Blythburgh And District Hospital

Blythburgh and District Hospital, formerly known as Blything Union Workhouse, is a disused hospital built in 1765 by Thomas Fulcher of Debenham. The building underwent major alterations in 1836 and 1948. It is constructed of red brick and features gabled and hipped concrete tile roofs, although the stacks and attic dormers have been removed. The inner sides have a plinth, a first-floor band, and moulded eaves. The windows are primarily steel casements set in segment-headed openings.

The hospital has an H-plan layout, with the main cross range taller than the side ranges. The entrance range, located to the north, has been partly demolished. The main range consists of 22 windows, while the side ranges extend approximately 16 windows to the south and 5 to the north. The south front of the main range has a slightly projecting center with three bays under a pediment. There is an elliptical arched entrance leading to a cross passage, and above it, a square-domed wooden cupola with round-arched bell openings. The fenestration is regular on each side, with minor alterations.

At the south end of the east range, there is a chapel featuring two casements on each side with Gothic glazing bars. Between the west windows, a traceried light has been inserted in a blocked doorway, and there is a side wall stack. To the left, there is a door with a flat hood on brackets, and a similar door is found on the east side, where the main range projects slightly. The north side has regular fenestration that has been reglazed, along with a segment-arched entrance to the cross passage. The west side has several mid-20th century additions. The entrance range, which was partly demolished around 1947, is roughcast and painted, with a gabled and hipped concrete tile roof and a single ridge stack. It features a plinth and eaves band, with a segment-arched carriage entrance on the north side, above which is a box dormer door and three segment-headed windows to the left, along with two casements to the right. The interior is said to retain its original roof structure, including principal rafters, tie beams, and collars.