Description

ROCHESTER STAR HILL TQ 7467 NE 12/254 St Catherine's Hospital with wall and railings to front 23.8.74 II Almshouses. Dated 1805, the charity dating back to 1316. English bond red brick, slate roofs. Single storey block 14 bays long in 3-3-3-3-2 bay arrangement. Tudor-Gothick style. 9 casement cross windows under 4-centred flat rubbed brick arches. 5 bays brought forward with chamfered jambs and 2 concentric rubbed brick arches. Originally to house doors, now windows. Deep projecting eaves, 6 stacks with 3 diagonally set stacks each. 3 central bays have coped parapet projection eaves with inscription. Attached brick parapet wall with contemporary spear topped rails. Rear facade repeats that to Star Hill. Fall of hill to south allows for 2 storey elevation to King Street. Later addition to Delce Street frontage, much altered, with Tudor Gothick details.

Listing NGR: TQ7463767891

External Links

• Wikidata Q26377113

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

• 
  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
• 
  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
• 
  Old House Care and Repair
• 
  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
• 
  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)