Waterford County and City Infirmary — John's Hill

Detached fifteen-bay three-storey over part raised basement hospital, dated 1785, on a U-shaped plan centred on three-bay three-storey pedimented breakfront with three-bay three-storey advanced end bays; five-bay three-storey side elevations. Reconstructed, 1896-7, to accommodate alternative use. Closed, 1987. Undergoing reconstruction, 2002, to accommodate proposed alternative use. Pitched slate roofs on L-shaped plans behind parapets; pyramidal slate roof behind parapet (breakfront), ridge tiles, paired rendered central chimney stacks having chamfered stringcourses below capping supporting terracotta pots, and concealed rainwater goods with cast-iron octagonal or ogee hoppers and downpipes. Rendered, ruled and lined walls on dragged cut-limestone moulded plinth on rendered, ruled and lined base with drag edged rusticated cut-limestone quoins to corners supporting ogee-detailed cornices below parapets having cut-limestone coping; rendered, ruled and lined surface finish (breakfront) on dragged cut-limestone moulded plinth on rendered, ruled and lined base with drag edged rusticated cut-limestone quoins to corners supporting ogee-detailed open bed pediment. Segmental-headed central door opening approached by flight of eleven drag edged tooled cut-limestone steps, drag edged cut-limestone doorcase with pilasters on plinths supporting ogee-detailed cornice on triglyph-detailed frieze on architrave framing timber panelled door having fanlight. Square-headed flanking window openings with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sills, and rendered surrounds with ogee-detailed hood mouldings on fluted consoles framing one-over-one sash windows. Square-headed window openings (first floor) with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings framing one-over-one sash windows having overlights. "Venetian Window" (top floor) with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sill, and concealed dressings framing fixed-pane fitting having one-over-one sidelights. Square-headed window openings with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings framing one-over-one sash windows having overlights. Square-headed window openings (top floor) with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings framing one-over-one sash windows. Interior undergoing reconstruction, 2002, including (ground floor): central hall retaining cantilevered staircase, and modillioned plasterwork cornice to ceiling. Set in landscaped grounds on a wedge-shaped corner site with margined tooled limestone ashlar piers to perimeter having cut-limestone stringcourses below shallow pyramidal capping supporting cast-iron railings.