Preston Hospital including screen and gates in front
Preston Hospital including screen and gates in front
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1292617
- Date first listed:
- 04-Jan-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Preston Hospital including screen and gates in front
- Statutory Address:
- Preston Hospital including screen and gates in front
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1292617
- Date first listed:
- 04-Jan-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Preston Hospital including screen and gates in front
- Statutory Address 1:
- Preston Hospital including screen and gates in front
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:
- Preston Hospital including screen and gates in front
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Telford and Wrekin (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Preston upon the Weald Moors
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 67900 15326
Details
SJ 61NE
23/521
PRESTON-ON-THE-WEALD MOORS
Preston Hospital including screen and gates in front
04.01.52
GV
I
Built in circa 1725, a very fine example of Georgian almshouses. Founded in 1716 by the will of Lady Catherine Herbert, daughter of the first Earl of Bradford and widow of the last Lord Herbert of Chirbury, her brother Lord Torrington, in 1719 contributing £1,000 for the erection of the large dining hall.
Red brick with stone dressings, tiled hipped roof and parapet. Two storeys. Centre five bays with projecting twelve bay flanking wing with nine bay rusticated elliptical arcades. Sash windows with glazing bars in moulded stone architraves. The north west wing is older and contains rooms for almswomen. The opposite north east wing slightly later where children were taught domestic service. The central connecting range contains the hall and is 2:3:2 bays, the centre three bays has giant pilasters and heavy Doric entablature with balustrade, two large arched windows in Gibbs surrounds and impressive central doorway with round-arched Gibbs surround and pediment.
Over the centre a Victorian stone clock tower. Flanking right and left of wings are later quadrant wings. Across the front of the quadrangle fine C18 ornate wrought-iron gates and screen with overthrow with masques and unicorn, flanked by cast-iron railings. In 1731 an order for railings was placed with the Coalbrookdale Company. A short avenue of trees in front of gates to a pair of small gate lodges q.v.
INTERIOR: hall has contemporary panelling, two fireplaces with arched niches over, and portraits of the founders.
Listing NGR: SJ6790015326
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 362374
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Country Life in 16 April, (1964)
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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