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Hospital in North east England - Past and Present. This is not an exhaustive list - a work in progress!
| Name | Location | Type | Opened | Closed | Notes |
| Alnwick Infirmary | Alnwick | 1815 | |||
| Ashington Hospital | Ashington | 1913 | c.1993 | ||
| Aycliffe Hospital | Darlington | Mental Health | 1936 | ||
| Barrasford Sanatorium | Barrasford | Infectious Diseases | 1907 | ? | Newcastle upon Tyne and Northumberland sanatorium (TB) |
| Berwick Infirmary | Berwick-upon-Tweed | 1813 | - | Opened as Berwick Dispensary and Infirmary | |
| Berwick Maternity Hospital | Berwick-upon-Tweed | Maternity | 1945 | Opened as Castle Hills Maternity Home | |
| Bishop Auckland General Hospital | Bishop Auckland | 1856 | Opened as Bishop Auckland Workhouse | ||
| Blyth Community Hospital | Blyth | ||||
| Cherry Knowle Hospital | Sunderland | Mental Health | 1895 | 1998 | Opened as Sunderland Borough Lunatic Asylum |
| City Hospital for Infectious Diseases | Newcastle | 1888 | Walker | ||
| Cleadon Park Hospital | South Shields | Infectious Diseases | 1921 | c.1979 | Opened as Cleadon Park Sanatorium |
| Darlington Memorial Hospital | Darlington | General | |||
| Dean's Hospital | South Shields | Chronic Illness | 1883 | Opened as Deans Isolation Hospital (TB) | |
| Dryburn Hospital | Durham | Acute | 1940 | - | |
| Durham County Hospital | Durham | Acute | 1781 | 2010 | |
| Earl's House Hospital | Durham | Mental Health | 1928 | ?? | Lanchester Road. Opened as Earl's House Sanatorium |
| Eston Hospital | Middlesbrough | Acute | 1884 | 1981 | |
| Frater Maternity Home | North Shields | Maternity | ? | ? | Hawkey's Lane |
| Freeman Hospital | Newcastle | 1977 | - | High Heaton | |
| Great North Children's Hospital | Newcastle | ||||
| Haltwhistle War Memorial Hospital | Haltwhistle | 1922 | Greencroft Park | ||
| Havelock Hospital | Sunderland | Hylton Road | |||
| Hebburn Fever Hospital | Hebburn | Infectious Diseases | c.1897 | 1956 | |
| Hexham General Hospital | Hexham | ||||
| Hexham War Memorial Hospital | Hexham | 1921 | |||
| Highfield Hospital | Sunderland | 1897 | Hylton Road | ||
| Holywood Hall Hospital | Wolsingham | 1913 | 1986 | Opened as Holywood Hall Sanatorium (TB) | |
| Horn Hall Hospital | Stanhope | 1900 | 1986 | Opened as Durham County Sanatorium | |
| Houghton and Hetton Smallpox Hospital | Houghton-le-Spring | Infectious Diseases | ?? | ?? | |
| Hunters Moor Hospital | Newcastle | Neuro | 1893 | 2013 | Opened as Home for Incurables |
| Ingham Infirmary | South Shields | Acute | 1821 | ? | Demolished 1991 |
| James Cook University Hospital | Middlesbrough | Acute | 1980 | - | |
| Lady Eden Cottage Hospital | Bishop Auckland | 1898 | Cockton Hill Road | ||
| Lanchester Road Hospital | Durham | 2010 | - | Built on the site of former Earl's House Hospital | |
| Leazes Hospital | Wolsingham | 1909 | 1976 | Opened as Wolsingham Sanatorium for Women and Children | |
| Middlesbrough General Hospital | Middlesbrough | 1879 | ? c.2004 | ||
| Monkwearmouth Hospital | Sunderland | Acute | 1873 | - | Opened as Monkwearmouth and Southwick Dispensary |
| Moor Park Hospital | North Shields | Geriatric / Chronic Illnesses | 1902 | 1986 | |
| Morpeth Cottage Hospital | Morpeth | c.1816 | |||
| Newcastle (East) Chest Clinic | Newcastle | Infectious Diseases | 1913 | c.1972 | Opened as Newcastle Tuberculosis Dispensary |
| Newcastle General Hospital | Newcastle | Acute | 1870 | 2010 | |
| Newcastle Infirmary | Forth Banks, Newcastle | 1751 | Replaced by the Royal Victoria Infirmary | ||
