Dreadnought Seamen's Hospital (In Grounds at South West of Royal Naval College) is a Grade II listed building in the Greenwich local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 June 1973. Hospital. 1 related planning application.

Dreadnought Seamen's Hospital (In Grounds at South West of Royal Naval College)

WRENN ID
odd-alcove-oak
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Greenwich
Constituency
Greenwich and Woolwich MP: Matthew Pennycook (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 June 1973
Type
Hospital
Address
Dreadnought Seamen's Hospital (In Grounds at South West of Royal Naval College), Romney Road Se10
OS grid reference
TQ 384 777
Coordinates
51.48208, -0.0073
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Dreadnought Seamen's Hospital, located in the grounds southwest of the Royal Naval College, was built between 1703 and 1704 by James Stuart. It features a main south front that is three stories high with a basement and has thirteen windows. The building is stuccoed, a modification made at a later date. The central and end sections of the façade project slightly, and it has a low-pitched, hipped slate roof with separate roofs over the end sections. Architectural details include an entablature, a blocking course, a second-floor string, rusticated quoins, and a rusticated center bay up to the second floor. Above this, there is a pseudo-pediment displaying maritime arms. The entrance is marked by a two-storey arch located along the axis of the building. The windows are sash style, featuring glazing bars within moulded architraves and bracketed cills. The side elevations are similar in design to the main front.

Local climate

Dreadnought Seamen's Hospital (In Grounds at South West of Royal Naval College) sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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