Description

SOUTH TERRACE
1.
1049
Western facade of
Dorking General Hospital
TQ 1648 5/206

II

2.
1839-41. W Shearburn, architect. Originally the Institution or Workhouse.
5 bays. Stuccoed. Pedimented centre and wings, both projecting. 2 storeys.
Centre wing with 1st storey of 3 windows projecting and supported by prostyle
portico of 4 Doric columns and 2 pillars (and 2 returning columns) with
entablature over. Central doorway on ground floor flanked by 2 sash windows.
Door with rectangular fanlight; door with glazing above; flat hood over on
brackets. Entablature above portico returning behind and then crossing
recessed bay on either side of central wing to form a parapet. Recessed bay
of 2 storeys. 1 window above and door below (identical to central door).
Cornice and main parapet. End wings of 2 storeys and 1 window with
rectangular pediment over and band above 1st floor. All windows sash with
glazing bars intact.

Listing NGR: TQ1650248718

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26523561

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)