Rochford Hospital Boiler House, Rochford
Description: Rochford Hospital Boiler House
Grade: II
Date Listed: 11 October 1993
English Heritage Building ID: 352195
OS Grid Reference: TQ8746290861
OS Grid Coordinates: 587462, 190861
Latitude/Longitude: 51.5854, 0.7045
Location: Dalys Road, Rochford, Essex SS4 1XB
Locality: Rochford
Local Authority: Rochford
County: Essex
Country: England
Postcode: SS4 1XB
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Listing Text
DALYS ROAD
TQ 8790
(south ride)
15/10003 Rochford Hospital
Boiler House
II
Boiler house. c1935, completed by 1945-6. Designed by F W Smith. Brick in English bond,
with many metal-flamed windows of original design.Flat roofs.Single-storey ancillary buildings
on rectangular and square plans cluster about the foot of tall boiler house which is articulated
by three tiers of differently sized windows: 5-window range to long elevations and 1-window
range to returns. Low, plinth-like structure to roof serving as 'base' for cylindrical stack. The
design shows the clear influence of Scandinavian Modernism, and in particular the work of
J G Asplund. Forms a group with the Administration and Johnson Blocks to the south.
Listing NGR: TQ8746290861
Source: English Heritage
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