Evans' Asylum

Detached nine-bay two-storey asylum, built 1818, on a H-shaped plan with single-bay two-storey projecting end bays centred on three-bay two-storey pedimented breakfront; five-bay two-storey side elevations centred on single-bay two-storey pedimented breakfronts. Adapted to alternative use, 1879. Occupied, 1901; 1911. Renovated, ----. Closed, 1996. Now disused. Hipped slate roof on a H-shaped plan on strutted King post timber construction centred on pitched (gabled) slate roofs (breakfronts), pressed or rolled lead ridges, paired limestone ashlar central chimney stacks having cut-limestone chamfered stringcourses below capping supporting terracotta pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on cut-limestone eaves retaining cast-iron hoppers and downpipes. Repointed rubble limestone walls originally lime rendered or roughcast on dragged cut-limestone chamfered cushion course on plinth with margined tooled hammered limestone flush quoins to corners. Square-headed window openings centred on square-headed blind window openings with drag edged cut-limestone sills, and repointed cut-limestone voussoirs framing replacement timber casement windows replacing six-over-six timber sash windows without horns. Pair of square-headed door openings with two dragged cut-limestone steps supporting cast-iron bootscrapers, cut-limestone doorcases with part fluted engaged Greek Doric columns supporting modillioned cornices on blind friezes on dentilated entablatures framing timber panelled double doors. Square-headed window openings in segmental-headed recesses (end bays) with drag edged cut-limestone sills, and repointed cut-limestone voussoirs framing replacement timber casement windows replacing six-over-six timber sash windows without horns. Pair of square-headed central window openings in tripartite arrangement in segmental-headed recesses (east) with drag edged cut-limestone sills, timber mullions, and repointed cut-limestone voussoirs framing six-over-six timber sash windows without horns having two-over-two sidelights. Square-headed window openings with drag edged cut-limestone sills, and repointed cut-limestone voussoirs framing six-over-six timber sash windows without horns. Pair of square-headed door openings with overgrown thresholds, dragged cut-limestone doorcases with panelled pilasters supporting "Acroterion"-detailed pediments on panelled friezes framing timber panelled doors. Interior including pair of bow-ended halls retaining limestone flagged floors, carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, cantilevered drag edged tooled cut-limestone staircases with wrought iron balusters supporting wrought iron banisters terminating in volutes, and carved timber surrounds to door openings to landings framing timber panelled doors; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled splayed reveals or shutters. Set in unkempt grounds.