St Giles Hospital, Administrative Block With Attached Ward Block

This is a hospital administrative block with an attached ward block, constructed in 1904 by ET Hall. The building is constructed of red brick in Flemish bond, with stone dressings, and has slate hipped roofs.

The administrative block, located to the left, displays a symmetrical facade. The central three-storey section has eight windows and features tapering wooden clock faces with a metal cupola and finial above. The end three bays are separated by full-height Ionic columns, with the central two bays recessed. Mullioned and transomed casements, three-light to the centre, are present. Elaborate end chimneystacks incorporate alternating horizontal strips of brick and stone. The central doorcase is topped by a curved stone hood, supported on massive stone brackets. Projecting two-storey wings flank each end, with a five-light mullioned and transomed window on the first floor, and a six-light curved bay on the ground floor. Behind these are three-storey towers with deep stone parapets.

The ward block, attached by a single-storey link with three segmental-headed arches featuring decorative metal grilles, is an asymmetrical building of the same brick, stone, and slate construction. It stands three storeys high, with attics, and possesses irregular fenestration; most windows are sash windows, but mullioned windows are found in certain bays. A projecting three-storey canted bay with a half-dome and doorcase featuring a flat stone cornice and ramped panel is on the extreme right. To the left of this is a further five windows and cast-iron balcony railings. A central three-storey tower includes four small octagonal stone turrets topped with a pyramidal roof and elaborate weathervane. Sashes and a round-headed doorcase mark this tower. To the left of it is a further wing of three windows, terminating in a four-storey wing with a full-height bay to the right, and three additional windows.

Inside, the staircase block showcases staircases with iron stick balusters and iron finials to the wooden handrails.