Westgate Road, Old Nurses Home

The former Nurses Home was built opposite Newcastle General Hospital in the 1920s. A subway connected the basement of the Nurses Home to the 1870s section of the hospital. Today the function has changed to a private hostel, however the building retains its impressive appearance. The large four storey building is predominantly red brick, but has a sandstone ground floor and basement, and a projecting cornice above the second floor windows. The north front has 11 bays and the porch at the central main entrance is a semicircle supported by columns, with the city coat of arms carved into stone at the centre of the semicircle. Now known as Angel Heights. LOCAL LIST