Former Liverpool Eye and Ear Infirmary is a Grade II listed building in the Liverpool local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 June 1985. Hospital. 12 related planning applications.

Former Liverpool Eye and Ear Infirmary

WRENN ID
inner-stone-lark
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Liverpool
Country
England
Date first listed
19 June 1985
Type
Hospital
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Former Liverpool Eye and Ear Infirmary was built in 1879, with an extension added in 1880. It features a combination of red brick, terracotta, and a stone and tile roof. The building is three storeys tall, with a basement and attic, and consists of nine bays, along with a one-storey, one-bay connecting block and a two-storey extension with two bays. The central three bays project forward, with the middle bay projecting even further. There are flush sill bands and a terracotta frieze between the lintels, topped with a bracketed cornice.

The windows display varied designs, with most featuring stone mullions and transoms, particularly on the first floor where some have two transoms. A recessed bay includes a prominent five-light window with coving and a hipped roof adorned with gablets. The entrance boasts a pointed arch with a cornice, flanked by two lions holding shields and canted projecting windows. The recessed doorcase has glazed tracery and a half-glazed door. The end bays feature first-floor canted oriels set in chamfered reveals, while the central bays have a frieze above the first floor inscribed with 'THE LIVERPOOL EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY ERECTED A.D.1879.' The hipped roof has a central three-bay projection, with coved gables on the central and end bays, while the other bays have roof dormers. The three-bay projection includes hipped dormers at each end.

The extension, made of rock-faced stone with ashlar dressing, is two storeys high with an attic and consists of two bays. The ground floor windows feature mullions and transoms, with four and six lights between buttresses. The left buttress is gabled with a dragon finial, the right has a shield finial, and the centre features a canopied niche with a statue of St. Luke. The first floor has mullioned oriels with four and six lights, and an arcaded parapet. Timber-framed gabled dormers are present, and the building has a mansard roof with end stacks.

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