[4] One former hospital north-east of the village near Netherton was built in the 1930s and featured the Thomas Taylor retirement homes for Wansbeck residents.

The main hall seats 150 guests with a full-sized stage, sound and lighting for bands,  entertainers, or productions of any type.

The two adjoining side rooms each seat 30 and enjoy a fully equipped kitchen and separate bar with a glass wash.

There is adequate off street parking, a disabled entrance, level internal floors and an accessible toilet with baby changing facilities.

The hall was formally opened on 24 October 1959 and is located in the heart of Stannington Village, which is situated 10 miles North of Newcastle upon Tyne in the beautiful, unspoiled and historic county of Northumberland with easy access from the A1, just next to the Ridley Arms.

Initially known as Netherton, it was renamed to Stannington in 1892, but passenger services ended in 1958 and the station finally closed to goods trains too in 1964.