Former Merchant Seamen's Orphan Asylum at Wanstead Hospital and chapel to the north west of Wanstead Hospital. is a Grade II* listed building in the Redbridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 February 1979. A Victorian Orphanage. 2 related planning applications.

Former Merchant Seamen's Orphan Asylum at Wanstead Hospital and chapel to the north west of Wanstead Hospital.

WRENN ID
gilded-dormer-nettle
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Redbridge
Country
England
Date first listed
22 February 1979
Type
Orphanage
Period
Victorian
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Former Merchant Seamen's Orphan Asylum at Wanstead Hospital, located to the northwest of Wanstead Hospital, was opened in 1863 and closed in 1921. It has since served various purposes, including a convent and hospital, before being converted into apartments in the late 1990s. Designed by George Somers Clarke, the building features a symmetrical design made of banded red brick with Ancaster stone dressings. It stands three storeys high, with gable dormers in a hipped tiled roof and a tower topped with a squat spire, showcasing a modified Venetian gothic style. Notable external features include the tower and spire, as well as the porch supported by Devonshire marble columns. The great hall was added in 1866.

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