Whickham Cottage Hospital

Whickham Cottage Hospital, originally a rectory, was built in 1713, as indicated by a plaque above the door featuring the arms and monogram of Nathaniel Crewe. The building is constructed from painted coursed squared sandstone, with a plinth and raised quoins. The roof is pantiled, with stone slates at the eaves and stone gable copings, and it has corniced brick chimneys.

The structure is two storeys high and has five windows. The central entrance features a half-glazed door set in an architrave, topped by a high segmental open pediment that displays the Crewe arms, the motto "VIS UNITA FORTIOR," and the date 1713, along with the monogram NC and a bishop's mitre above. The sash windows have glazing bars and are framed by raised stone surrounds. There is a band on the first floor and a moulded eaves cornice. The double-span U-shaped roof includes two end chimneys, one ridge chimney, and an additional chimney on the linking ridge to the right.

Inside, there is an early 19th-century staircase and a stucco frieze of oak leaves in one of the rooms. The foundation stone was laid by Robert Thomlinson, the Rector of Whickham, in 1713.