Nurses Home at Wanstead Hospital
NURSES HOME AT WANSTEAD HOSPITAL, HERMON HILL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1263119
- Date first listed:
- 06-Dec-1990
- List Entry Name:
- Nurses Home at Wanstead Hospital
- Statutory Address:
- NURSES HOME AT WANSTEAD HOSPITAL, HERMON HILL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1263119
- Date first listed:
- 06-Dec-1990
- List Entry Name:
- Nurses Home at Wanstead Hospital
- Statutory Address 1:
- NURSES HOME AT WANSTEAD HOSPITAL, HERMON HILL
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:
- NURSES HOME AT WANSTEAD HOSPITAL, HERMON HILL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Redbridge (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ4054089291
Details
The following building shall be added:-
TQ 48 NW
5/30
HERMON HILL
(East Side off)
NURSES HOME AT WANSTEAD HOSPITAL
II
GV
Infirmary of the Merchant seaman's Orphan Asylum. 1900-01, by Arnold
Mitchell, with later alterations. Red brick in English bond with blue
brick bands and ashlar dressings. Graduated lakeland slate roof, with
Welsh slate to addition. Half-butterfly plan of 2 storeys ; 14 bays,
4 : 6 : 4, the 6 central bays in 2 shallow canted projections. At right
end added, gabled, cross-wing. Windows are tall 18-pane sashes with
6-pane overlights and wooden sills; on ground floor they are below 4-
centred arches with "voussoirs" of alternate red and blue brick and brick
tympanums ; on 1st floor they have stone lintels and rise through eaves
under stepped gables which have moulded stone coping. At centre the
1st floor windows are below parapet with wavy stone coping and stone
quasi-rainwater spouts. Stepped end gables with moulded stone coping.
Three decorative vents to ridge, that at centre larger and more elaborate
: outer vents are polygonal, of one stage, with flat circular roofs;
central vent is octagonal of 2 stages, the upper stage with arched braces;
all have slate- hung bases, baluster-like columns supporting roofs/upper
stage, and tall finials. Stacks at either end and to ridge flanking
centre. Cross-wing on right has door in left return under gabled 1st-
floor window; the gable end has iron steps upto 1st floor door with side-
lights and arched niche to apex. Rear: in same style, the 3 central
bays forming canted projection and having 15-pane sashes to lst floor
and flanked by short angled wings, that on left fronted by later addition
(not of special interest). Single-storey addition in angle with cross-
wing not of special interest.
Arnold Mitchell was surveyor to the Orphanage from 1898 to 1913.
Listing NGR: TQ4054089291
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 204898
- 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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