Norah Fry Hospital

Norah Fry Hospital is a workhouse that was built in 1848, with the outer wings constructed slightly later. The building features coursed rubble with dressed quoins and a slate roof, characterized by wide bracketed eaves. It has austere classical proportions and is designed in an "H" shape. The structure is three stories high with eleven bays arranged in a 3:1:3:1:3 pattern, where the central five bays step forward. All windows are sash windows with glazing bars set in moulded stone architraves. The central doorway has a moulded surround and a triangular pediment supported by shaped stone brackets, with double doors made up of three panels each. The second and tenth ground floor windows also feature triangular pediments. A string course runs below the first and second floor windows. The central three bays are gabled and display a stone plaque that reads "Shepton Mallet 1848." There are two-bay wings on each side that extend at right angles to the facade, with similar window designs and two semi-circular arches at the ground floor on the gable ends. There is a lodge at the entrance to Old Wells Road.