Northern Block At Lady Herberts Homes

The Northern Block at Lady Herbert's Homes is an almshouse building consisting of six dwellings, constructed in 1935 by Albert Herbert for Sir Alfred Herbert. It is made of red brick with sandstone ashlar dressings and features hipped roofs covered in Swithland slate. The building is single storey and has six bays, with prominent panelled and coped brick ridge stacks. The original windows are leaded casements, supported by ashlar mullions and transoms.

The front of the building has a projecting center section with two bays, featuring two four-light windows, and on each side, there is a small single light window. The side ranges have similar window designs, while the hip ends contain single windows with transoms. The rear of the building includes three projecting porches, each with a continuous six-light mullioned window. In each return angle, there is a plain Tudor arched doorway with an inscribed lintel and a recessed board door, flanked by a two-light window on each side.

The almshouses are a significant feature of a public garden dedicated to the memory of Florence Herbert, the wife of Sir Alfred Herbert, who passed away in 1930.