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Thomas Hodgkin donated Benwell Dene to the Royal Victoria Home in 1894. The grounds were given to the people of Newcastle to form Hodgkin Park. The house subsequently became the Royal Victoria School for the Blind which remained at Benwell for 90 years until its closure in 1985. The building was
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and was built in 1865. Hodgkin donated the house to the Royal Victoria Home in 1894, and bequeathed the gardens and grounds to the people of Newcastle as a public park. The building subsequently became the
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Alfred Waterhouse subsequently designed Pendower Hall in Benwell for John William Pease (1836–1901), Hodgkin's business partner and brother-in-law.
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to build him a house. Waterhouse had already undertaken work in Newcastle and elsewhere for the
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Grade II listed house designed by Alfred Waterhouse in Newcastle upon Tyne, England
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made their careers in finance, science, medicine and the arts. Following their
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to a courtyard plan, with two storeys and attics. The architectural style is "
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register, as is the lodge at the head of the drive.
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Newcastle upon Tyne
Northumberland
54°58′21″N 1°40′10″W / 54.9726°N 1.6695°W / 54.9726; -1.6695
Dr Thomas Hodgkin
Alfred Waterhouse
Tudor Revival
Listed Building
Listed Building
Benwell Dene is located in Northumberland
Victorian
Benwell
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Alfred Waterhouse
Dr Thomas Hodgkin
Royal Victoria School for the Blind
Grade II listed building
Hodgkin family
Quaker
Thomas Hodgkin
John Hodgkin
banking
Benwell
Alfred Waterhouse
Pease family
Robert Howard Hodgkin
Provost
The Queen's College, Oxford
sandstone
Tudor Gothic

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