Ravenstone Hospital

Ravenstone Hospital is a pair of almshouses founded in 1711 and built shortly after. The building is constructed of brick with stone dressing and forms a quadrangle with two-storey sides that comprise 13 bays, arranged symmetrically. The west side serves as the main front, featuring a central piece with an arched entrance flanked by pilasters and an entablature. Above the door is a panel displaying the arms of Wilkins, along with carved volutes, traces of painted decoration, and an inscription that reads: "This hospital was built by John Wilkins Esq and with his consent very liberally endowed by Rebecca his wife in memory of their only son Francis Wollarton Wilkins, who died on the 5th day of February A.D. 1711. Soli Deo Gratia." An additional inscription notes that the two wings on the front of the building were constructed in 1784. On either side of the central entrance are two more round-arched entrances with moulded chamfered arches and keystones, which sit above brick aprons beneath upper windows. There are also four two-light stone mullioned windows with diamond panes, a stone eaves cornice, and giant corner Tuscan pilasters. The other elevations maintain the same style and remain unaltered. To the east of the main quadrangle, there is an additional range that is a good pastiche from around 1860.