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Latitude: 53.9544 / 53°57'15"N
Longitude: -1.0689 / 1°4'8"W
OS Eastings: 461198
OS Northings: 451328
OS Grid: SE611513
Mapcode National: GBR NQZQ.D6
Mapcode Global: WHFC3.KV6T
Plus Code: 9C5WXW3J+QC
Entry Name: Ellen Wilson Hospital, Numbers 1-6 (Consecutive) and Attached Walls and Railings
Listing Date: 24 June 1983
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1257510
English Heritage Legacy ID: 463790
ID on this website: 101257510
Location: Foss Islands, York, North Yorkshire, YO10
County: York
Electoral Ward/Division: Fishergate
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: York
Traditional County: Yorkshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): North Yorkshire
Church of England Parish: York St Lawrence with St Nicholas
Church of England Diocese: York
Tagged with: Architectural structure
YORK
SE6151SW LAWRENCE STREET
1112-1/23/540 (South side)
24/06/83 Ellen Wilson Hospital, Nos.1-6
(consec) and attached walls and
railings
GV II
Range of 6 almshouses. Dated 1894. By AS Ellis of Westminster.
Red brick with bands of sandstone ashlar, and sandstone ashlar
dressings. Plain tile roof.
EXTERIOR: single storey. Symmetrical facade with 6 canted bay
windows and 3 doorways: one doorway is in the centre under a
Dutch gable, the left-hand doorway is to the right of the
left-hand window, and the right-hand doorway is to the left of
the right-hand window. The canted bay windows are of stone on
brick bases and have 2 lights facing forwards and one to each
side, all with transoms. They are ovolo-moulded and have
leaded glazing, ogee tops to the upper lights, and flat roofs
with cornices. The lower openings to left and right are iron
casements. The doorways have moulded surrounds, with mouldings
which form an ogee shape on the lintels, and they have small
flanking lights. The central doorway is set into a slight
projection which rises to a moulded cornice which carries a
Dutch gable. The pediment is carried on Ionic pilasters which
framing a plaque inscribed: 'ELLEN WILSON HOSPITAL AD 1894'.
In the centre of the ridge there is a louvred cupola with an
ogee lead cap and a wind vane pierced with the initial 'W'. 2
chimneys on ridge, and chimneys on both gables, which are
coped. The right-hand (north) gable includes a plaque at the
apex which is inscribed 'W 1894'.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: bordering the pavement to the north there
are iron spike railings set into sandstone copings, with
braced spike standards, and with a pair of gate piers. These
are of brick with sandstone banding, of square plan with
pyramid caps which have a band of castellated decoration. At
their western end the railings are joined to the almshouses by
a brick wall.
Listing NGR: SE6119851328
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