In message <1ac.2296118a.2da6707b@aol.com>, VMSPEED@aol.com writes > Hallo Listers, > >My g. grandfather was in Hope Hall at the time of the 1901 census.( Name was >miss spelt) >It is shown as an institution with a matron and only one nurse. > >Does any one know if Hope Hall was a hospital? > >Regards Val Hello Val, In 1881 Horn Hall was the home for the manager of the lead works. It had a farm associated with it. By 1900 Horn Hall, Stanhope was an establishment run by the Society for the Prevention and Cure of Consumption in the County of Durham, who were planning a new wing to the building at this date. The clear air in Upper Weardale was thought to have been of benefit for these patients. It is being redeveloped see page 9 of the document below, where there is a picture of the old building. <http://www.durhamdales-pct.co.uk/database/news/Dales_annual_Report.pdf> Durham County Record Office also has some pictures Ref No. D/CL 5/2097 Photograph of Stanhope, Horn Hall Hospital, n.d. (1 photograph, 20.6 cm. x 12.1 cm., black and white) Ref No. D/CL 5/2098 Photograph of Stanhope, Horn Hall Hospital, n.d. (1 photograph, 20.5 cm. x 12.1 cm., black and white) According to "Picturesque Weardale Revisited" by Peter Bowes (a book well worth tracking down if you are interested in Weardale ISBN 0-897822-03-0), the Society for the Prevention & Cure of Consumption was established in 1898 by a Stanhope Doctor - William ROBINSON. He wrote several papers, including "Endemic Goitre" in 1885 which won a gold medal, and spoke at the National Tuberculosis Conference, Westminster 1909. Horn Hall was leased from the Ecclesiastical commissioners for 35 pounds per annum and fitted out for 700 pounds. It was opened on May 15th 1900 for 12 patients. By 1901 there were 18 beds. In 1902 a new wing with verandah was added and there was now room for 30 patients (male). Patients could be from as far away as the industrial centres such as the Tyne & Sunderland. The Society also had an establishment in Wolsingham for women & children, called Leases House opened in 1909. Regards, -- Helen Oram