Saint Finan's Hospital

Hospital/infirmary in Kerry, Ireland, dating from 1845–1850

Detached twenty-three-bay three-storey with dormer attic Gothic Revival style former lunatic asylum, dated 1849, on a complex asymmetrical plan. Designed by Woodward and Deane, extended by Fuller. Comprising three-bay three-storey triple-gable-fronted projecting central block having dormer attic with single-bay three-storey recessed entrance bay to centre having lancet arch open internal porch with gablet over, single-bay three-storey gabled advanced flanking bays with single-storey limestone ashlar canted oriel window to left first floor over buttress and single-storey limestone ashlar canted bay window to right ground floor. Four-bay three-storey side elevations to east and to west with single-bay single-storey recessed end bay to left and two-bay two-storey recessed end bay to right. Ten-bay three-storey lateral wings with single-bay three-storey gabled projecting linking bays to central block, two-bay three-storey double-gable-fronted projecting bays to centre and single-bay three-storey gabled projecting terminating pavilion block bays. Thirteen-bay three-storey return to rear to north-east with two-bay three-storey gabled projecting bay to centre and single-bay four-storey tower to north on a square plan with pyramidal roof. Extended to north, 1874, comprising eight-bay three-storey double-pile return with single-storey canted bay window to ground floor. Extended to east,

Type:
Hospital/infirmary

Period:
1845–1850

Where:
Kerry, Ireland

Coordinates:
52.07°N, 9.51°W

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