Hozier House, Hyndford Road, Lanark

Hozier House, located on Hyndford Road in Lanark, was designed by John L Murray in 1891 as a former convalescent home. This two-storey building features a T-plan layout with an 11-bay main elevation that has projecting ends and 6-bay wings at each end. The central range leads to a 7-bay rear wing, which includes a two-storey, 3-bay central section flanked by single-storey, 2-bay ends. The exterior is constructed from rubble with squared and droved quoins and margins around the openings. Notable architectural features include a band course, canted windows at the 1st, 5th, 7th, and 11th bays, and paired gableheads at the center.

On the principal (south) elevation, there is a central doorway with a 4-centred arch and a short flight of steps, above which is a plaque engraved with 'Lady Hozier Convalescent Home'. This is flanked by canted windows at the ground floor and single windows above, with blocked attic windows in the gableheads. The flanking 3-bay ranges feature regular fenestration, with bipartite windows in the end bays at ground level and single bay projections at the ends of the elevation.

The west elevation has a two-storey, 6-bay wing with regular fenestration and a door in the 3rd bay from the left. There is a wall attached between the 2nd and 3rd bays, with a door and first-floor window on the left return, and a fire escape on the rear elevation.

The north (rear) elevation consists of a central range with 5 bays on either side and a door in the 2nd bay from the center. It features regular fenestration and an aisled central passage, which was once glazed but is currently boarded, extending at a right angle to attach to the rear wing. The wing has a two-storey, 3-bay central range with regular fenestration and single-storey, 2-bay wings at each end. The left wing has bipartite windows, while the right wing features two single windows of different sizes. The returns are blind, with two windows on the rear returns.

The east elevation mirrors the west with a two-storey, 6-bay wing, regular fenestration, and a door and stairs in the 4th bay from the left. There are windows on the right return and a fire escape on the rear elevation.

The building has modern two-pane glazing and a slate roof with straight skews and bracketed eaves that are more decorative on the main building. There are six slender, coped stacks with cans along the roof and a broader stack on the rear wing.

Inside, the layout consists of a simple corridor structure with bedrooms leading off. The walls are half-timbered, and there are timber surrounds to the doors, along with cast-iron brackets in the passage.