Royal Masonic Hospital Nurses' Home

TQ 2278 RAVENSCOURT PARK, W6

333-/6/10022 Royal Masonic Hospital Nurses'Home

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Nurses' home. 1938-9, Burnet, Tait and Lorne. One long range flanked by projecting wings. 4 storeys plus attic; wings, 3 storeys. Gritty red brick with recessed pointing. Red tiled roof Central range 20 windows wide, rune either side of central two: these are articulated by tall chimney stacks. Wooden sash windows with open boxes. Staircases encased 'm glass tower at angles. Overhanging flat canopy above entrance porch which curves around the wing. Curved windows at each end. 10 bays, with entrance where the wing joins the main block. INTERIOR: Entrance hall has curved fire surround set into travertine-clad wall with roundel above. Aluminium stair balustrades with horizontal rails. Dado of stone veneer. Wooden sash window frames throughout. Each floor has access to a balcony. The original games room ('Elford Room') on ground floor: walnut veneer panelling. Large glazed French windows. Round porthole window. Low ceiling, rectangular and coved. Travertine and bronze fireplace. Some original strip light fittings. Glass bays on 2 sides. Wood block floor. HISTORICAL NOTE: The Royal Masonic Hospital (q.v.) was built in 1933-5 to the designs of leading hospital architects Burnet, Tait and Lorne. The nurses' home was conceived as part of the original plan and added in 1936-8 on an adjoining site and in the same Dudokian modern style.SOUPCES:'The Builder', August 21 1936;'The Architects'journal, May 26 1938.

Listing NGR: TQ2206978877