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Hospital
Seaham Hall Hospital
Last updated .
Important information
Information about this hospital might be outdated.
Details
- Previous Names
- Seaham Hall Sanatorium (? To c.1952)
- Address
- Seaham Harbour, Durham
- Foundation Year
- 1927
- Status
- Closed (since 1979)
Administrative Authorities
- Regional Board (1948-1974)
- Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
- Management Committee (1948-1974)
- Sunderland Area
- Regional Authority (1974-1982)
- Northern
- Regional Authority (Post-1982)
- Not Applicable
- District Authority (1974-1982)
- Sunderland
- District Authority (Post-1982)
- Not Applicable
- Pre-1974 County
- Durham
- Post-1974 County
- Tyne and Wear
- Post-1996 County
- Not applicable
Status
- Pre-1948
- Local Authority
- Post-1948
- NHS
Type
- Pre-1948
- Tuberculosis
- Post-1948
- Other
- Post-1948 information
- OTHER: Tuberculosis and chest/ cardio-thoracic
Other information
Sunderland Hospital Management Committee administered four hospitals for the treatment of tuberculosis. These were Boldon Sanatorium, Grindon Hall Sanatorium, Havelock Hospital and Seaham Hall Sanatorium. The latter was formerly known as Seaham House and was owned by the Marquess of Londonderry. The poet Byron was married there in 1815. It now functions as a hotel. Hospital functiosn wree transferred to Newcastle Freeman Hospital