Ramsgate General Hospital, Main Buildings
RAMSGATE GENERAL HOSPITAL, MAIN BUILDINGS, WEST CLIFF ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1262019
- Date first listed:
- 17-Oct-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Ramsgate General Hospital, Main Buildings
- Statutory Address:
- RAMSGATE GENERAL HOSPITAL, MAIN BUILDINGS, WEST CLIFF ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1262019
- Date first listed:
- 17-Oct-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Ramsgate General Hospital, Main Buildings
- Statutory Address 1:
- RAMSGATE GENERAL HOSPITAL, MAIN BUILDINGS, WEST CLIFF ROAD
- Statutory Address 2:
- RAMSGATE GENERAL HOSPITAL, MAIN BUILDINGS, WESTCLIFF 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:
- RAMSGATE GENERAL HOSPITAL, MAIN BUILDINGS, WEST CLIFF ROAD
- Statutory Address:
- RAMSGATE GENERAL HOSPITAL, MAIN BUILDINGS, WESTCLIFF ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Thanet (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Ramsgate
- National Grid Reference:
- TR 37710 64579
Details
The following building shall be added
RAMSGATE WESTCLIFF ROAD TR 3764 NE (south side) 12/429 Ramsgate, General Hospital, main buildings II GV Hospital buildings. 1907-9 by Woodd & Ainsile, Woodhall and Son, builders. Red Crowborough facing brick with Newington Red dressings and faience cornice and plain tiled roof. H-shaped main block with corridor link to entrance block with side wings in Neo-Georgian style. Entrance block dated 1908 on downpipes of 2 storeys on plinth with rusticated quoins and 4 giant pilasters to moulded cornice to hipped roof with stacks to left and to right. Four glazing bar sashes on 1st floor with moulded aprons, and 3 full height glazing bar sashes wigh guaged keyed heads, and normal sized are to left of double panelled door at centre right with traceried rectangular fanlight in moulded stone surround. Single storey flanking wings with open pediment gables on rusticated quoins, with keyed oculus over glazing bar sash. Corridor leads to H-shaped range of 2 storeys and attic with rusticated quoins and moulded cornice to hipped roofs, stacks to left, centre left, centre right and right, with glazing bar sashes. Surround by additions from 1920's onwards all in similar style. The hospital was built through the legacy of Mr John Nicholas (£15,500 cost from £16,000 legacy) to move it from the Seamen's Infirmary across the road (Carramore Hotel, item 12/437). Dated 1908 on downpipes to entrance block, it was begun 1907 (Ainslie, architect, attending), officially opened Oct. 1909 by Lord Brassey, Lord Warden Clinque Ports; originally with entrance hall/outpatients and domestic services (entrance block) and 2 wards in each wing of main block with 4 private rooms. (Busson, Ramsgate 127; Kentish Express, 13.10.09, 6.10.09). Wood & Ainslie were consulting architects to Guy's Hospital, London
Listing NGR: TR3771064579
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 172090
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Busson, C, Book of Ramsgate, (), 127
Kentish Express in 13 October, (1909)
Kentish Express in 6 October, (1909)
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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