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Saint James's Hospital — James's Street

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Saint James's Hospital — James's Street
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Attached sixteen-bay two-storey former workhouse linen factory, built c.1730, having recent full-width single-storey extension to rear (west) elevation. Attached at north end to former workhouse master's house. Now in use as third level education department. Pitched slate roof. Brown brick chimneystacks. Dressed calp limestone walls. Square-headed window openings having brown brick surrounds and granite sills. Small-pane timber casement and pivoting windows, some eight-over-eight timber sash windows to ground floor. Recent square-headed door opening to main entrance having recent glass door. Recent steps and ramp to entrance. Two square-headed door openings to front (east) elevation having timber battened door with plain overlight. Round-headed door opening to north end of front elevation, having recent timber door with plain fanlight.

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