27-642: Longbenton is a district of North Tyneside , in the county of Tyne and Wear , England. It is largely occupied by an extensive estate originally built as municipal housing by Newcastle City Council in the 1930s and extended in the 1950s. It is served by the Tyne and Wear Metro stations Longbenton Metro station and Four Lane Ends Metro Station . Nearby places are Killingworth , Forest Hall , Four Lane Ends, West Moor , Heaton and South Gosforth , in Newcastle upon Tyne . The Longbenton and Killingworth Urban Area had
54-424: A peppercorn rent for 999 years. Following his death in 1724, Thomas Guy was entombed at the hospital's chapel (also dating from the 18th century), in a tomb featuring a marble sculpture by John Bacon . The original buildings formed a courtyard facing St Thomas Street, comprising the hall on the east side and the chapel, Matron's House and Surgeon's House on the west side. The original main buildings were built by
81-400: A population of 34,878 in 2001. This figure increased to 37,070 in 2011. The name Longbenton probably means "long (i.e. large) bean town", to distinguish it from the smaller village of Little Benton to its south-east. Longbenton has a long history of coal mining. Meadow Pit, Dyke Pit and First and Second Engine Pits were in operation by 1749. In 1774 an "experimentally-determined" model of
108-577: Is an FA-affiliated team and as of 2012/13 season play in the Northern Alliance Division 2. Longbenton is served by St. Mary Magdalene (Church of England) on West Farm Ave, the Methodist church at one end of Chesters Ave and The King's Castle (independent) at the other end of Chesters Avenue. The parish church is St Bartholomew's Church, Long Benton . Longbenton is the site of BT 's Newcastle call centre. Balliol Business Park
135-521: Is located in Longbenton where a Greggs production site and, until recently, two large Sitel call centres were located. The UK production site for the Findus frozen food brand was based in Longbenton until mid-January 2009 when, through cost-cutting and fire damage, the factory was closed, with the loss of around 400 jobs. Following the award of a grant from Regional development agency One North East
162-475: Is part of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and one of the institutions that comprise the King's Health Partners , an academic health science centre . It is a large teaching hospital and is, with St Thomas' Hospital and King's College Hospital , the location of King's College London GKT School of Medical Education . The hospital's Tower Wing (originally known as Guy's Tower) was, when built in 1974,
189-695: The Newcomen atmospheric engine , designed by John Smeaton , was installed there. It was rated at 40 horsepower and used for drainage. In the 1860s Long Benton or Benton Colliery stood at OS grid reference NZ 27093 67438, where Benton Road crossed the Coxlodge Waggonway, a site now occupied by housing on Ferndene Grove. Coal was exported via the wagonway to the Coxlodge Staithes on the Tyne at Wallsend . Later, between 1901 and 1930, much of
216-619: The Pontop Pike TV transmitter Radio stations that broadcast to the area are: The area is served by the local newspaper, Evening Chronicle . North Tyneside is twinned with: The following people and military units have received the Freedom of the Borough of North Tyneside. Guy%27s Hospital Guy's Hospital is an NHS hospital founded by Thomas Guy , located in the borough of Southwark in central London . It
243-608: The urban district of Longbenton and part of the urban district of Seaton Valley , all of which were in Northumberland . Killingworth was built as a new town in the 1960s and became part of North Tyneside. The following places are located in North Tyneside: North Tyneside is split by the A19 : the west of the borough is more urban, and is mostly contiguous with the city of Newcastle. The towns in
270-518: The 1930s, and he included Longbenton in his poem Hymn to the Sun . North Tyneside North Tyneside is a metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear , England . It forms part of the greater Tyneside conurbation . North Tyneside Council is headquartered at Cobalt Park , Wallsend . North Tyneside is bordered by Newcastle upon Tyne to the west, the North Sea to
297-520: The King's Master Mason, John Deval , in 1739. A bequest of £180,000 by William Hunt in 1829, one of the largest charitable bequests in England in historic terms, allowed for a further hundred beds to be accommodated. Hunt's name was given to the southern expansion of the hospital buildings which took place in 1850. Two inner quadrangles were divided by a cloister which was later restyled and dedicated to
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#1732791158717324-575: The Palace of Westminster. A new cancer centre, designed by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners , and built by Laing O'Rourke at a cost of £160 million, was completed in April 2016. Medical services at the Guy's site are now concentrated in the buildings to the east of Great Maze Pond: these buildings, which are connected, are known as Tower Wing, Bermondsey Wing, Southwark Wing and Borough Wing. The Cancer Centre
351-683: The area are Arriva North East (all areas), Go North East (most areas) and Stagecoach in Newcastle (Benton, Forest Hall, Killingworth and Wallsend). The Shields Ferry links North Shields to South Shields, in South Tyneside. There is an international ferry terminal at Royal Quays in North Shields, with a service to Amsterdam ( IJmuiden ). Local news and television programmes are provided by BBC North East and Cumbria and ITV Tyne Tees . Television signals are received from
378-541: The east of the borough are more separate from the central part of the Newcastle urban area. Many of the most affluent neighbourhoods in Tyne and Wear are found in the coastal part of the borough. Unlike most English districts, North Tyneside Council is led by a directly elected mayor ; since May 2013, this post has been held by Norma Redfearn of the Labour Party . She was most recently elected on 6 May 2021. The council has sixty elected members, three from each of
