Exploring the Abandoned Newcastle General Hospital

Drone explores the abandoned Newcastle General Hospital site on Westgate Road, Newcastle. For many years this was the main hospital for the city of Newcastle. It closed on 16th November 2023 and is now boarded up and overgrown with weeds.
The hospital was closed and the majority of services transferred to the city's other two hospitals, the Royal Victoria Infirmary and the Freeman Hospital. The Accident and Emergency Department and Intensive Care closed on 16 November 2010.
History
The hospital was originally constructed as the infirmary for the Newcastle Union Workhouse. Building began in 1868 and it opened in 1870. In 1921 the administration of the hospital was separated from the Workhouse and the name was changed to the Wingrove Hospital. In 1948 the name was changed to the Newcastle General Hospital when it became part of the National Health Service.
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust reorganised the way it provided acute and tertiary health care in the city and most of the acute services at the hospital were moved to the Freeman Hospital and the Royal Victoria Infirmary between 2008 and 2010. The remaining land is being made available for commercial development, the building of a science park (as part of the Newcastle Science City initiative) and the further development of Newcastle University’s "Campus for Ageing and Vitality". Newcastle University bought the site in 2019 and plans to develop the UK's first health innovation neighbourhood.

[@steverae68]

I worked there from 1995 to 2003 when we were moved to cobalt. At 1:55 was our old IT accomodation. So sad to see this left to ruin.

[@philw4625]

Did much of my training there in the 90s. Sad to see it looking neglected, but it was always a bit ropey!

[@geordiefamliy6365]

I used to live in Benwell up the road to the hospitals I do not know

[@steveellwood4279]

Great to see the current position of the site - thanks

[@UrbexDroneView]

Thanks Steve

[@dwiggi3rd504]

I was quite upset years ago when the Nurses home over the west road was closed to nurses and filled up with Migr.unts.

[@UrbexDroneView]

Check the drone footage of the nurses home kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZoCaZoiOet6gpcksi=Wu-xZjG4B7QrJUG3

[@DorothySouthern-q4b]

My niece was in that hospital back in 1997 there were on building new parts to it then back in the 200 s it was al pulled down

[@christinehales4222]

I was born there ,died died there in 1987 U had a summer job workong in the lsundry/ linen bank.Sad to see this but thats progress i suppose

[@dwiggi3rd504]

If you died there in 1987 how do you write your e mails? Have you been reborn christine?

[@exploringwithsj6847]

I dont live that far from those flats.

[@funny_man8779]

Is it still abandoned?

[@UrbexDroneView]

Parts of it are. Some has been acquired by Newcastle University

[@funny_man8779]

@@UrbexDroneViewthanks

[@SLOWHAND234]

@@UrbexDroneView According to Insider Media on 29th April 2024, "Plans for a £500m innovation neighbourhood in Newcastle, which will transform the former general hospital site and include more than 1,000 homes, have been green lit. Newcastle University is behind the scheme."

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[@helpmehelp3009]

Went In when I was 8 years old as I had fallen of a lorry in 1953, my grandmother died in there after removal of gallstones, a year after she had her cataracts removed. It was called the death works in my family for years as we lived in Stanhope Street, its was the closest hospital. Then my daughter trained there as a radiographer. What is it going to be now? Some property developers will make plenty out of that site,I'll bet!

[@UrbexDroneView]

Thank you for sharing your story. Newcastle University own some of the site but the other will go to Housing or retail I suspect.