| Normanby Hospital | Middlesbrough | Acute | ?? <=1906 | 1980 | Previously Eston Infectious Diseases Hospital |
| Normans Riding Hospital | Blaydon | ?? | c.1987 | ||
| North Ormesby Hospital | Middlesbrough | 1859 | 1981 | ||
| North Riding Infirmary | Middlesbrough | 1860 | 2006 | Newport Road | |
| North Tyneside General Hospital | North Shields | ||||
| Northgate Hospital | Morpeth | ||||
| Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital | Cramlington | Emergency | |||
| Palmer Community Hospital | Jarrow | ||||
| Preston Hospital | North Shields | 1869 | ? | Preston Road. Previously Tynemouth County Borough Poor Law Institution | |
| Primrose Hill Hospital | Jarrow | ||||
| Queen Elizabeth Hospital | Gateshead | ||||
| Regimental Headquarters 201 Field Hospital V | Newcastle | Military | |||
| Richard Murray Maternity Hospital | Blackhill, Consett | Maternity | 1914 | 1971 | |
| Rothbury Community Hospital | Rothbury | ||||
| Royal Victoria Infirmary | Newcastle | 1906 (1751) | - | Replaced Old Infirmary, Forth Banks of 1751 | |
| Ryhope General Hospital | Sunderland | Acute, Geriatric | c.1940 | Previously Ryhope Emergency Hospital | |
| Seaham Hall Hospital | Seaham | Infectious Diseases | 1927 | ? c.1979 | Opened as Seaham Hall Sanatorium (TB) |
| Seaham Harbour Infirmary | |||||
| Scaffold Hill Hospital | Wallsend | Infectious Diseases | 1914 | 1986 | |
| Shotley Bridge General Hospital | Shotley Bridge | Acute | |||
| Smallpox Hospital, Town Moor | Newcastle | Infectious Diseases | 1882 | ? | |
| South Shields Dispensary | South Shields | Infectious Diseases | 1821 | ? | TB sanitorium |
| South Tyneside District Hospital | South Shields | Acute | 1880 | 1993 | Harton Lane |
| Stockton and Thornaby Hospital | Stockton-on-Tees | Acute | 1875 | 1975 | |
| Sunderland Children's Hospital | Sunderland | Paediatric | 1902 | ? c.1970 | |
| Sunderland Eye Infirmary | Sunderland | Opthalmology | 1836 | Queen Alexandra Road | |
| Sunderland Military Hospital | Sunderland | Military | c.1914 | c.1918 | At Sunderland Poor Law Institution |
| Sunderland Royal Hospital | Sunderland | Acute | c.1794 | - | Kayll Road |
| Sunderland Royal Infirmary | Sunderland | 1794 | 1996 | New Durham Road | |
| St. George's Park Hospital | Morpeth | Mental Health | 1858 | Opened as the County Lunatic Asylum | |
| St. Hilda's Hospital | Hartlepool | 1865 | c.1983 | Opened as Hartlepools Hospital | |
| St. Leonard's Hospital | Tynemouth | Lepper Hospital? | C13th | ? | |
| St. Nicholas Hospital | Newcastle | Mental Health | 1869 | ||
| Stannington Sanatorium | Stannington | Infectious Diseases / Paediatric | 1907 | 1984 | Purpose built as childrens TB hospital |
| Thomas Knight Memorial Hospital | Blyth | Acute | 1887 | ? | |
| Tynemouth Victoria Jubilee Infirmary | Tynemouth | 1875 | c.2001 | Opened as North Shields Benevolent Society and Flower Mission | |
| University Hospital of North Durham | Durham | ||||
| Walkergate Park | Walkergate | Centre for Neurorehabilitation and Neuropsychiatry | |||
| Wansbeck General Hospital | Ashington | 1993 | |||
| Wardens Close Lunatic Hospital | Newcastle | Mental Health | 1769 | 1856 | |
| Weardale Community Hospital | Stanhope | ||||
| West Lane Hospital | Middlesbrough | ||||
| Whiteleas Smallpox Hospital | South Shields | Infectious Diseases | |||
| Winterton Hospital | Stockton-on-Tees | 1858 | c.1996 | Opened as Durham County Lunatic Asylum |
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City Hospital for Infectious Diseases, Walker
- "The hospital opened in September 1888 on an 11 acre site previously used as agricultural land - "Calf Close". The hospital was one of the first to be built on …
