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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 ...
