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Fever and Isolation Hospitals
Fever hospitals, isolation and smallpox hospitals were established in the 19th and early 20th century. These and other fever & isolation hospitals were established at a time when cholera, typhoid, smallpox, tuberculosis and other serious infectious diseases were prevalent. By 1930, there were around 650 fever hospitals in England and Wales; this page relates to some of those in the Northern of England (this is not an exclusive list).
Name | Location | Opened~ | Notes |
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Fever Hospital | Bath Lane, Newcastle | 1804 | |
South Shields and Westoe Dispensary | South Shields | 1821 | TB Sanitorium |
Smallpox Hospital | Town Moor, Newcastle | 1882 | |
Deans Isolation Hospital | South Shields | 1883 | |
Smallpox Isolation Hospital for Durham | Gilesgate, Durham | 1884 | Vane Tempest Hall (militia barracks, built 1863) |
Floating Hospital | River Tyne, Jarrow | 1886 | for the River Tyne Port Sanitary Authority |
City Hospital for Infectious Diseases | Walker, Newcastle | 1888 | |
Hebburn Fever Hospital | Hebburn | 1897 | |
Houghton and Hetton Smallpox Hospital | Houghton-le-Spring | ? | |
Grange Isolation Hospital | Earsdon | ? | |
Whiteleas Smallpox Hospital | South Shields | ? | |
Lemington, Newburn, Gosforth & Castle Ward Isolation Hospital | Lemington | ? | |
Willington Smallpox Hospital | Willington, North Tyneside | ? | |
Northern Hospital (Infectious Diseases) | Philadelphia, Sunderland | ? | |
Sunderland R.D. Council Isolation Hospital | Ford, Sunderland | ? | |
Winlaton Infectious Diseases Hospital |
Winlaton, Gateshead | ? | |
Boldon Sanatorium |
Boldon, Sunderland | ? | |
Grindon Hall Sanatorium |
Grindon, Stockton | ? | |
Blyth PSA Infectious Diseases Hospital |
Blyth | ? | Later, Thomas Knight Memorial Hospital |
Ashington UDC Infectious Diseases Hospital |
Ashington | ? | Later, North Seaton Hospital |
Wooley, near Slaley, Northumberland | 1922 | TB sanatorium | |
Auckland, Shildon and Willington Joint Isolation Hospital |
? | Later, Homelands Hospital | |
Brandon and Byshottles Urban District Fever Hospital |
? | ||
Chester-le-Street Hospital for Infectous Diseases |
? | Later, Highfield Hospital | |
Shotley Bridge Sanatorium |
? | ||
Darlington Infectious Diseases Hospital |
? | ||
Easington Rural District Infectious Diseases Hospital |
? | Later, Thorpe Hospital | |
Lanchester Joint Isolation Hospital |
? | Later, Maiden Law Hospital | |
Barnard Castle Infectious Diseases Hospital |
? | ||
Sedgefield RDC Isolation Hospital |
? | Winterton Hospital. Combined with asylum. | |
Spennymoor UDC Isolation Hospital |
? | Now The Gables | |
Fellside Sanatorium |
Hexham, Northumberland | ? | |
Woodburn Sanatorium |
? | ||
Felix House Sanatorium |
County Durham | ? | |
Alnwick, Northumberland | 1888 | ||
Earl’s House Sanatorium |
Witton Gilbert | ? | |
Leazes House Sanatorium |
Wolsingham | ? | |
Stannington Sanatorium | Stannington, Northumberland | 1907 | |
Barrasford Sanatorium | Near Hexham, Northumberland | 1907 | Aka Newcastle Upon Tyne Sanatorium. Closed 1960. |
Newcastle Tuberculosis Dispensary | Newcastle | 1913 | Later Newcastle (East) Chest Clinic |
Scaffold Hill Hospital | Wallsend | 1914 | |
Cleadon Park Sanatorium | Cleadon | 1921 | Mansion. Later Cleadon Park Hospital |
Seaham Hall Sanatorium (TB) | Seaham | 1927 | Later Seaham Hall Hospital. Now hotel. |
Poole Sanatorium | Middlesbrough | 1932 | Grey Towers (mansion, built 1867) |
Crozier Lodge, Cumberland Infirmary | Carlisle | 1847 | Former house (build 1820s) |
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from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
061986:The Fever Hospital Bath Lane Newcastle upon Tyne Maybury Malcolm 1995
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Grey Towers
- Overview Map Street View Grey Towers is a large country house built 1865-1867 for William Hopkins, ironmaster and Mayor of Middlesbrough. It is faced with whinstone, which is unusual compared …
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Stannington Sanatorium (1907-1984)
- Overview About Stannington Sanitorium Stannington Sanatorium opened on the 5th October 1907 and was the first tuberculosis sanitorium specifically for children. Located near Stannington in Northumberland, the institution was established …
![Vane Tempest Hall, Gilesgate](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4125/5015329143_239c070cfc_z.jpg)
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Vane Tempest Hall, Gilesgate
- Overview Map Vane Tempest Hall, now a community centre of the Gilesgate Community and Welfare Association, is located in Gilesgate, Durham. It was originally built in 1863 as a militia …
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A Floating Hospital
- TWAM Blog June 5, 2020. "Assistant Keeper of History Adam Bell at South Shields Museum and Art Gallery shares how a floating hospital stemmed the influx of infectious diseases into …
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Leprosy and medieval leper colonies in Northern England
- Leprosy (now known as Hansen's disease), is a long-term infection by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae or Mycobacterium lepromatosis which can lead to damage of the nerves, respiratory tract, skin, and …
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Seaham Hall
- Overview Map Street View Seaham Hall was a large country house built 1791-1792 for Sir Ralph and Lady Judith Milbanke. The poet Lord Byron first visited Seaham Hall in 1814 …
