Former St Andrew's Hospital
Former St Andrew's Hospital, Saint Andrews Park, NR7 0GT
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1372707
- Date first listed:
- 17-Dec-1973
- List Entry Name:
- Former St Andrew's Hospital
- Statutory Address:
- Former St Andrew's Hospital, Saint Andrews Park, NR7 0GT
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Official list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1372707
- Date first listed:
- 17-Dec-1973
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 14-Nov-1997
- List Entry Name:
- Former St Andrew's Hospital
- Statutory Address 1:
- Former St Andrew's Hospital, Saint Andrews Park, NR7 0GT
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:
- Former St Andrew's Hospital, Saint Andrews Park, NR7 0GT
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- Broadland (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Thorpe St. Andrew
- National Grid Reference:
- TG2795308628
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 10 September 2025 to update the Name and Address and reformat the text to current standards
TG 20 NE
494/6/96
THORPE ST ANDREW
St Andrew's Park
Former St Andrew's Hospital
(Formerly listed as YARMOUTH ROAD (South side) St Andrew's Hospital)
17/12/73
GV
II
Formerly known as: Norfolk County Asylum YARMOUTH ROAD. Also known as: Thorpe Hospital YARMOUTH ROAD.
County Asylmn, now hospital. 1811-1814, by Francis Stone, county surveyor. Additions, 1816-1849, probably by John Brown, county surveyor. Yellow brick, partly rendered on the south side, with ashlar and brick dressings and gabled and hipped slate roofs. H-plan, with central administrative block flanked by side ranges and cross wings, the major axis running east-west. Administrative block, three storeys, seven window range, has dentillated eaves and two large coped ridge stacks. Projecting centre, three windows, under pediment. Windows are glazing bar sashes with brick flat arches. Central Tuscan portico, four columns, carrying a wrought iron balcony railing and covering a margin glazed double door with over light and sidelights. On either side, two sashes. Above, a French window with glazing bar overlight and sidelights, and beyond, two sashes. Above again, a central sash with smaller sidelights, and beyond, two sashes. At the rear, a central canted bay window, three sashes, flanked by two sashes.
Beyond, square additions c1849, two storeys, two window range, that to right with a flat roofed bay window with leaded glazing. Side ranges have a projecting central block, five windows, with glazing bar sashes. Central round arched doorway with glazing bar fanlight and sidelights. Rear elevation reglazed, with canted bay window, two storeys.
On either side, ward ranges, five windows, with round arched openings, first floor band and impost bands. Windows have cast iron glazing bars and pivoted centre lights. North and south cross wings, two storeys, eight window range, have similar fenestration and detail. South ends, three windows, have a central doorway. East and west end ranges, four windows. North sides, partly covered by C19 and C20 additions, have round arched windows. South sides have reglazed flat headed windows. End blocks, three windows, have similar fenestration. East and west ends have pedimented gables containing blank round windows and topped with coped stacks. Round arched door with fanlight to left, single window to right. Above, two round arched blanks.
Interior: entrance lobby has cornice and margin glazed double doors with sidelights. Central octagonal hallway has round arches to a barrel-vaulted spinal corridor. T o east and west, an ashlar dogleg stair with winders and double iron stick balusters. Similar stairs to the basement have wrought iron gates. Panelled boardroom to rear, c1935, has coved ceiling and ashlar fireplace with dentillated cornice. Side ranges have cells to north and galleries to south. North and south cross wings have central corridors flanked by cells.
Listing NGR: TG2795308628
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 228544
- 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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