Drinking Well at Devonshire Royal Hospital
DRINKING WELL AT DEVONSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL, GEORGE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1259266
- Date first listed:
- 31-Jan-1997
- List Entry Name:
- Drinking Well at Devonshire Royal Hospital
- Statutory Address:
- DRINKING WELL AT DEVONSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL, GEORGE STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1259266
- Date first listed:
- 31-Jan-1997
- List Entry Name:
- Drinking Well at Devonshire Royal Hospital
- Statutory Address 1:
- DRINKING WELL AT DEVONSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL, GEORGE STREET
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:
- DRINKING WELL AT DEVONSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL, GEORGE STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Derbyshire
- District:
- High Peak (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 05775 73610
Details
BUXTON
SK0573NE GEORGE STREET 616-1/3/34 (North side) Drinking Well at Devonshire Royal Hospital
GV II
Devonshire Hospital Drinking Well and Pump Room. 1882, renovated c1990. Tooled dressed gritstone and ashlar with ashlar dressings and Welsh slate roofs with square louvred vents to ridge. EXTERIOR: single storey. Plinth, flush ashlar quoins. Single bay south front has round headed doorway with 6-panel double doors and large fanlight with glazing bars and moulded inner arch. Outer arch linked by impost band with inscription to arch which reads, ST ANN'S WELL WATER PUMP ROOM/ FOR DEVONSHIRE HOSPITAL PATIENTS ONLY, all under open pedimented gable. West front has slightly projecting, off-centre, single bay with round headed windows in inner arch linked to round headed outer arch by impost band with inscription which reads, DEVONSHIRE HOSPITAL (over) DRINKING WELL AD 1882, all under open pedimented gable. Either side single 12-pane glazing bar windows, set back to left a further smaller glazing bar window. INTERIOR: not inspected but reputed to contain a pump that feeds the Devonshire Royal Hospital (qv).
Listing NGR: SK0577573610
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 463069
- 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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