Surviving Block of former St David's Hospital

Former central entrance block of the south-east wing of the Canton Union Workhouse. Two and three storeys by five bays; Welsh slate roofs, walls faced with blocks of stone laid in regular and irregular courses; ashlar bands and dressings. Each outermost bay of two storeys only with hipped slate roof; on first floor a 3-light transom window to each, with pointed heads to lights; a flat headed window each on ground floor. E ach intermediate bay with gabled attic storey and flanking stone stacks; each gable with 3-light transom and mullion attic window with pointed heads to lights; a triple window each on both first and ground floors, first floor windows with pointed heads, ground floor windows square-headed. Centre bay of two storeys with crowning tower; window of two pointed headed lights on first floor and pointed headed doorway on ground floor. Tower of three storeys, lowest storey with two-light pointed headed window, middle-storey with three narrow vertical lights and upper storey with clock face; arcading beneath steep pyramid roof with gablets. Two small windows to the hipped end of either wing. Rear elevation not seen.

Not available for inspection at time of resurvey.