The Sir G B Hunter Memorial Hospital is a health facility at Wallsend Green, Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, England. It is managed by Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust.
| Sir G B Hunter Memorial Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust | |
.jpg) The old hall on the left and the health centre on the right | |
  Shown in Tyne and Wear | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 54°59′46″N 1°31′52″W / 54.9962°N 1.5312°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public NHS |
| Type | Mental health |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | No Accident & Emergency |
| History | |
| Opened | 1919 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
History
editThe facility has its origins in a private house, known as Wallsend Hall, built in the early 19th century.[1] The hall was originally occupied by William Clark,[2] then by his son-in-law, John Wright, who were both Mayors of Wallsend,[3] and then by Robert Richardson Dees, a local solicitor, before being acquired by Sir George Burton Hunter in 1914.[4] Burton presented the hall and its grounds to Wallsend Corporation in 1919.[4] The site was developed as a hospital in the 1920s and extended to the east in the 1940s to create the current health centre.[4] The hospital joined the National Health Service in 1948.[5] The hall itself was re-designated for municipal use in the 1950s.[4]
References
edit- ^ Historic England. "Sir G B Hunter Memorial Hospital (1185390)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- ^ William Richardson, History of the Parish of Wallsend, Northumberland Press,1923, 76–7
- ^ Eneas Mackenzie, An Historical, Topographical, and Descriptive View of the County of Northumberland, Berwick, 1825, 464
- ^ a b c d "The Green, Wallsend Conservation Area" (PDF). North Tyneside Council. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- ^ "Sir G B Hunter Memorial Hospital". National Archives. Retrieved 28 December 2019.