Mater Hospital

Hospital/infirmary in Dublin, Ireland, dating from 1850–1940

Detached multiple-bay two-storey hospital over raised basement, built c.1855-61, having advanced and pedimented entrance block with tetrastyle portico, advanced pavilions to end bays to front (south) elevation and bowed bay to rear elevation. East wing built c.1872. West wing comprising multiple-bay two-storey block over raised basement, with advanced breakfront to centre and advanced pavilions to end bays built c.1886. North wing and chapel built c.1937. Pitched slate and artificial slate roof hidden behind granite parapet, and granite coping and ashlar granite chimneystacks. Ashlar granite walls to front elevation with dressed granite string courses with corbelled eaves course to pavilions. Snecked limestone walls to west elevation with limestone string courses having ashlar granite walls with granite string courses and corbelled eaves course to central breakfront and advanced pavilions to end bays. Snecked limestone walls to courtyard. Segmental, square and round-headed window openings to front elevation, with moulded granite sills and timber sliding sash windows, basement openings having dressed granite voussoirs and reveals, ground floor having pediments with moulded granite surrounds and keystones, first floor having moulded granite surrounds and keystones. Openings to basement of pavilions have granite block-and-start surrounds and keystones and those to ground and first

Type:
Hospital/infirmary

Period:
1850–1940

Where:
Dublin, Ireland

Coordinates:
53.36°N, 6.27°W

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