Meneage Hospital

Meneage Hospital is a former workhouse, likely built around 1855, which is contemporaneous with the entrance gateway that features a datestone. The building is constructed from local rubble with granite dressings, including a plinth, monolithic jambs, and a square eaves cornice. It has dry Delabole slate roofs that are hipped, except for a granite-coped central rear gable that has a dressed granite stack, while other stacks are made of brick, including two axial stacks and one lateral stack. The gutters are made of cast iron and have an ogee profile.

The hospital has a symmetrical E-shaped plan with a central tower porch at the front, two shallow rear wings, and a deep central two-storey wing, along with a single-storey lean-to that clasps the front corners. The building stands three storeys tall and features a nearly symmetrical front with a 1:6:1:6:1 bay articulation. Some original 12-pane hornless sash windows remain, alongside some horned copies, while later transomed windows with small panes have been added. There are two 20th-century first-floor extensions supported by concrete piers in front of three bays on the left and right, and one bay from the porch. The mid-floor stair windows are located near the angle on the left and have been altered on the right, but otherwise, the original openings are intact.

The taller porch has a round-arched doorway with an original fanlight, and each floor above features a round-arched window, with an impost band at the first floor and a blind oculus beneath the moulded eaves of the pyramidal roof. The end cross wings have tripartite windows in wide openings on the upper floor. The right-hand lean-to has an extra wing that projects forward in front of the angle. The other elevations remain largely unaltered, except for two small 20th-century single-storey additions at the rear left. Many original 12-pane hornless sashes and tripartite sashes are present, including a central round-arched window in the central rear gable with a concentric fanlight head, while other windows have been replaced with top-opening windows that feature glazing bars. The side walls are arranged in a 3:1:3 bay pattern with a central entrance and stair bays. The central rear wing is two storeys high and has two first-floor tripartite sashes on each side wall, along with one similar window on the ground floor. The interior has not been inspected.