Survey Data
Reg No
20503060
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Social
Original Use
Hospital/infirmary
In Use As
Hospital/infirmary
Date
1855 - 1865
Coordinates
166484, 71610
Date Recorded
24/04/2003
Date Updated
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Description
Detached five-bay three-storey maternity hospital, built 1861, with three-bay recessed side extension, having single-storey extensions to side and rear, c. 1950. Pitched roof with flat roofed single storey extensions. Painted render finish. String courses at first and second floor window cill level and above second floor window head level. Stone plaque with date 1861 above first floor window. Square headed door openings with single pane timber sliding sash windows, tripartite to ground floor. Moulded architraves to ground and first floor window openings. Round headed door opening with decorative doorcase with double leaf timber panelled door and plain fanlight. On its own grounds with parking area to front and east side, single storey additions to west and north.
Appraisal
Nineteenth century hospital building retaining many of its original features though suffering from poor maintenance. Significantly, this building remains in its original use and a supplementary modern building has also been erected on the site.