Beamsley Hospital (South Range)

Beamsley Hospital, specifically the south range, is a hospital building dating from 1593 and the 17th century. It is constructed from rubblestone with ashlar detailing and features graduated stone slate roofs. The building is two storeys high and has seven bays. The central carriageway, which dates from the 17th century, is marked by a segmental arch. Above this arch are two tablets; the one on the right displays the coats of arms of the Clifford and Russell families, while the left tablet bears the inscription: "This almes-house was founded by that excellent Lady Margaret Russell, Countesse of Cumberland, wife of George Clifford, third Earl of Cumberland, 1593, and was more perfectly finished by her only child, the Lady Annie Clifford, Countesse-Dowager of Pembroke, Dorsett and Montgomery 'God's name be praised'." To the right, there are three bays that are one storey high and stepped into the hillside. All ground-floor windows are three-light double-chamfered mullioned windows, and above to the left are three 1-light chamfered windows. The building has two end stacks and two ridge stacks.