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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 five-bay three-storey former workhouse master's house, built c.1740, having later three-storey flat-roofed return to rear (west) elevation, attached at south to former linen factory. Now in third level educational use. Hipped slate roof with gablets to north and south, and lower hipped roofs to rear (west). Granite eaves course. Rubble calp limestone walls, render removed. Chimneystacks removed, brown brick chimneybreasts to north and south elevations. Arcade to wall to rear. Square-headed window openings having rendered reveals and granite sills. Two-over-two timber sash windows to ground and second floors. Two-over-two timber sash windows with overlight to first floor. Some replacement uPVC windows to rear. Round-arched window opening to north elevation second floor. Round-arched door opening having carved granite Gibbsian surround with lintel, flanked by segmental-headed sidelights with granite surrounds. Timber panelled door, plain fanlight.

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