Earls House Hospital

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Earls House Hospital
Opened 1885
Current Status Active
Building Style Single Building
Location Lanchester Road, Durham
Alternate Names
  • Earls House Industrial School for Boys
  • Earls House Sanatorium
  • Lanchester Road Hospital



History[edit]

Earls House Hospital was built in 1885 along the main road, south of Witton Gilbert, and was a remand centre for 150 boys educated under strict guidelines. It became a sanatorium in the 1920s and a hospital in 1953.