![Wooley Sanatorium](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/67/91/1679158_0dafd997.jpg)
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Wooley Sanatorium
- Wooley Sanatorium opened as a dedicated tuberculosis (TB) hospital in c.1922. It is said that the site was used to treat gas attack victims during the First World War, prior to …
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Barrasford Sanatorium (1907 - 1960)
- Overview Map "In 1906 the Newcastle and Northumberland branch of the National Association for the Prevention of Consumption raised funds to establish a sanatorium at Camp Hill, Gunnerton near Barrasford, …
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Crozier Lodge, Cumberland Infirmary
- Overview Map Street View Crozier Lodge at Cumberland Infirmary, in Carlisle, was originally a house built in the 1820s. Thomas McAdam was recorded as living here in 1828.[1] A House …
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from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
061986:The Fever Hospital Bath Lane Newcastle upon Tyne Maybury Malcolm 1995
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
![Grey Towers](http://s0.geograph.org.uk/photos/02/32/023299_3650d8f3.jpg)
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Grey Towers
- Overview Map Street View Grey Towers is a large country house built 1865-1867 for William Hopkins, ironmaster and Mayor of Middlesbrough. It is faced with whinstone, which is unusual compared …
![Stannington Sanatorium (1907-1984)](/uploads/pics/67/67663.jpg)
  Co-Curate Page
Stannington Sanatorium (1907-1984)
- Overview About Stannington Sanitorium Stannington Sanatorium opened on the 5th October 1907 and was the first tuberculosis sanitorium specifically for children. Located near Stannington in Northumberland, the institution was established …
![Vane Tempest Hall, Gilesgate](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4125/5015329143_239c070cfc_z.jpg)
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Vane Tempest Hall, Gilesgate
- Overview Map Vane Tempest Hall, now a community centre of the Gilesgate Community and Welfare Association, is located in Gilesgate, Durham. It was originally built in 1863 as a militia …
![](https://blog.twmuseums.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1.-TWCMS_2001_3556-a_Jarrow-slake-floating-hospital-1886.jpg)
from https://blog.twmuseums.org.uk…
A Floating Hospital
- TWAM Blog June 5, 2020. "Assistant Keeper of History Adam Bell at South Shields Museum and Art Gallery shares how a floating hospital stemmed the influx of infectious diseases into …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
![Leprosy and medieval leper colonies in Northern England](http://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/02/72/2027229_bf1c9753.jpg)
  Co-Curate Page
Leprosy and medieval leper colonies in Northern England
- Leprosy (now known as Hansen's disease), is a long-term infection by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae or Mycobacterium lepromatosis which can lead to damage of the nerves, respiratory tract, skin, and …
![Seaham Hall](http://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/70/62/1706282_dbf1415e.jpg)
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Seaham Hall
- Overview Map Street View Seaham Hall was a large country house built 1791-1792 for Sir Ralph and Lady Judith Milbanke. The poet Lord Byron first visited Seaham Hall in 1814 …
![Wooley Sanatorium](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/67/91/1679158_0dafd997.jpg)
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Wooley Sanatorium
- Wooley Sanatorium opened as a dedicated tuberculosis (TB) hospital in c.1922. It is said that the site was used to treat gas attack victims during the First World War, prior to …
![Barrasford Sanatorium (1907 - 1960)](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/05/30/6053097_64f0bd28.jpg)
  Co-Curate Page
Barrasford Sanatorium (1907 - 1960)
- Overview Map "In 1906 the Newcastle and Northumberland branch of the National Association for the Prevention of Consumption raised funds to establish a sanatorium at Camp Hill, Gunnerton near Barrasford, …
![Crozier Lodge, Cumberland Infirmary](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/52/83/1528399_208afdc9.jpg)
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Crozier Lodge, Cumberland Infirmary
- Overview Map Street View Crozier Lodge at Cumberland Infirmary, in Carlisle, was originally a house built in the 1820s. Thomas McAdam was recorded as living here in 1828.[1] A House …
![](https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2577/4076880937_5468f97e1e_z.jpg)
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City Hospital for Infectious Diseases, Walker
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Deans Isolation Hospital, South Shields
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Fever Hospital, Bath Lane, Newcastle
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Hebburn Fever Hospital
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Houghton and Hetton Smallpox Hospital
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Newcastle (East) Chest Clinic
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Scaffold Hill Hospital, Wallsend (1914-1986)
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Smallpox Hospital, Town Moor
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Whiteleas Smallpox Hospital, South Shields