15885

 

II  

Designated  

15/04/1994  

28/11/2003  

The Lodge at St David's Hospital  

 

Carmarthenshire  

Carmarthen  

 

 

239537  

220374  

 

Situated on NW of junction with the main driveway into St David's Hospital.  

Health and Welfare  

 

Lodge to the Joint Counties Asylum built 1863-5 by David Brandon, mentioned as the ''New Lodge'' in 1865. Crosswing to N appears to have been added. Subdivided into 2 staff houses.  

Lodge, heavily rock-faced grey-brown snecked rubble stone, (but added N crosswing in coursed rubble stone with quoins), painted freestone dressings, slate eaves roofs with bargeboards and finials, and stone chimneys with sloping caps. Mainly horned sash glazing. Italianate style, 2 storeys. S gable end to drive has deep eaves with bargeboards, 2-light window to first floor, and ground floor square bay window with hipped slate roof and triple arched window to front, single arched window each side. E elevation to road has ridge chimney (possibly on original N end), ground floor left 2-light window, centre gabled porch, and right 3-light window with eaves-breaking 2-light window above under gable with bargeboards. Porch has painted ashlar piers, imposts and round arch with keystone. Eaves carried on timber brackets. C20 half-glazed door. Added gabled crosswing to R in matching style has 2-light window to each floor. Blocked single light on S return wall. Rear W has prominent stone chimney to right and broad single-storey block with hipped slate roof to left.  

Not inspected  

Included as a mid Victorian Italianate lodge of character, part of the historic group with the main asylum buildings.