405-485: The east, the River Tyne to the south and Northumberland to the north. Within its bounds are the towns of Wallsend, North Shields , Killingworth , Tynemouth and Whitley Bay , which form a continuously built-up area contiguous with Newcastle upon Tyne . The borough was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the county borough of Tynemouth , with the borough of Wallsend , part of the borough of Whitley Bay ,
432-533: The factory was repaired and reopened as Longbenton Foods in 2010. HM Revenue & Customs and Department for Work and Pensions share a major base on the Longbenton/ City of Newcastle upon Tyne border, known as Benton Park View . Footballer Peter Beardsley grew up in Longbenton and attended Longbenton High School . Thomas Addison , 19th-century physician and scientist and discoverer of, among others, Addison's disease and Pernicious anaemia ,
459-454: The heavy industry has gone, leaving high unemployment in some areas (over the borough, 5.1% compared to 3.7% for the UK in 2022). Two key roads serve North Tyneside: North Tyneside is served by 17 stations on the Tyne and Wear Metro on a loop from Newcastle through Wallsend, North Shields, Whitley Bay, Benton and back to Newcastle. Trains operate at least every 15 minutes, with extra services in
486-546: The hospital's members who fell in the First World War . The east side comprised the care wards and the "counting house" with the governors' Burfoot Court Room. The north-side quadrangle is dominated by a statue of Lord Nuffield (1877–1963) who was the chairman of governors for many years and also a major benefactor. In 1879-1880 the 'Guy's Hospital dispute' between matron Margaret Burt and hospital medical staff highlighted how doctors sometimes felt that their authority
513-605: The peak hours. Most of the stations serving North Tyneside fall into fare zones B and C. There are no National Rail stations in the borough, despite the East Coast Main Line and Blyth and Tyne routes passing through. The nearest National Rail station is Newcastle , which is also served by the Tyne & Wear Metro. North Tyneside has an extensive bus network, with most areas benefiting from direct services to Newcastle. Many areas have direct bus services to Cramlington, Blyth or Morpeth. The principle bus operators in
540-890: The route was converted into a tram line operated by the Tyneside Tramways and Tramroads Company . Longbenton had a population of 10,617 in 2011. The figure is given as a ward because the Longbenton Urban Subdivision also encompasses its larger neighbour, Killingworth as well as parts of neighbouring areas. Details are as follows: Two secondary schools are located in the township, Longbenton Community College and St Mary's Catholic School, Newcastle upon Tyne , along with four primary schools. The four primary schools are Benton Dene Primary School, Balliol Primary School, St Bartholomew's, and St. Stephen's Primary School. Nurseries offering childcare in Longbenton include Leigh's Nurseries. Longbenton Football Club
567-575: The tallest hospital building in the world, standing at 148.65 metres (487.7 ft) with 34 floors. The tower was overtaken as the world's tallest healthcare-related building by The Belaire in New York City in 1988. As of June 2019, the Tower Wing, which remains one of the tallest buildings in London , is the world's sixth-tallest hospital building . The hospital dates from 1721, when it
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#1732791158717594-594: The twenty wards in the borough. Elections are staggered into thirds, with one councillor from each ward elected each year for three consecutive years, and the mayoral election held on the fourth year. North Tyneside is part of the North East Mayoral Combined Authority , which is chaired by the directly elected Mayor of the North East ; there are therefore two directly elected mayors covering North Tyneside. The combined authority
621-407: Was being challenged by new-style matrons. Florence Nightingale advocated that these new trained matrons had full control and discipline over their nursing staff. Margaret Burt ultimately resigned, but this was not an isolated episode and other matrons experienced similar issues, such as Eva Luckes . In 1974, the hospital added the 34-storey Guy's Tower and 29-storey Guy's House: this complex
648-467: Was born and educated in Longbenton. He is widely regarded as one of the leading lights of 19th-century medicine, and was famous for his brilliant lecturing style, compassion and empathy for patients (not common among doctors at the time) and devotion to furthering medical science. He has a bust in his old place of work, Guy's Hospital , London. Writer and poet Michael Roberts lived nearby in Jesmond in
675-604: Was designed by Watkins Gray. The Wolfson Centre for Age-Related Diseases , which is dedicated to improving outcomes of conditions such as Alzheimer's disease , stroke , Parkinson's disease and spinal cord injury , was opened by the Princess Royal in December 2004. In October 2005 children's departments moved to the Evelina London Children's Hospital in the grounds next to St Thomas's close to
702-617: Was established in 2024 covering North Tyneside, County Durham , Gateshead , Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , South Tyneside and Sunderland . North Tyneside lies in the coalfield that covers the South-East of the historic county of Northumberland. It has traditionally been a centre of heavy industry along with the rest of Tyneside, with for example the Swan Hunter shipyard in Wallsend, and export of coal. Today most of
729-483: Was founded by philanthropist Thomas Guy , who had made a fortune as a printer of Bibles and greatly increased it by speculating in the South Sea Bubble . It was originally established as a hospital to treat "incurables" discharged from St Thomas' Hospital . Guy had been a governor and benefactor of St Thomas' and his fellow governors supported his intention by granting the south-side of St Thomas Street for
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