Southlands Hospital

Southlands Hospital consists of a group of almshouses founded by John Southland in 1610 and rebuilt in 1734. The buildings are two storeys high, constructed from brown brick with a tiled roof and a brick modillion cornice. The bricks are arranged diagonally, with the points protruding. Each house features an unusual window arrangement, with one sash window on both the ground and first floors, totaling two sashes between the two levels. These five sashes are set in moulded surrounds, and both the ground floor and the two upper sashes have cambered heads. The doors are plain, with four narrow panels extending the full height. The almshouses sit on a medieval stone rubble plinth with flint galleting. A plaque on the building notes that it was a gift from John Southland in 1610, rebuilt at the expense of Sir Robert Andrew and Sir Henry Furness, and further endowed by Thomas Baker in 1734 and Richard Rothwell Da Daglish in 1908. Southlands Hospital, along with Cheriton Lodge, Nos 3 to 5, and The Limes, Nos 1 and 2, form a cohesive group.