recognisable photographs in Special Collections to visitors of the Hatton Gallery is Ward C1 of the First Northern General Hospital. The pillars and domed skylights in this image are still a prominent feature of the Hatton\u2019s main gallery.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photograph of wounded servicemen and staff on Ward C1 of the First Northern General Hospital 1914-19, NUA\/041017-15, Newcastle University Archives, Newcastle University Special Collections, GB 186<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Less recognisable is this view of the roof of the gallery. However, careful inspection of the photograph reveals the Hatton\u2019s domed skylights in the bottom left-hand corner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n