Former Royal Wolverhampton Hospital is a Grade II listed building in the Wolverhampton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 June 1991. A C19 Hospital. 14 related planning applications.
Former Royal Wolverhampton Hospital
- WRENN ID
- weathered-alcove-barley
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wolverhampton
- Constituency
- Wolverhampton South East MP: Pat McFadden (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 June 1991
- Type
- Hospital
- Address
- Former Royal Wolverhampton Hospital, Cleveland Road, City of Wolverhampton, WV2 1DT
- OS grid reference
- SO 919 981
- Coordinates
- 52.58132, -2.12039
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Former Royal Wolverhampton Hospital is a hospital building constructed in 1845 by architect Edward Banks, with an Edward VII memorial wing added in 1912. It is built of brick with ashlar dressings and features a slate roof, showcasing a classical architectural style. Originally, the structure was a symmetrical range of two storeys and a basement, consisting of 15 bays with three-storey, five-bay centre and pedimented end pavilions. The left pavilion has been replaced by the 1912 wing, which has five by seven bays.
The building's basement includes segmental-headed windows with 16-pane sash windows, while the other windows are adorned with architraves and 12-pane sashes. The ground floor windows feature pediments, and those on the first floor have eared architraves. The entrance is highlighted by a consoled cornice with scrolled cresting, an overlight, and 20th-century doors. The 1912 wing maintains similar architectural details but includes panelled angle pilasters and a distyle in antis portico, complete with iron railings and later infill. The treatment continues to the first bay of the return, with the other six bays being simpler in design. The right return and rear of the building are treated similarly to the facade, although there are 20th-century additions, and the rear features a Y-plan wing.
This hospital was the first major commission of a notable architect from Wolverhampton.
Local climate
Former Royal Wolverhampton Hospital receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 74% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 14 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
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- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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