Description

MANCHESTER

SJ8496 OXFORD ROAD, Chorlton-On-Medlock
698-1/21/610 (East side)
03/10/74 Royal Eye Hospital

GV II

Hospital. 1884-6, by Pennington and Brigden. Red brick with
matching terracotta dressings, red tiled roofs. Large U-plan
with receding wings. Queen Anne style in manner of Norman
Shaw. Three storeys with basement and attic, 2:1:5:1:5:1:2
bays, symmetrical. Various types of Queen Anne ornament,
including fluted friezes with sunflowers. The single-bay
elements in the centre and flanking the main ranges are narrow
canted stair-turrets, projecting slightly and finished with
steeply-pitched hipped roofs and finials, and have tall
2-stage round-headed stair-windows with glazing bars,
pilastered surrounds and pediments on consoles, and
oeil-de-boeuf windows at attic level. The 5-bay main ranges
have balustraded balconies to 1st floor, 2nd and 4th bays with
pendent pilasters to the upper floors and pedimented
half-dormers with paired windows, and mostly segmental-headed
windows, those at 1st floor with cornices and those at 2nd
floor with keystones. The end portions are gabled wings which
have slightly raised centres, separated segmental-headed
windows at ground floor, paired windows to the upper floors
(the lower with canted balustraded balconies), and hipped
roofs interrupted by pedimented gables which have terracotta
panels with relief groups. Windows at ground floor are sashed
with glazing bars but those to the upper floors have altered
glazing. Tall narrow multiple-flue chimney stacks. Rear and
interior not inspected. Forms group with Royal Infirmary to
south (q.v.).

Listing NGR: SJ8490096171

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Manchester Royal Eye Hospital at Wikipedia
• Manchester Royal Eye Hospital official website
• Wikidata Q6747495

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