Description

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TQ 3180
1/1047

WATERLOO ROAD SE1 (east side)
Royal Waterloo Hospital

15.5.80

II

Late C19. Architect Sir Charles Nicholson. Large building of red brick with dressings of terra-cotta and blue and green glazed tiles. Slated roofs, tall brick chimneys. Gabled three-bay side sections flank a seven-bay gabled centre with open arcading on the three floors above the ground floor; also a sunk basement. Arcading of terra-cotta with patterned spandrels and inscriptions indicating royal patronage. On ground floor, elliptical-arch closed arcading with decorative tympana; similar decoration divides floors in side sections. Curved corner to Stamford Street return. Tall wrought-iron area railings. At north end, glazed brick piers have terra-cotta cornices and an overthrow with lampholder.

Listing NGR: TQ3105380171

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Royal Waterloo Hospital for Children and Women at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q7374995

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)