St Audrys Hospital Administation Block

The building is the former administration block of St Audry's Hospital, originally constructed between 1765 and 1767 as a Loes & Wilford Union Workhouse. It was converted to the Suffolk County Asylum between 1827 and 1829, and remodelled in 1844 by Scott & Moffatt. The building is constructed of red brick with ashlar dressings and gabled and hipped plain tile roofs. A central ridge stack and two side wall stacks are present. A plinth and first-floor band define the elevations. The building follows an H-plan, with most windows boarded at the time of survey, although original windows were mostly renewed in 1844, featuring white brick surrounds.

The central east front has an entrance block, likely the Superintendent's quarters, dating to 1827, with a five-window range. A central brick portico features an elliptical arched opening, a cornice, and cast iron balcony railing. Above the portico is a pedimented gable with three small glazing bar sashes and a blocked central opening. The side ranges exhibit regular fenestration with five windows (1844) and three box dormers. The east wings retain original windows with segmental heads. A ground-floor blank is present in the northeastern wing, while the southeastern wing has a central doorway. Attached to the southeastern wing is a single-storey projection with a hipped roof and a south-facing doorway, possibly a chapel.

The inner returns of the wings feature three 1844 windows on each floor and two box dormers above; outer returns display irregular fenestration from 1844. The longer west wings are lower and narrower, with approximately fourteen 1844 windows and some alterations.

Interior features of the original ranges include principal rafter roofs with butt purlins and 19th-century trefoil-pierced tracery above the tie beam. The west wings contain a typical mid-19th century arrangement of small, secure rooms off a wide corridor. The entrance block features a wooden open well stair with turned balusters. The Superintendent’s quarters showcase moulded doorcases and cornices, along with several rooms containing round arched niches.