St Giles Hospital, Administrative Block With Attached Ward Block

ST GILES HOSPITAL, ADMINISTRATIVE BLOCK WITH ATTACHED WARD BLOCK, ST GILES ROAD

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1385858
Date first listed:
15-Apr-1993
List Entry Name:
St Giles Hospital, Administrative Block With Attached Ward Block
Statutory Address:
ST GILES HOSPITAL, ADMINISTRATIVE BLOCK WITH ATTACHED WARD BLOCK, ST GILES ROAD
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1385858
Date first listed:
15-Apr-1993
List Entry Name:
St Giles Hospital, Administrative Block With Attached Ward Block
Statutory Address 1:
ST GILES HOSPITAL, ADMINISTRATIVE BLOCK WITH ATTACHED WARD BLOCK, ST GILES ROAD

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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.

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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.

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Location

Statutory Address:
ST GILES HOSPITAL, ADMINISTRATIVE BLOCK WITH ATTACHED WARD BLOCK, ST GILES ROAD

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Greater London Authority
District:
Southwark (London Borough)
Parish:
Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:
TQ 33122 76895

Details

SOUTHWARK

TQ3376 ST GILES' ROAD 636-1/11/721 (East side) 15/04/93 St Giles' Hospital, Administrative Block with attached Ward Block

GV II

Hospital administration block with attached ward block. 1904. By ET Hall. Brick in Flemish bond with stone dressings. Hipped roofs of slate. EXTERIOR: administrative block to the left is a symmetrical composition; central part of 3 storeys 8 windows with central tapering wooden clock faces with metal cupola and finial above. End 3 bays separated by full-height Ionic columns. Central 2 bays are recessed. Mullioned and transomed casements, 3-light to centre. Elaborate end chimneystacks with alternate horizontal strips of brick and tone. Central doorcase has curved stone hood supported on massive stone brackets. At each end are 2-storey projecting wings with 5-light mullioned and transomed window to 1st floor and 6-light curved bay to ground floor. Behind are 3-storey towers with deep stone parapets. Attached by a 1-storey link with 3 segmental-headed arches with decorative metal grilles is the ward block an asymmetrical building, also of red brick with stone dressings and slate roof. 3 storeys and attics, irregular fenestration, mainly sashes but mullioned windows to bays. To the extreme right-hand side is a projecting 3-storey canted bay with half-dome and doorcase with flat stone cornice and ramped up panel behind. To the left are 5 windows and cast-iron balcony railings. Nearly central 3-storey tower with 4 small octagonal stone turrets, pyramidal roof having elaborate weathervane, sashes and round-headed doorcase. To the left of the tower is a futher wing with 3 windows terminated by a 4-storey wing with full-height bay to right-hand side and 3 further windows. INTERIOR: the staircase block has staircases with iron stick balusters and iron finials to wooden handrails.





Listing NGR: TQ3312276895

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471277
Legacy System:
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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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