Description

ROTHWELL HOSPITAL HILL
SF 8081-8181
(south side)
9/73 Jesus Hospital
12.6.50
GV II*
Almshouses, now old peoples' flats. Built 1593 for Owen Ragsdale, with
additions late C18, 1833, 1840, late C19. Coursed ironstone rubble with
limestone dressings and stone slate roofs. Quoins, coped gables, grouped
coped stone ridge and gable stacks. 2 storeys plus attics, 11 bays wide.
Residential south range with adjoining laundry block linked to northern
entrance range by boundary walls, all enclosing a square courtyard.
Southern range has to south a symmetrical front with central Tudor
arched doorway flanked by single projecting blank gabled bays and eight
2-light stone mullioned windows. Above, 9 similar windows. Above again,
a central dormer with a mullioned window flanked by similar windows in
the gables. North side has central doorway with, above it, a slate tablet
with verse inscription, signed and dated 1721. Above it, a crest. On
either side, a single mullioned window. Above, 3 similar windows and
above again, a gabled dormer with a crested datestone inscribed '1593'.
Beyond, on either side, a stair turret each with a Tudor arched doorway
and mullioned casements and a 2-bay 3-storey addition dated 1833, each
with 2 stone mullioned windows on each floor. This range has a boarded-
in queen post truss roof. Stair turrets have stone winder stairs with
landings, square stone newels, that to east fitted with a cupboard
containing a chained bible. The attic has an oak winder stair leading to
a first-floor cell. Most rooms have beaded plank oak doors and
chamfered spine beams. Western top landing has a late C16 turned oak
balustrade. To the east, the single storey L-plan laundry, in matching
style, has mullioned windows, paired ridge stack and ogee topped roof
vent. To north, single bay mortuary. Northern entrance has a central
Tudor arched doorway, 1593, with stepped gable with ball finials and
frieze inscribed on the north side 'Jesus Hospital'. On the south side, a
crest. To the west, late C18 Warden's House, with plinth, first floor
band, coped gables and 2 C19 brick stacks. 2 storeys plus garrets, 3
bays. Symmetrical south front has central C19 4-panelled door with
overlight. flanked by single 10/10 sashes. West gable has 2 C20 windows
to the garret. To the east, Matron's Cottage, 1840, has a coped gable and
2 stone gable stacks, that to east shared with the adjoining Home
Farmhouse (qv). South front has an off centre 6-panelled door with blank
over light, flanked by 2 casements to left and single casement to right.
Above, central datestone inscribed '1840' flanked by single iron framed
leaded casements. All the windows have flat arches. West gable has a
central iron framed leaded casement on each floor. Jesus Hospital was
originally established as almshouses for 26 men.

Listing NGR: SP8167681092

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17544868

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