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Dunston Hill Hospital
Dunston Hill Hospital in England North East, United Kingdom.
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- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Dunston Hill Hospital is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Dunston Hill Hospital was a hospital in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear. It was managed by Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust.
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Background
History
The hospital had its origins in Dunston Hill House, a property which was built for John Carr in the early 18th century and which became the home of the Carr-Ellison family. It was acquired by the Ministry of Pensions which relocated a facility for war pensioners, originally located at Castle Leazes, to the site in 1928. The hospital remained under the control of the Ministry of Pensions until 1953 when it passed to the control of the Ministry of Health, but it was not absorbed into the National Health Service until 1 April 1956. Although much of the site, including the main house, was sold for redevelopment in the early 21st century, a modern-day hospital was built on the site and continued…
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- Coordinates
- 54.9455, -1.6568
- District
- Gateshead
- Parish
- Gateshead, unparished area
- Postcode
- NE11 9DA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Gateshead Central and Whickham
- Established
- 1928
- Official site
- www.qegateshead.nhs.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q17535291 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Dunston Hill Hospital (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Dunston Hill Hospital?
- Dunston Hill Hospital is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE11 9DA), in the parish of Gateshead, unparished area.
- When was Dunston Hill Hospital built?
- Built or established in 1928.
- How do I get to Dunston Hill Hospital?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NE11 9DA. It sits within the Gateshead Central and Whickham parliamentary constituency.