Wilson's Hospital

Hospital/infirmary in Westmeath, Ireland, dating from 1759–1761

Detached seven-bay two-storey over basement hospital school, built between 1759 and 1761, with central pedimented three-bay breakfront (with clock face) supporting octagonal bellcote cupola over. Main structure flanked by six-bay two-storey wings to east and west sides linked to main structure by low quadrant walls curving back from the main building. The main building is a quadrangular structure and consists of four ranges of buildings set around a central courtyard with an arcaded lower ground or basement floor having rubble stone piers between plain round-headed arches. Currently in use as a second level school. Two-storey mid-Georgian chapel to the rear (south) set in projecting three-bay bow. Hipped natural slate roofs with ashlar limestone eaves cornice to entrance front. Cut stone chimneystacks throughout. Front elevation constructed in channelled ashlar limestone with ashlar detailing. Roughcast rendered elsewhere. Entrance front has central round-headed window flanked by square-headed windows and Venetian windows to first floor, square-headed openings to ground floor openings. Timber sash windows throughout, with moulded ashlar surrounds (some Gibbsian) and cut stone sills. Intersecting timber tracery to round-headed window openings. Chapel to rear lit by three round-headed windows with mid-Victorian 'Lombardic' mullions. Central round-headed doorcase with timber panel

Type:
Hospital/infirmary

Period:
1759–1761

Where:
Westmeath, Ireland

Coordinates:
53.61°N, 7.42°W

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