Hereford General Hospital (Central Block)

Hereford General Hospital (Central Block) is a hospital built around 1776. It is constructed of brick and features a hipped Welsh slate roof with a gable at the front, along with three reduced brick ridge stacks. The building has a three-bay plan, with the central bay projecting under a pediment, flanked by two wings. It stands three storeys high and has a nine-window range, featuring 20th-century 6/6 sash windows under gauged brick flat arches, as well as 3/3 sashes. The eaves are moulded and modillioned, continuing as a cornice to the pediment, which includes a tripartite light with a 3/3 sash under a semicircular gauged brick arch.

The central entrance consists of a half-glazed, two-panel door with an ornamental fanlight, recessed under a painted open pediment stone hood supported by scrolled consoles and plain pilasters. There is an ornate 19th-century porch with stone dressings, flanked by 6/3 sashes under gauged brick flat arches, and a stucco storey band. The two-storey wings feature three 6/6 sashes, with 6/3 sashes above; the left-hand wing has been raised in the 20th century but retains the eaves detail.

At the rear, there is a five-window range with advanced wings on either side, featuring 6/6 sashes with 3/3 sashes above, along with 6/3 sashes and stained-glass lights on the ground floor. The rear also has gauged brick flat arches, a storey band, moulded and modillioned wood eaves, and four roof dormers with 3/3 sashes.

Inside, the hospital features a wrought-iron dogleg staircase with stick balusters, as well as a secondary open-well staircase from the late 19th century with stick balusters. The attic includes a winder stair and various doors, including 6-panel, 4-panel, and plank doors. The second floor has cast-iron Doric pillars and a wall cupboard, while the first floor also features cast-iron Doric pillars. The ground floor includes an overlight, panelled doors, a polychrome tile floor similar to that in the chapel, some decorative plasterwork, and stained-glass windows in the chapel.