Windsor House, Belfast City Hospital, 51 Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 7AB

A two-storey basalt former workhouse school block, built c.1875 and located within the Belfast City Hospital site. Constructed on an I-plan and facing east, with projecting two-and-a-half storey pavilion wings to north and south, and identical two storey flat-roofed extensions in purple engineering brick centrally abutting the north and south elevations. North and south blocks are each terminated at west by a lower perpendicular two-storey annexe. Natural slate roofs, pitched with angled ridge tiles, hipped pavilion style roofs to wings having roll moulded lead ridges and hips, and half-hipped roofs to north and south wings. Generally ogee cast-iron rainwater goods over sandstone eaves; uPVC replacements to rear over exposed rafter tails. Walling is random basalt, brought to courses, with ashlar sandstone dressings including quoins, roundels, platbands and window surrounds. Buttresses to pavilion wings and main block. Variety of windows including some original transomed-and-mullioned casements with float glass to south pavilion wing. Otherwise metal casement and uPVC openers to front, replacement timber casement to north and south, 1/1 timber sash to extensions, and mix of timber and metal casements to rear annexes. Principal elevation faces east and comprises main block four windows wide to either side of gabled entrance bay. Recessed entrance porch having modern mosaic tiled interior and curved canopy, c.1950. Vinyl fixed lettering ‘Windsor House’, and blind loop to gable. Pavilion wings project forward at either side, and there is a modern porch addition to re-entrant angle of north pavilion. Pavilions are three openings wide and two openings deep, with gabled wall-head dormers and roundels detailed with quatrefoil and cartouche. Long north and south elevations, comprising four openings to either side of extensions, which have irregular openings to all sides and modern entrances. Each terminated by a slightly lower perpendicular annexe, detailed as pervious but with openings formed in brick and areas of cement render. Rear elevation is plainly detailed and abutted by mid 20th century cream brick service and lift extension. Setting: Occupying a restricted site within the Belfast City Hospital complex, south of the main tower block, and surrounded by mid to late 20th century institutional buildings. Original granite steps with sandstone walls to front, and areas of lawn to front and north; bitmac car parking to south and west. Roof: Slate Walling: Basalt Windows: Variety of timber, metal and uPVC. RWG: Cast iron and uPVC