THOMAS HORSLEY HOUSE

349 Benwell Lane, Benwell NE15 6NG

Manager: Ms. Patricia J Embleton
0191 274 0136

Site Supervisor – Miss Alison Burke
0191 274 0135

Accommodation

Built 1982

• 41 studio flats, each self-contained with its own private front door

• Each has a bedsitting room, bathroom (bath with over head shower) and kitchen

• Emergency alarm (Warden Call) & smoke detector in each flat

• Communal lift, lounge, laundry, guest facilities, garden

Staff

• Site Supervisor

• Domestic staff

• 24 hour Warden Call

Facilities

• Gas, electricity & water rates covered by the Estate Management Charity of the Hospital of St.Mary the Virgin with a weekly £10.00 contribution from residents

• TV licences paid for over 60s who are retired and/or work no more than 15 hours per week

• Fortnightly cleaning to support residents’ own cleaning

• Repairs, maintenance and out of hours responsible resident

• Limited onsite parking for visitors only

• Library facilities for books and media 

 

 

Residents’ contributions

Currently £100.00 per week for maintenance and £10.00 per week towards utilities

Access

• Bus stop (Nos. 31,32) 2 minutes’ walk; Adelaide Shopping Centre with a post office, library, bakery, hairdresser & cafes a short bus journey away; doctor’s surgery & dentist on nearby Delaval Road.

• Town centre: 1 mile (at most)