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Ridley Villas, 91 New Bridge Street
Ridley Villas, 91 New Bridge Street, Newcastle, were built in the 1820s. They were once part of a row of grand residential houses, possibly designed by John Dobson. The villas were built on land belonging to Sir Matthew White Ridley. In December 1914 the building became the premisis of Newcastle Tuberculosis Dispensary, later called Newcastle (East) Chest Clinic. By the 1960s Ridley Villas was being used as a general NHS medical unit, which closed in 1972. For a time the building was used as a hostel.
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015322:Chest Clinic New Bridge Street/Falconer Street Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1966
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Tyne and Wear HER(9876): Shieldfield, New Bridge Street, 91 Ridley Villas
- "These Georgian villas of the 1820s were once part of a row of grand houses and may have been designed by John Dobson. The villas were built on land belonging …
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Newcastle (East) Chest Clinic
- Newcastle Tuberculosis Dispensary was established in February 1913, following the National Insurance Act of 1911. The Act made all forms of tuberculosis notifiable diseases, and required local authorities to provide …
from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
015322:Chest Clinic New Bridge Street/Falconer Street Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1966
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from http://www.twsitelines.info/S…
Tyne and Wear HER(9876): Shieldfield, New Bridge Street, 91 Ridley Villas
- "These Georgian villas of the 1820s were once part of a row of grand houses and may have been designed by John Dobson. The villas were built on land belonging …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
