Spital Tongues, Moor Lodge

HER Number:
7881

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Spital Tongues, Moor Lodge

Place:
Spital Tongues

Map Sheet:
NZ26NW

Class:
Domestic

Site Type: Broad:
Dwelling

Site Type: Specific:
House

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
This was the home of William Hunter. Located in extensive grounds with a kitchen garden. In 1883 the hospital authorities purchased for £500 the surrender of the lease they had granted to Hunter for Moor Lodge. The house became a Home for Incurables. It opened in 1884 to 21 patients. It was demolished in 1931.

Easting:
2353

Northing:
6553

Grid Reference:
NZ23536553

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
O. Taylor, 1993, Bygone Spital Tongues; North of England Civic Trust, February 2009, Spital Tongues, Newcastle upon Tyne - Suggested Conservation Area Scoping Study, Draft Report