Listed Building record MDO15581 - Chapel to Royal National Hospital and Chest Clinic, St Stephen's Road, Bournemouth

Hospital chapel built 1865-7 by G E Street and joined to main hospital building by single-storey link with pierced timber tracery. Built from coursed Purbeck rubble with Bath stone dressings.

. 5180 ST STEPHEN'S ROAD (South Side) Royal National Hospital Chapel SZ 0891 13/125A 1.8.74.
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2. 1865-7, G E Street, joined to main building by single-storey link with pierced timber tracery. Nave and chancel, with division marked by buttressed wall supporting neat octagonal bellcote with alternating openings and buttresses. Coursed Purbeck rubble with Bath stone dressings. West windows, 2 cinquefoiled lancets and quatrefoil in vesica, east window, cinquefoiled triplet under relieving arch, side windows connected by continuous sloping sill, also stringcourses breaking over as hoodmould. Roof of patterned slate with tile ridge on overhanging bracketed eaves, openwork stone cross on east gable. Interior has roofs of canted rafters of unusual section. Chancel arch with simple moulded abacus. Window sills connected by stringcourse. East and west windows and others have glass by Clayton and Bell. Reredos has sculptured relief of Good Samaritan by T W Earp between foliage panels, with fleurons on rectangular frame.
Listing NGR: SZ0837691442

GREENBACK List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Scheduling record). SDO19706.

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Aug 29 2024 4:31PM