Former Chesterfield Union Workhouse (Scarsdale Hospital) is a Grade II listed building in the Chesterfield local planning authority area, England. Workhouse/hospital.

Former Chesterfield Union Workhouse (Scarsdale Hospital)

WRENN ID
graven-gravel-laurel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Chesterfield
Constituency
Chesterfield MP: Mr Toby Perkins (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Workhouse/hospital
Address
Former Chesterfield Union Workhouse (Scarsdale Hospital), Newbold Road
OS grid reference
SK 381 715
Coordinates
53.23983, -1.43056
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Former Chesterfield Union Workhouse, now known as Scarsdale Hospital, was built in 1840. It is constructed of red brick with stone dressings and features stone bands between the first and second, and second and third floors. The building has a slate roof and a central white cupola adorned with four round arches and a modillion cornice. It stands four storeys tall, with one window in the center on each floor, flanked by full-height brick bays that each contain three windows. Most windows are sashes with glazing bars, except for those on the ground floor, which are unbarred. The bays are topped with pediments featuring stone cornices, and the sides of the block are also pedimented. A central rusticated stone arch adds to the architectural detail.

Local climate

Former Chesterfield Union Workhouse (Scarsdale Hospital) receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 64% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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