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| The Spital | The Spital | Whellan’s Directory | About 6 chains South | A modern mansion built in | ||
| St Giles Hospital | (Site of St Giles’ Hospital) | of the River Tyne | 1804, it has pleasure grounds, garden, | |||
| (Site of) | The Spital | Mr. John Headley | Out Offices &c attached and is the | |||
| (Site of St Giles Hospital) | property and residence of Mrs. Kirsopp: | |||||
| The Spital | Mr. Wm Charlton | it occupies the site of an ancient | ||||
| (Site of St Giles Hospital) | Hospital dedicated to St Giles which | |||||
| Anterior to the Reformation belonged | ||||||
| to the Abbey at Hexham but at that | ||||||
| period both Abbey and Hospital were | ||||||
| destroyed and of the latter no vestige | ||||||
| now remains. – | ||||||
| Priests Seat | Priest’s Seat | Mr. John Headley | About 8 Chains East | A commanding eminence on the south | ||
| Priest’s Seat | Mr. Joseph Pratt | of The Spital | bank of the River Tyne from where an | |||
| Priest’s Seat | Mr. William Charlton | extensive view of the surrounding | ||||
| Country Can be obtained, it derives | ||||||
| the name from having formerly been | ||||||
| a favourite resort of the inhabitants | ||||||
| of St Giles’ Hospital, at present | ||||||
| it is much frequented by the | ||||||
| inhabitants of the town of Hexham | ||||||
| for whose convenience a commodious | ||||||
| wooden seat has been |
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| erected. | ||||||
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