Royal Infirmary (Cobbett H, Admin/Drs Res Block, X Ray Teaching Block And Chapel)

The Royal Infirmary, located on Oxford Road in Chorlton-On-Medlock, is a hospital built between 1905 and 1908 by architects E.T. Hall and John Brooke. The building is constructed from blood-red brick with white limestone dressings and features slate roofs. It consists of three long ranges aligned on the same axis, which were originally connected by bridges, though the junction between the central and northern ranges has been destroyed due to war damage.

The main range was originally U-shaped with a central tower, but the left wing has been cut short. The south range includes a tower at its north end. The design reflects the Edwardian Baroque style, with four storeys plus the towers. The main range showcases channelled rustication on the ground floor, false quoins on the first floor, and giant Ionic pilasters on the second and third floors, along with a plain frieze and a modillioned cornice. The prominent tower, made of stone, features a pedimented porch with a Gibbs surround, coupled windows in the center, single-light windows on the sides, a segmental open pediment above the center, and an octagonal turret with concave corners, a clock face on the front, oculi on the sides, and a domed roof.

The windows throughout have glazing bars in the upper sections, with some being coupled and others adorned with broken pediments. The south wing includes a two-storey segmental bow window. A stone link on the right side of this wing forms a semi-circular arched bridge with a mask keystone, run-out voussoirs, and a balustraded parapet, leading to an open passage supported by a Tuscan colonnade. The tower connected to this link has a four-stage Baroque turret with a square first stage and cylindrical upper stages, colonnades, and a domed roof. The north and south ranges feature a 3:5:3 bay arrangement in a similar but simpler style, with giant Ionic colonnades on the upper floors of the central sections.