Rye Hill Hospital

HER Number:
9844

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Rye Hill Hospital

Place:
Elswick

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

Class:
Health and Welfare

Site Type: Broad:
Hospital

Site Type: Specific:
Hospital

General Period:
POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period:
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
This three storey Georgian building is made predominantly of brick, although the sandstone of the lintels and window surrounds becomes a full sandstone frontage on the Rye Hill façade. The first floor windows on this front are ornately decorated and a balcony with metal railings runs beneath them. The building became the Throat Nose and Ear Hospital in 1906 and was used as such until 1964 when all the patients were transferred to Newcastle General Hospital. LOCAL LIST

Easting:
423870

Northing:
563820

Grid Reference:
NZ423870563820

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Newcastle City Council, 2006, Local List of Buildings, Structures, Parks, Gardens and Open Spaces of Special Local Architectural or Historic Interest Supplementary Planning Document