Knowle Hospital, former County Pauper Asylum
Knowle Hospital, former County Pauper Asylum
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1095610
- Date first listed:
- 01-Sept-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Knowle Hospital, former County Pauper Asylum
- Statutory Address:
- Knowle Hospital, former County Pauper Asylum
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1095610
- Date first listed:
- 01-Sept-1987
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 06-Mar-1997
- List Entry Name:
- Knowle Hospital, former County Pauper Asylum
- Statutory Address 1:
- Knowle Hospital, former County Pauper Asylum
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:
- Knowle Hospital, former County Pauper Asylum
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hampshire
- District:
- Winchester (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Wickham and Knowle
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 56074 09415
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 25 May 2021 to reformat the text to current standards
SU 50 NE
1879/8/6
WICKHAM
KNOWLE
Knowle Hospital, former County Pauper Asylum
01/09/87
GV
II
Includes: Knowle Hospital Knowle.
Hospital, former Hampshire County Pauper Asylum.1850-52, with C20 alterations. Designed by J Harris. Red brick in Flemish Bond with hipped Welsh slate roofs. Brick plinth, brick lintels and stone cills. Classical style. Central administration block with side ward wings and recreational hall to rear.
Central administration block, three storey eleven window facade arranged 4:3:4 with recessed centre. Recessed centre has painted ashlar porch with coupled Doric columns and entablature, central double doors flanked by single pilasters, either side single sashes, above three sashes to each floor. Slightly projecting side blocks have four sashed to each floor. Central clock tower stands on square brick base with central clock face flanked by single pilasters supporting entablature and octagonal cupola above with arch to all four major faces. Topped with leaded dome and metal weather vane.
Ward blocks to either side consist of long low two storey wings with glazing bar sashes linked to three storey end pavilions. To rear of wings projecting blocks, the inner ones with canted two storey bays windows. Each end pavilion has five sash windows to each face and pyramidal hipped roof with large central combined stacks. To rear of each pavilion a ward block each with cross plan ends with two storey canted bay windows. Recreational hall, to rear of central administrative block, has rear facade with three tall round headed windows topped with ashlar pediment containing circular window. Roof has wooden octagonal cupola with ogee leaded dome and bell. Side facades each have four tall round headed windows, and various C20 inserts.
Listing NGR: SP5664013536
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 146273
- 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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