Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, with attached kitchen to rear is a Grade II listed building in the Wigan local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 August 1994. Hospital. 7 related planning applications.
Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, with attached kitchen to rear
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wigan
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 August 1994
- Type
- Hospital
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, with an attached kitchen at the rear, is a hospital building designed by architect Thomas Worthington and dated 1873 on the porch. It has been altered and extended over the years. The structure is built of red brick in Flemish bond with some blue brick, sandstone dressings, and features slate mansard roofs. The building is arranged in a T-plan, with the main range facing east and a rear wing that houses the kitchen. It is designed in the Gothic style.
On the exterior, the building stands two storeys tall plus a tower and features three wide bays arranged symmetrically. The centre is recessed and includes a central tower flanked by square wings that have gabled centres that project forward. Architectural details include a chamfered plinth, chamfered sill bands, and four blue brick bands on both floors, along with a machicolated eaves cornice. The centre of the façade features a rectangular porch with diagonal buttresses, an embattled parapet, and a two-centred arched doorway. This doorway is flanked by chunky semi-columns with stiff-leaf caps and is inscribed with "OPENED BY THEIR ROYAL HIGHNESSES THE PRINCE & PRINCESS OF WALES JUNE 4, 1873." The porch has a hood-mould and a steep gable that rises through the parapet, topped with a carved shield. Above the porch is a two-centred arch with a polychrome head containing a window with two arched lights. The square tower above has a lancet window, machicolation, a clock face under a gablet, and a saddleback roof. Each wing features a rectangular bay window at the ground floor and a tall two-centred arched window above, both fitted with three-light sashes. The kitchen wing is located at the rear.
Inside, the entrance hall is lined with marble tablets that list the subscribers.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 7 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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