Penn Hospital, Former Children's Hospital
PENN HOSPITAL, FORMER CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, PENN ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1207681
- Date first listed:
- 04-Nov-1991
- List Entry Name:
- Penn Hospital, Former Children's Hospital
- Statutory Address:
- PENN HOSPITAL, FORMER CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, PENN ROAD
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- Date:
- 2000-06-19
- Reference:
- IOE01/02289/01
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1207681
- Date first listed:
- 04-Nov-1991
- List Entry Name:
- Penn Hospital, Former Children's Hospital
- Statutory Address 1:
- PENN HOSPITAL, FORMER CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, PENN 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:
- PENN HOSPITAL, FORMER CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, PENN ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- City of Wolverhampton (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SO8930495698
Details
WOLVERHAMPTON
SO89NE PENN ROAD, Penn
895-1/4/94 (South side)
04/11/91 Penn Hospital, former Childrens'
Hospital
II
House, hospital in C20, vacant at time of resurvey (1990).
c1770 with later alterations and additions. Brick with ashlar
dressings; slate roofs with truncated brick end stacks. 3
storeys; symmetrical 5-window range with 2-storey, 2-window,
range to left. Top friezes and cornices; coped gables. Ground
floor has 2 mid C19 canted plastered bay windows with high
parapets and horned sashes;1st floor has windows with
rusticated wedge lintels and fluted keys over 12-pane horned
sashes; 2nd floor casement windows; range to left has windows
with rusticated wedge lintels and fluted keys over large mid
C19 four-pane horned sashes to ground floor, 12-pane horned
sashes to 1st floor. Round-headed entrance has aedicule with
panelled pilasters with rosettes to entablature blocks and
open pediment; panelled door. Left return has C20 bow window
with balcony above; right return has canted bay window with
hipped tile roof. Rear has wing conecting with late C20 old
people's hospital. INTERIOR not inspected.
Listing NGR: SO8930495698
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 378525
- 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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