Listed Building record MDR24366 - Gate Lodge and Gate Piers to Devonshire Royal Hospital, Devonshire Road, Buxton

Gate lodge and gate piers to Devonshire Royal Hospital, Devonshire Road, Buxton, built in 1868. From the National Heritage List for England: 'BUXTON SK0573NE DEVONSHIRE ROAD 616-1/3/68 (South West side) Lodge and gate to Devonshire Royal Hospital GV II Lodge and gate piers. 1868, with C20 additions. Built for the Trustees of the Devonshire Hospital. Ashlar with ashlar dressings and slate roofs. Single stone stack. Chamfered plinth. Deep moulded eaves with brackets. PLAN: T-plan. EXTERIOR: single storey. South-east gable front has deeply moulded open pediment with brackets and single 3-light window with central round arched light with keystone flanked by columns and lower and narrower round arched lights, all with plain sashes and projecting sill on brackets. South- west and north-east gable fronts each have a single 2-light window with round arched lights with keystones, both with plain sashes and projecting sills on brackets. Set back in eastern return a corner porch with 2 round arches with keystones supported on square column and blocked doorway. Attached low wall with chamfered coping and 2 tall square gate piers with chamfered bases and moulded tops surmounted by iron lanterns with glass globes. INTERIOR: not inspected. HISTORY: in 1859 half the former Stables to the Crescent were donated to the poor by the 6th Duke of Devonshire, the Devonshire Hospital was founded here in 1868 when the 7th Duke conveyed the building to the Trustees together with the Pleasure Grounds. Included for group value with the Royal Devonshire Hospital. Listing NGR: SK0568573716.' (1)