Listed Building record MDR24363 - Drinking Well and Pump Room at Devonshire Royal Hospital, George Street, Buxton

Drinking well and pump room at Devonshire Royal Hospital, George Street, Buxton, built in 1882. From the National heritage List for England: 'BUXTON SK0573NE GEORGE STREET 616-1/3/34 (North side) Drinking Well at Devonshire Royal Hospital GV II Devonshire Hospital Drinking Well and Pump Room. 1882, renovated c1990. Tooled dressed gritstone and ashlar with ashlar dressings and Welsh slate roofs with square louvred vents to ridge. EXTERIOR: single storey. Plinth, flush ashlar quoins. Single bay south front has round headed doorway with 6-panel double doors and large fanlight with glazing bars and moulded inner arch. Outer arch linked by impost band with inscription to arch which reads, ST ANN'S WELL WATER PUMP ROOM/ FOR DEVONSHIRE HOSPITAL PATIENTS ONLY, all under open pedimented gable. West front has slightly projecting, off-centre, single bay with round headed windows in inner arch linked to round headed outer arch by impost band with inscription which reads, DEVONSHIRE HOSPITAL (over) DRINKING WELL AD 1882, all under open pedimented gable. Either side single 12-pane glazing bar windows, set back to left a further smaller glazing bar window. INTERIOR: not inspected but reputed to contain a pump that feeds the Devonshire Royal Hospital (qv). Listing NGR: SK0577573610.' (1)