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Latitude: 56.2213 / 56°13'16"N
Longitude: -2.9289 / 2°55'44"W
OS Eastings: 342494
OS Northings: 703575
OS Grid: NO424035
Mapcode National: GBR 2L.D1XM
Mapcode Global: WH7SH.ZWFL
Plus Code: 9C8V63CC+GC
Entry Name: John Wood's Hospital, 9-20 Woodlaw Park, Upper Largo
Listing Name: Upper Largo St Andrew's Road Wood's Hospital
Listing Date: 1 March 1984
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 341202
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB8968
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Upper Largo, 9-20 Woodlaw Park, John Wood's Hospital
ID on this website: 200341202
Location: Largo
County: Fife
Electoral Ward: Leven, Kennoway and Largo
Parish: Largo
Traditional County: Fife
Tagged with: Hospital building
James Leslie, civil engineer, 1830. Jacobethan; polished ashlar.
2 storeys, 13 bays symmetrical front, 3-3-1-3-3. Central advanced gabled bay with door and 2 flanking latticed bipartites, all under 4-centred arched hoodmoulds, stepped string course and large 1st floor tripartite with multi-pane glazing. Y-tracery and ogee hoodmould. Skews with decorative cusping below and scrolled crockets, central birdcage pinnacle (repeated to north) and obelisk terminal pinnacles. Outer bays in groups of 3 with shallow advanced central gabled bay housing door (modern) under 4-centred arch with Y-traceried fan-light. String course above and cill course to central 1st floor window. Hoodmoulds to ground floor and 1st central windows; outer 1st floor windows with wall-head gablets. Original glazing pattern. All gablets finialled; straight skews, stacks with panelled plinths and sets of 4 octagonal flues, slate roof. End gables with 1 blind window to ground and 1st floor. Rear additions. Interior altered. Set in walled grounds. Octagonal piers to carriage and pedestrian entrances; single storey out building set into wall at north east.
Replaced similar hospital of 1665 by Robert Mylne.
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