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Smallpox Hospital, Town Moor
- "[On Town Moor there was] a large fenced enclosure, measuring 230m by 40m, enclosing an area of mature trees and scrub. This is the site of a demolished isolation hospital. …
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Old Infirmary
- The Infirmary at Newcastle was founded in 1751 following calls for a hospital for the poor and needy, led by Newcastle surgeon Richard Lambert. It opened on 23rd May 1751 …
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024266:Ingham Infirmary South Shields unknown c.1900
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Hebburn Hall
- Overview About Hebburn Hall Map Hebburn Hall (aslo known as Ellison Hall) is a 17th century manor house in Hebburn, largely rebuilt in 1790-1792.[1] It was built on the site …
from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
058583:Walker Hospital Airey Terrace Walker Unknown Undated
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from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
026268:Sir G. B. Hunter Memorial Hospital (Wallsend Infirmary) Wallsend North Tyneside Tyne and Wear c. 1930
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
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Cherry Knowle Hospital
- Demolished in 2011. Cherry Knowle Hospital in Ryhope, designed by George T. Hine, opened in 1895 (then called 'Sunderland Borough Lunatic Asylum'). In 1891 the Borough of Sunderland had selected …
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Monkton Hall
- Overview Map Street View Monkton Hall Hospital is located off Monkton Lane in Monkton Village, Jarrow. It was originally a large house, built in the late 18th Century (rainwater head is …
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City Hospital for Infectious Diseases, Walker
- "The hospital opened in September 1888 on an 11 acre site previously used as agricultural land - "Calf Close". The hospital was one of the first to be built on …
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Smallpox Hospital, Town Moor
- "[On Town Moor there was] a large fenced enclosure, measuring 230m by 40m, enclosing an area of mature trees and scrub. This is the site of a demolished isolation hospital. …
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Old Infirmary
- The Infirmary at Newcastle was founded in 1751 following calls for a hospital for the poor and needy, led by Newcastle surgeon Richard Lambert. It opened on 23rd May 1751 …
from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
024266:Ingham Infirmary South Shields unknown c.1900
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
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Hebburn Hall
- Overview About Hebburn Hall Map Hebburn Hall (aslo known as Ellison Hall) is a 17th century manor house in Hebburn, largely rebuilt in 1790-1792.[1] It was built on the site …
from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
058583:Walker Hospital Airey Terrace Walker Unknown Undated
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
026268:Sir G. B. Hunter Memorial Hospital (Wallsend Infirmary) Wallsend North Tyneside Tyne and Wear c. 1930
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
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Cherry Knowle Hospital
- Demolished in 2011. Cherry Knowle Hospital in Ryhope, designed by George T. Hine, opened in 1895 (then called 'Sunderland Borough Lunatic Asylum'). In 1891 the Borough of Sunderland had selected …
