Chaplain's House, Ilford Hospital of St Mary and St Thomas of Canterbury

CHAPLAIN'S HOUSE, ILFORD HOSPITAL OF ST MARY AND ST THOMAS OF CANTERBURY, HIGH ROAD

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1390508
Date first listed:
20-Jun-2003
List Entry Name:
Chaplain's House, Ilford Hospital of St Mary and St Thomas of Canterbury
Statutory Address:
CHAPLAIN'S HOUSE, ILFORD HOSPITAL OF ST MARY AND ST THOMAS OF CANTERBURY, HIGH ROAD

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1390508
Date first listed:
20-Jun-2003
List Entry Name:
Chaplain's House, Ilford Hospital of St Mary and St Thomas of Canterbury
Statutory Address 1:
CHAPLAIN'S HOUSE, ILFORD HOSPITAL OF ST MARY AND ST THOMAS OF CANTERBURY, HIGH 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:
CHAPLAIN'S HOUSE, ILFORD HOSPITAL OF ST MARY AND ST THOMAS OF CANTERBURY, HIGH ROAD

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:
TQ 43556 86385

Details

937/0/10040 HIGH ROAD 20-JUN-03 Chaplain's House, Ilford Hospital of S t Mary and St Thomas of Canterbury

II Chaplain's house at Ilford Hospital, 1927, in vernacular revival manner. Hospital founded c.1145 by Adelicia, Abbess of Barking. Red brick, courtyard and rear elevations rendered, stone dressings, tile roofs. Single storey and attics. High Road elevation, in four bays, ground floor three-light metal casements with square leaded panes, to far left, four- panel door under stone plaque. Four dormers, three with half- hipped roofs, each with small paned casements; ridge and rear stacks with multiple shafts, set diagonally. Courtyard entrance front, single storey and attics with gabled upper storey over entrance with full dormer, half hipped roof to left, three asymmetrical bays. Stone doorcase beneath Bishop's arms, with door of eight panels. To right three-light mullion and transom window, to left, three-light casement. Two- light casement to full dormer; to left and right two-light and three-light casements to half-hipped dormers. All windows metal framed, in timber architraves, most with square leaded panes, attic dormers with diamond panes.
Interior. Closed string stair with square newels carrying tall turned finials, broad symmetrical moulded balusters. Ground floor brick and tile chimneypieces. Ground floor fireplace with moulded timber architrave with small moulded mantel on apron, framing blue and white tiles. Doors with single vertical moulded panel, most with cock's-head hinges, door handles, straps and latches. Cupboard doors at first floor landing similarly detailed. Windows with robust stays and latches.
The former Chaplain's house and almshouses were set forward of the present building line forming a smaller courtyard. The Chaplain's house had been rebuilt c.1890 by Ingleby. Rebuilt 1927 on widening of the High Road. The buildings form an important group with the chapel. The site has been in continuous use as a hospice, providing sheltered accommodation, since its foundation.

H.H.Lockwood, Ilford Hospital of St.Mary and St. Thomas of Canterbury, An Outline History, 2002

Ilford Hospital Chapel and Almshouse plan, late C18 , (British Library K Top xiii 41a)

Legacy

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Legacy System number:
490427
Legacy System:
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Sources

Books and journals
Lockwood, H H, Ilford Hospital of St Mary and St Thomas of Canterbury, An Outline History, (2002)

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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