Dunston Hill Hospital

  • Description

    Large house now hospital. Rear north wing for John Carr (1667-1739); enlarged for Ralph Carr (1711-1807) - rainwater head 1750; John Carr (1764-1817) faced the house with stone, renewed the roof, changed the entrance from east to north and built dining room and kitchen wing. Sandstone ashlar with rusticated quoins and basement; roof of Welsh slate. T-plan. Front range: basement and 2 storeys; 7 windows by 2. Central doorway now holds sash with glazing bars in architrave under pulvinated frieze and cornice. Ground floor sill band and first floor band. Architraves to all windows, pulvinated friezes to those on first floor with segmental pediment in centre.....
  • Owner

    Historic England
  • Source

    Local (Co-Curate)
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  • Further information

    Link: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1366097
    Resource type: Text/Website
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 2 hours, 57 minutes ago
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