The Keep, Castle Chambers is a Grade II listed building in the Torbay local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 January 1975. Dispensary, office. 4 related planning applications.
The Keep, Castle Chambers
- WRENN ID
- plain-banister-bistre
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Torbay
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 January 1975
- Type
- Dispensary, office
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
TORQUAY
SX9164 UNION STREET 885-1/14/286 (North East side) 10/01/75 The Keep, Castle Chambers (Formerly Listed as: UPPER UNION STREET Castle Chambers)
GV II
Dispensary, in use as offices. Probably 1878. Snecked local grey limestone with Bathstone dressings; slate roof; stack with stone shafts with moulded cornices. PLAN: Small building attached to left end of the hospital. EXTERIOR: Single storey. Asymmetrical 2-window front, with a shallow wing projecting to the front at the left end with a coped gable with kneelers. Moulded stone eaves band to main block. Moulded-arched doorway to right of wing with carved spandrels. 3-light high-transomed stone-mullioned window to right of doorway. Wing has similar 4-light window with relieving arch. INTERIOR: Not inspected but may retain features of interest. The dispensary was intended to give working people the opportunity of medical attendance on payment of a small subscription, replacing the previous scheme of free medical attention. By 1883 the dispensary was self-supporting with 2,580 contributing members. (Ellis CA: An Historical Survey of Torquay, 2nd edition: 1930-: P.437-440.).
Listing NGR: SX9117064451
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