War Memorial Hospital
WAR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, NORTH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1386198
- Date first listed:
- 06-Nov-1998
- List Entry Name:
- War Memorial Hospital
- Statutory Address:
- WAR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, NORTH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1386198
- Date first listed:
- 06-Nov-1998
- List Entry Name:
- War Memorial Hospital
- Statutory Address 1:
- WAR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, NORTH STREET
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:
- WAR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, NORTH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lincolnshire
- District:
- East Lindsey (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Horncastle
- National Grid Reference:
- TF 26075 69810
Details
TF 26 69 27 69 HORNCASTLE NORTH STREET
(East side)
1499/7/10002
War Memorial Hospital
GV II
Public dispensary with attached railings and gate, converted to cottage hospital. 1866 converted 1924. Designed by Bellamy & Hardy of Lincoln. White brick with ashlar and red brick dressings. Welsh slate hipped roof with tall brick stacks to rear.
Street front has projecting central bay topped with blind attic dormer incribed:-
PUBLIC DISPENSARY
ESTABLISHED
1789
BY
EDWARD HARRISON MD
-----
PATRON
SIR JOSEPH BANKS KT
THIS BUILDING WAS
1866
IN MEMORY OF
SIR HY DYMOKE BART
A GENEROUS SUPPORTER
OF THIS INSTITUTION
Decorated with carved impost band ashlar moulded and coped gable and cast iron finials. Central entrance arch has painted round headed arch inscribed:- WAR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, with carved impost band. Set back to eitherside single 3-light windows each with round headed ashlar tops, moulded impost and red sandstone mullions. First floor has moulded ashlar cill band with single central window and flanking 3-light winddows with moulded round headed ashlar tops, carved imposts and ashlar round mullions.
Similar single light round headed windows to returns. To left set back slightly later addition with single plain sash to each floor and pedimented gable.
Forcourt bounded by low white brick wall topped with ashlar coping and cast iron spearhead railings and central gate.
INTERIOR retains original windows and doors plus wooden staircase with painted turned balusters and elaborate cast iron newel post.
This dispensary was founded Oct 28th 1789 by Sir Joseph Banks, Lewis Dymoke, Wm Elmhirst, and E Laycock MD, E Harrison MD and John Chislet Surgeon & Apothacery, and this building was built in 1866 at a cost of o1,026.10s.11d including fixtures and fittings.
Listing NGR: TF2607569810
This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 23 January 2017.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 471623
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 23 January 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/20409
War Memorials Online, accessed 23 January 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/103642
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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