Saint Joseph's Hospital — Blackboy Road

Large complex of stone buildings, built between 1824-27, facing south and comprising a central block with clock tower and six radiating wings of various heights with the central axis having a perpendicular single-storey wing to either end. The central block was formerly the Governor's Quarters and consists of a single-bay two-storey entrance breakfront with clock tower above, flanked by a single-bay and a two-sided right-angled projection which joins a further four-bay two-storey over basement wing set at an angle to either side. The four-bay wings form part of the composition of the central block and attached is a fifteen-bay two-storey over raised basement wing having a lower roof level and lesser detailing. These wings are terminated by a four-bay two-storey over raised basement block which is angled to the same orientation as the central section, forming a pair of slender elevations with the perpendicular single-storey outer wings. This pattern is repeated to the rear with each space between the radiating wings, formerly known as the 'Airing Yards', being occupied by a variety of mostly single-storey stone buildings. Hipped natural slate roofs throughout with several limestone ashlar and rendered chimneystacks with terracotta pots and cast-iron rainwater goods. The square-plan carved limestone clock tower has chamfered corners, an ogee dome with zinc roof and iron weather vane. A timber faced clock is set in a square recess to all four sides with a latticed panel below, a louvred panel to the chamfered corners and a running cornice above. A heavy square base with cornice has an inscribed limestone plaque reading 1825 in Roman numerals. The entire central section is defined by a copper coated parapet wall with ornate cornice below, while also being distinguished by its squared, coursed, snecked and tooled limestone ashlar walls on a plinth course below. The carved limestone central door surround consists of a replacement double-leaf timber-panelled door with a carved architrave surround flanked by a pair of pilasters and scrolled console brackets supporting a heavy segmental arched cornice containing a spoked fanlight (possibly original). Door opens onto a limestone platform and four steps flanked by a low wall with coping to either side. Square-headed window openings with flush voussoired lintel stones,limestone sills and uPVC windows. The radiating wings have hipped natural slate roofs and cast-iron rainwater goods with rubble limestone walls which is slightly projecting at basement level with cut limestone course above. Square-headed window openings throughout have dressed limestone surrounds and sills with uPVC windows to the west wing and timber sash windows to the east wing, c. 1900. Most other wings have uPVC windows with some of the single-storey wings having camber-arched window openings with brick reveals and twelve-over-twelve timber sash windows.