Original Workhouse Block at Former New End Hospital and Attached Railings
ORIGINAL WORKHOUSE BLOCK AT FORMER NEW END HOSPITAL AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, NEW END
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1113159
- Date first listed:
- 18-Mar-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Original Workhouse Block at Former New End Hospital and Attached Railings
- Statutory Address:
- ORIGINAL WORKHOUSE BLOCK AT FORMER NEW END HOSPITAL AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, NEW END
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1113159
- Date first listed:
- 18-Mar-1988
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 11-Jan-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Original Workhouse Block at Former New End Hospital and Attached Railings
- Statutory Address 1:
- ORIGINAL WORKHOUSE BLOCK AT FORMER NEW END HOSPITAL AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, NEW END
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:
- ORIGINAL WORKHOUSE BLOCK AT FORMER NEW END HOSPITAL AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, NEW END
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Camden (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 26458 85985
Details
CAMDEN
TQ2685NW NEW END
798-1/26/1191 Original Workhouse Block at former
18/03/88 New End Hospital and attached
railings
(Formerly Listed as:
NEW END
Original 14 bay block of New End
Hospital)
GV II
Hampstead parish workhouse, later hospital. 1849. Designed by
HE Kendall Jnr. Converted for residential use 1996-98, John
Thompson Associates, architects. Brick with stucco dressings
and quoins.
3 storeys with projecting 2 storey end pavilions. Symmetrical
composition of 14 main bays. Central 4 bays project; central
round-arched entrance with keystone and pilasters supporting a
cornice, which continues across the front of the buildings,
and scroll pediment. Segmental headed sashes with stucco hoods
and keystones. Projecting cornice with paired brackets;
central bays with pediment containing an oculus with stucco
scroll design surround. End pavilions with groups of 3 similar
windows at 1st floor level, the centre window taller and
surmounted by a ball. Open pediments. Rear elevation, in
similar style, of interest.
INTERIOR: plain.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: attached cast-iron railings to areas.
HISTORICAL NOTE: the workhouse was turned over wholly to
hospital use in 1915 and, until its closure in 1987 was used
as a general, and finally as a geriatric, hospital. The former
workhouse block forms a notable group with the New End
Hospital Circular Ward & attached Water Tower (qv), the
Boilerhouse Chimney (qv) and the Infirmary Block (qv), which
together demonstrate the history of Poor Law provision for the
sick and elderly through the nineteenth century.
Listing NGR: TQ2645885984
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 477583
- 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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