| Description | This former mansion used to be known as Gledhow Grove and was built in 1835 40 by John Clark for John Hives. It was then converted to a hospital in the 1920s. In 1999, a planning application that involved the change of use of the hospital building in to 4 flats and 184 new dwellings was pending approval. It is not known whether this conversion has taken place.
The building is built of ashlar, and has a stone slate roof. It is two storeys high and three bays wide with 4:3:4 windows. It is built in Greek Revival style, with quoin pilasters and a plinth. The central pedimented bay projects, with pilasters and two giant fluted Ionic columns in antis. It has 8 panel double doors, with an overlight with roundels, a shouldered architrave, and is within a round arched recess. The entrance is obscured by a covered walkway. The building has a hipped roof with fine chimneys in the form of linked short Ionic columns. |