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Royal Cornwall Hospital (City)

A Grade II Listed Building in Truro, Cornwall

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.2611 / 50°15'39"N

Longitude: -5.0553 / 5°3'19"W

OS Eastings: 182332

OS Northings: 44590

OS Grid: SW823445

Mapcode National: GBR ZF.XM83

Mapcode Global: FRA 089B.NCJ

Plus Code: 9C2P7W6V+CV

Entry Name: Royal Cornwall Hospital (City)

Listing Date: 19 June 1973

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1280725

English Heritage Legacy ID: 377399

ID on this website: 101280725

Location: Truro, Cornwall, TR1

County: Cornwall

Civil Parish: Truro

Built-Up Area: Truro

Traditional County: Cornwall

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cornwall

Church of England Parish: Truro St George the Martyr

Church of England Diocese: Truro

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Description


TRURO

SE8244NW INFIRMARY HILL 880-1/6/79 (West side) 19/06/73 Royal Cornwall Hospital (City)

GV II

Infirmary hospital. 1799 datestone. By William Wood, architect and overseer of Lemon Street development. Local freestone ashlar walls; dry Delabole slate mansard roof with open pediments over entrance and fronting cross wing on right; roof dormers with pediments. Shallow depth plan. 3 storeys plus attic over basement; nearly symmetrical 3:3:3-bay north front with taller central bays broken forward and rising to 4 storeys with open pediment plus similar pediment to 3-storey 3-window projecting cross wing on the right; first-floor sill string and moulded cornice to parapets; flat arches over original hornless sashes with glazing bars. Doorway, central to main block, has moulded architrave and hood on consoles and date 1799 to frieze; 6-panel door with 3-pane overlight; above is sash with round-arched recessed surround over an apron with the Cornish Arms flanked by swags over guttae. Third floor has sash within similar but plainer recessed panel with stepped keyblock. To middle of other bays to first floor are aprons inscribed "Cornwall and Infirmary". Cross wing has 3-linked moulded segmental arches to ground floor, moulded round arches over Corinthian capitals to first floor and rusticated round arch to middle of 2nd floor; blind central windows. INTERIOR not inspected. (Truro Buildings Research Group: Lemon Street and its Neighbourhood: Truro: 1980-).

Listing NGR: SW8233244590

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