Main Block of St Francis' Hospital
MAIN BLOCK OF ST FRANCIS' HOSPITAL, COLWELL ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1025505
- Date first listed:
- 11-Oct-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Main Block of St Francis' Hospital
- Statutory Address:
- MAIN BLOCK OF ST FRANCIS' HOSPITAL, COLWELL ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1025505
- Date first listed:
- 11-Oct-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Main Block of St Francis' Hospital
- Statutory Address 1:
- MAIN BLOCK OF ST FRANCIS' HOSPITAL, COLWELL ROAD
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- MAIN BLOCK OF ST FRANCIS' HOSPITAL, COLWELL ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- West Sussex
- District:
- Mid Sussex (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Haywards Heath
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ3370422825
Details
TQ 32 SW
4/113
11.10.85
HAYWARDS HEATH
COLWELL ROAD
Main Block of St Francis' Hospital
GV
II
Hospital, formerly purpose built lunatic asylum. 1859 by H E Kendall junior
in a free Lombardo-Venetian style. Yellow brick with red brick decoration and
slate roofs. Very long complex range of 57 bays, comprising a 7 bay centre
with 2 bay towers flanking it, and wings each of 24 bays including a slim terminal
tower. The centre, and sections of the wings, are crowned by wide gables (the
centre with an oculus), and the red brick cornice like the bands of the same
material, is continuous. Windows are sashes with glazing bars, cambered headed
to ground and third floor, round-headed between. The centre has all round-headed
windows, those to ground floor with mullions and roundels, the towers have blind
arcading above and below heavy cornices and end in pyramidal roofs. The first
floor windows to centre have balconies in stone or cement. To either side of
this block are further wings of 23 bays with simpler details. A single storey
wing projects from the towers at each end. On the entrance facade a hammer-headed
block comes forward with 3 main sections. The central one has round-headed
windows and round-arched decoration. A triple feature encloses the modern glass
doors and a painted carved tympanum. Broad flight of steps to door. Sashes
are generally of two or four panes on this side. Entrance hall has elaborate
fireplace and plasterwork over doors. Built as the Sussex Lunatic Asylum.
Listing NGR: TQ3370422825
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 303024
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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