Benwell Dene

Benwell Dene
Benwell Dene
Type	House
Location	Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom
Coordinates	54°58′21″N 1°40′10″W / 54.9726°N 1.6695°W
Built	1869–1895
Built for	Dr Thomas Hodgkin
Architect	Alfred Waterhouse
Architectural style(s)	Tudor Revival
Governing body	Privately owned
Listed Building – Grade II
Official name	Royal Victoria School for the Blind
Designated	17 December 1971
Reference no.	1024958
Listed Building – Grade II
Official name	Lodge to Victoria School for the Blind
Designated	30 March 1987
Reference no.	1116529
	Location of Benwell Dene in Northumberland

Benwell Dene is a Victorian building in the suburb of Benwell, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England. It was designed by Alfred Waterhouse for Dr Thomas Hodgkin 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 Royal Victoria School for the Blind. After the school's closure in 1985, the structure was converted into a hotel. It is a Grade II listed building.