A Journey of Healing

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2006 is the centenary of the opening of the Royal Victoria Infirmary by King Edward VII. In response, we have organised a Culture Club walk that marks the event by looking at some of the sites in central Newcastle which have played a role in the city's medical history.

The walk will take place on Saturday, September 16 and will be led by John Griffiths, a writer and historian who teaches on townscape at the University of Sunderland Centre for Lifelong Learning, Newcastle.

In the centuries before the establishment of the NHS, the health of Newcastle was catered for by a variety of religious, charitable, private and municipally sponsored institutions. The descendants …