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Latitude: 51.8674 / 51°52'2"N
Longitude: 0.1772 / 0°10'37"E
OS Eastings: 549997
OS Northings: 221002
OS Grid: TL499210
Mapcode National: GBR MDR.X71
Mapcode Global: VHHLW.1B08
Plus Code: 9F32V58G+XV
Entry Name: Former workhouse complex
Listing Date: 11 July 1983
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1101612
English Heritage Legacy ID: 160925
ID on this website: 101101612
Location: Hockerill, East Hertfordshire, CM23
County: Hertfordshire
District: East Hertfordshire
Civil Parish: Bishop's Stortford
Built-Up Area: Bishop's Stortford
Traditional County: Hertfordshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Hertfordshire
Church of England Parish: Hockerill All Saints
Church of England Diocese: St.Albans
Tagged with: Building
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TL 42 SE 6/31, 7/31
TL 52 SW
BISHOPS STORTFORD
Nightingales
(Formerly listed as HAYMEADS LANE (West Side) Herts and Essex General Hospital (former workhouse block, now staff accommodation, comprising Waytemore House, Essex House, Cecil House, offices and training school))
II
1856 former workhouse complex, red brick, slate and modern concrete tile roofs. Y-plan with terminating blocks. Entrance block at foot of Y, set back within courtyard, flanked on east by single storey lodges. These have hipped roof centres of three semi-circular headed sash windows.
Entrance block: three storeys, five windows, all arch-headed, partly vertical sash, partly with bottom-hung ventilators. Central door with cornice on consoles. Low hipped roof with exposed rafters on projecting eaves. Dentil cornice. Central louvre with iron weathervane and fox motif. Legs of Y also three storeys with similar window and eaves treatment. Other terminal blocks similar to entrance, but four windows.
Adjoining south terminal block on east side is original, single-storey casualty cell block. Eight windows with original, iron opening gear intact on south side.
Listing NGR: TL4999721002
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