St Edmund Hospital And Nursing Home

St Edmund Hospital and Nursing Home is a building that originally served as a house and later as a hotel before becoming a private hospital and nursing home. It dates from the early to mid-18th century and was extended and altered in the early 19th century. The structure is made of red brick with a slate roof and features a wide paired modillion eaves cornice on the main house. A smaller 18th-century range on the east side has a plaintiled roof and a wood modillion cornice.

The building has three storeys and cellars, with a seven-window range on the north side. All windows are narrow 8-pane sashes in flush cased frames with flat gauged arches. Notably, the spacing between the fifth and sixth windows is wider, indicating an alteration or extension. There is a raised brick band between each storey, and a prominent central Ionic porch projects in front of an 8-panel door with two glazed panels.

On the south side, part of an earlier wing projects slightly on the southeast side, featuring two late 17th or early 18th-century sash windows, each with 18 small panes and heavy ovolo-moulded glazing bars. The south front has seven sash windows on each storey, which vary in size but are all small-paned and different from those on the front. The four windows on the ground and first storeys in the western half are 15-pane, long and narrow in flush cased frames.

Inside, the cellars are partly lined with C19 brick and contain wine bins, while another part features flint and old render, possibly medieval. The interior showcases a mix of 18th and early 19th-century features, reflecting changes in layout. The entrance hall has a fine free-standing early 19th-century geometric staircase with stick balusters, open strings, and curved and wreathed handrails, alongside an older fireplace. The windows on the north side have internal shutters with sunk panels, and the six-panel doors have panelled reveals. There are also changes of level on the upper storey.