Magdalen House

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HOLLOWAY (north side) No.92 Magdalen House

12/06/50

GV II Leprosy hospital, now house. Mid C18 with C19 alterations.

MATERIALS: limestone rubble, ashlar dressings, double Roman tile roof.

PLAN: near symmetrical single depth plan to gabled ends, and with single extra bay set back to right, to left small wing, at lower level with fall in site.

EXTERIOR: three storeys, four windows, mainly twelve-pane sashes. Second floor are two wide spaced sashes and small central light, above four sashes, one blocked and painted in, and small central four-pane. Ground floor are three sashes, first of these blocked, and part-glazed door in broad surround under closed segmental moulded pediment hood. Ground and first floors windows have straight drips. Coped gables, with cross-saddle to left, and stack to right. To right lower bay has large twelve-pane to two floors, each with straight drip, coped gable with stack. Site drops to left, and small staircase runs down from terrace, and return end has two-light casement at two levels, with sixteen-pane sash at middle level, above low two-storey wing including garage door. Main gable show signs of earlier abutting property at lower level than main ridge. Rear wall in rubble faces churchyard of Chapel of The Magdalen (qv), and has central twelve-pane staircase window, and eaves stack to right.

INTERIOR: not inspected.

Listing NGR: ST7473364171