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St Nicholas Hospital Conservation Area


St Nicholas Hospital Conservation Area in the Coxlodge area / Fawdon & West Gosforth ward of Newcastle, is a 19th-century mental healthcare site known for its Victorian stone architecture, mature parkland, pastoral and secluded setting. The conservation area was designated in 1991.

The area is focussed on the Victorian hospital buildings, (now partly converted for residential use), designed by W.L. Moffat of Edinburgh, built with local stone from Kenton Quarry. Constructed between 1865 and 1869, it was originally the Newcastle upon Tyne Borough Lunatic Asylum, later becoming St Nicholas Hospital. The "pavilion plan" layout was designed to provide a therapeutic environment. The site represents the changing development of mental healthcare in the 19th and 20th centuries. The area also serves as a valuable green space for the surrounding built-up urban area.

For more details, see the Character Statement and the Management Plan from Newcastle City Council (links below).


Note: Map data from Newcastle City Council c/o Open Data UK, under the Open Government Licence, imported into Google MyMaps, February 2026. Check with NCC for amendments and updates.

Coxlodge West Gosforth Conservation Areas St. Nicholas Hospital
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St Nicholas Hospital Consevation Area Character Statement
- Document from Newcastle City Council, 2003. Includes a detailed history, description and photographs of St Nicholas and the wider Conservation Area.
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St. Nicholas Hospital
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St. Nicholas Hospital
- St. Nicholas Hospital is located on Jubilee Road in the Coxlodge area of Gosforth. This psychiatric hospital was built 1865-1869, designed by WL Moffatt of Edinburgh for the County Borough of …
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064808:St. Nicholas Hospital Coxlodge Unknown c.1990s
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St. Nicholas Hospital Conservation area management plan
- "...This document was first adopted by the council as interim planning guidance in April 2007....St Nicholas’ Hospital Conservation Area was designated in 1991. A conservation area is defined by the …
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