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Spital Tongues is a district of Newcastle upon Tyne, located due north-west of the Newcastle City Centre. Its unusual name is believed to be derived from spital – a corruption of the word hospital, commonly found in British place names - and tongues, meaning outlying pieces of land. North of Spital Tongues is the Town Moor, while Castle Leazes and Leazes Park are to the East.

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Tyne and Wear

Spital Tongues

District of Newcastle upon Tyne, England

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Tyne and Wear

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District of Newcastle upon Tyne, England

A Journey Through Time

The story of Spital Tongues — from the archive to today.

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Fenham Barracks

Fenham Barracks was constructed in Spital Tongues in 1806. Several buildings at the site are listed grade II structures. The barracks has been repurposed as student accommodation. The barracks were home to the…

BBC Broadcasting Centre

Occupying the prominent site on the corner of Hunters Road and Barrack Road, is the BBC Broadcasting Centre, affectionately known as the 'Pink Palace'. Opened in 1986, it brought together the BBC's TV and radio…

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Huntsmoor House

Huntsmoor House, Hunters Road, was built as a soldiers' home in 1899 to meet the social needs of those soldiers stationed at Fenham Barracks. During the fifties large steam presses were installed for finishing tailored…

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Chimney Mill

The Chimney Mill was constructed in 1782 in Claremont Road, replacing a previous windmill on the site. Grade II listed, it is significant on a number of levels – as the only surviving smock mill in…

Victoria Tunnel

The Victoria Tunnel was built to transport coal from Spital Tongues Colliery, opened in 1836, to the river Tyne. 2+1⁄2 mi (4 km) long and up to 85 ft (26 m) deep, the tunnel was built by 200 men…

Whiteknights

The house now called Whiteknights was originally known as New House prior to being opened as a lunatic asylum in 1766. At this time the property was renamed St. Luke's, before changing its name to…

Belle Grove public house

On the corner of Belle Grove Terrace and Ancrum Street, the Belle Grove was a public house dating from 1857 until its closure in 2008. The adjacent house at No. 19, now part of the pub, was once the…

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