St Nicholas Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne

St Nicholas Hospital is an NHS psychiatric hospital located in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK. The entrance is located on Jubilee Road. The buildings range from Victorian-era to modern facilities and occupies 12 hectares (30 acres) of land.[1] It is managed by Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust.

For other uses, see St Nicholas Hospital (disambiguation).

St Nicholas Hospital
Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust
St Nicholas Hospital
Location in Newcastle upon Tyne
Location in Tyne and Wear
Geography
LocationGosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
Coordinates55.006344°N 1.634747°W / 55.006344; -1.634747
Organisation
Care systemNHS England
TypePsychiatric hospital
History
Opened1864 (1864)
Links
Websitewww.ntw.nhs.uk
ListsHospitals in England

History

Early history

As Newcastle upon Tyne did not have a hospital for mentally ill patients of its own,[2] a new asylum was proposed in Coxlodge, where a 50-acre (20 ha) farmstead known as Dodd's Farm[3] was purchased. In 1864 initial plans were drawn up, and William Lambie Moffatt was appointed architect.[4] The facility opened as Newcastle upon Tyne Borough Lunatic Asylum in July 1869 and became the Newcastle upon Tyne City Lunatic Asylum in 1882.[5] Some of the first patients were transferred from Bensham Asylum as Durham County Magistrates had refused to renew the contract of that facility.[6]

In 1884 permission was granted to extend the hospital, and the East and West Pavilions were completed in 1887. These allowed an additional 80 patients to be admitted.[7] The asylum steadily grew, with more buildings were erected. During the First World War the patients were evacuated and the hospital became Northumberland No. 1 War Hospital for wounded soldiers, who were brought there by train. The facility reverted to serving as an asylum again in 1921.[8] In 1948 the National Health Service took over the hospital and changed the name to St Nicholas Hospital.[5] A new admissions unit called the Collingwood Clinic was opened in 1956.[9]

Recent history

Work to build an extension, the Bamburgh Clinic, on the site of a former fish factory,[10] at a cost of £22 million started in November 2004 and was completed in April 2006.[11] The new clinic is bordered by residential properties and a Northumberland Wildlife Trust wildlife centre and office.[12]

In 2009 the Greentrees unit and the Lennox Ward were renovated at a cost of circa £8 million. The renovation of these Victorian hospital buildings was one of eight projects short-listed from 20 entries for the Best Design in the Community Benefit category of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors North-East Renaissance Awards.[13]

Jubilee Theatre
Main article: Jubilee Theatre

The hospital also includes the Jubilee Theatre, a theatre which opened in 1899.[14] Currently the theatre is primarily used by two groups: Juniper Productions (founded 1998) a drama group for sufferers of mental health difficulties, and since 1992 an external theatre company, First Act Theatre.[14]

Bibliography
  • Ewing, Logan (2009). A History of St. Nicholas Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England 1869-2001. AuthorHouse. ISBN 978-1438937540.

See also

References
  1. "St Nicholas". Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  2. "St Nicholas". County Asylums. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  3. "Gosforth, St. Nicholas Hospital Conservation Area". Twsitelines.info. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  4. "Newcastle Asylum". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 14 December 2008.
  5. "Reference number HO.SN". Tyne and Wear Archives Service. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. "Gosforth, High Coxlodge/Asylum Farm | sitelines.newcastle.gov.uk". Twsitelines.info. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  7. "St Nicholas Hospital, Gosforth | The National Archives". Discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  8. "World War One At Home, St Nicholas Hospital, Gosforth: From Asylum to War Hospital". BBC. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  9. "Tyne and Wear Archives Service Catalogue". Tyneandweararchives.org.uk. 29 September 1956. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  10. "Case Studies - Bamburgh Clinic, St Nicholas Hospital, Newcastle". Royal Institute of British Architects. Archived from the original on 13 July 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2014.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  11. "Bamburgh Clinic, St Nicholas Hospital, Newcastle - Detailed case study" (PDF). The Shine Network. Retrieved 14 December 2008.
  12. "About". Northumberland Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 14 December 2008.
  13. "Hospital in the running". Archived from the original on 4 April 2009. Retrieved 2 April 2009.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). The Northern Echo, 2 April 2009
  14. "Jubilee Theatre". First Act Theatre. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
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