Norah Fry Hospital is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. Hospital.

Norah Fry Hospital

WRENN ID: iron-pier-primrose
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Somerset
Country: England
Type: Hospital
Source: Historic England listing

Description

ST6143 SHEPTON MALLET CP OLD WELLS ROAD (North side)

6/201 Norah Fry Hospital

GV II

Workhouse, now hospital. Dated 1848, outer wings slightly later. Coursed rubble, dressed quoins, slate roof, wide bracketed eaves. Austere classical proportions, "H" shaped on plan. 3-storeys, 11-bays, 3:1:3:1:3, centre 5-bays stepped forward, all having sash windows with glazing bars in moulded stone architraves. Central square head doorway, moulded surround, triangular pediment on shaped stone brackets, double doors of 3-panels each. Second and tenth ground floor windows also have triangular pediments. String course below first and second floor windows. Centre 3-bays gabled with stone plaque:- "Shepton Mallet 1848". 2-bay wing at each side at right angles to facade. Similar fenestration, 2-semi-circular arches at ground floor on gable ends. Lodge at entrance to Old Wells Road (qv).

Listing NGR: ST6115343373

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