King Edward VII Orthopaedic Hospital

An orthopaedic hospital constructed in 1913, with alterations made in the mid and late 20th century, designed by AW Kenyon. The building is constructed of coursed squared stone with hipped pantile roofs and features two large ridge stacks, a side wall stack, and a rear wall stack, all coped. It is designed in a Neo-Georgian style.

The building comprises a central block flanked by wings set back in two stages, and at either end, pavilions are set at right angles. Beyond these pavilions, V-shaped loggias extend on both sides. The central block is three stories plus attics, with a five-window front. The upper floors contain 20-pane sash windows with cornices, and box dormers with 16-pane sashes. A central, pedimented doorcase is flanked by two 20-pane sashes with keystones. Returns feature two ground floor windows and two dormers, with single windows to the intermediate floors. The rear of the central block includes a single-story kitchen with six windows across and three ridge stacks. The two-story wings have three 20-pane sashes on each floor. The slightly projecting, single-story plus attic outer wings have five French windows, the central one corniced, and five box dormers. The pavilions incorporate arcades of paired Doric columns that cover three 20th-century windows, flanked by single French windows. The rear of the pavilions has five 20-pane sashes. A mid-20th-century covered corridor connects to a pair of V-shaped loggias, with Doric colonnades. The openings of the right loggia have mid-20th-century infill panels and glazing.

The interior features a pilastered entrance hall with a coved, panelled ceiling. At the rear there is a three-bay Doric arcade of marbled wooden piers with three fanlights above, facing an entrance with a shell-headed niche. A large reeded stone fireplace is present, along with four high-relief panels depicting symbolic figures.