Dunston Hill Hospital was a hospital in

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. It was managed by

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History

The hospital had its origins in Dunston Hill House, a property which was built for John Carr in the early 18th century and which became the home of the Carr-Ellison family. It was acquired by the

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which relocated a facility for war pensioners, originally located at

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, to the site in 1928. The hospital remained under the control of the Ministry of Pensions until 1953 when it passed to the control of the Ministry of Health, but it was not absorbed into the

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until 1 April 1956. Although much of the site, including the main house, was sold for redevelopment in the early 21st century, a modern-day hospital was built on the site and continued to operate until June 2012.

References

{{authority control Hospital buildings completed in 1928 1928 establishments in England Defunct hospitals in England