Former Lodge Of Royal Infirmary (Now Royal Bank Of Scotland), Railings And Four Pairs Of Gatepiers

MANCHESTER

SJ8496 OXFORD ROAD, Chorlton-On-Medlock 698-1/21/612 (East side) 15/02/89 Former Lodge of Royal Infirmary (now RBS), railings and four pairs of gatepiers

GV II

Entrance lodge to Royal Infirmary, now bank. 1905-8, by E.T.Hall and John Brooke; altered. Red brick with extensive dressings of Portland stone. Rectangular plan. Edwardian Baroque style. Two storeys and 3 bays, symmetrical, with high plinth, staggered quoins, central feature, frieze and cornice with cresting, all of Portland stone. The centre has a wide round-headed archway with raised run-out voussoirs and triple keystone with mask, and a 2-light sashed window at 1st floor, framed by pairs of Ionic semi-columns which have channelled plinths, blocked shafts, coved niches between the columns each containing a gadrooned bowl-shaped pedestal, and corniced entablatures, the whole surmounted by Royal Arms with lion-and-unicorn supporters. The outer bays have windows at ground floor with large triple keystones rising into open pediments on scrolled consoles (altered glazing), and sashed windows at 1st floor with moulded architraves. Rusticated Portland stone gatepiers; plain spear-headed railings on low wall.

Listing NGR: SJ8494296062