Barn At Royal Albert Farm, Royal Albert Hospital

The barn at Royal Albert Farm, part of the Royal Albert Hospital, is a late 19th-century farm building, likely designed by the architectural firm Paley and Austin. It is constructed from squared coursed sandstone rubble and features a green slate roof. The east wall has a central cart entrance with a segmental arch and a surround made of rock-faced sandstone. The roof extends over the entrance, forming a slated canopy supported by timber brackets. There are two rows of slit vents, a blocked wide entrance with a plain lintel on the left, and a doorway on the right. The ridge of the barn is topped with two metal ventilators. The north and south walls include pitching holes beneath their gables. A lean-to that was attached to the west wall has been removed due to fire damage, and the openings have been filled with brickwork. This barn was built as part of the ancillary buildings for the Royal Albert Idiot Asylum, which was completed in 1873 and is now known as the Royal Albert Hospital.