Roundhay Hall Hospital

Roundhay Hall Hospital is a mansion that has been converted into a private hospital. It was built around 1835 and is attributed to the architect John Clark for John Goodman. The building is constructed of ashlar stone and has a slate roof. It features two storeys and is designed in the Neo-Classical style, with a layout of three bays by three bays, broad corner pilasters, and a rusticated central section.

The west front includes a large central entrance portico supported by giant Corinthian columns, which hold up a pediment adorned with acroteria. The entrance features a large doorway framed by a moulded architrave and cornice on console brackets. The windows have moulded architraves and consist of 6-pane casements, with cornices on the ground floor. There is a moulded string course at both the ground-floor and first-floor sill levels, a modillion eaves cornice, and a blocking course that displays a central coat of arms. The building has paired chimneys with cylindrical moulded shafts, although the ornate cast-iron panels are missing. The hipped roof is complemented by moulded stacks.

On the right return, the window arrangement is 2:3:2, with the centre projecting to include a ground floor semicircular bay. This bay is supported by Corinthian pilasters and features an entablature and parapet with cast-iron panels that create a balcony for the first-floor centre 3-light window.

Inside, the lobby showcases paired glass doors with a bronze traceried overlight, and a mosaic and marble floor. The staircase hall has a geometric-pattern mosaic floor and a fine divided staircase with an ornate bronze-colour balustrade, wall niches, and a coved ceiling. The principal front room is notable for its deep scrolled plasterwork cornice and a fireplace with a bolection-moulded marble surround.

Historically, this building was the home of Edward Allen, the first Lord Brotherton, whose library became the foundation of the Leeds University library. It later served as a hospital for women.