Seamen's Hospital, Whitby
| Seamen's Hospital | |
|---|---|
 The building in 2017 | |
.svg.png)  Location within North Yorkshire | |
General information | |
| Type | Almhouses |
| Location | Church Street, Whitby, North Yorkshire, England |
| Coordinates | 54°29′08″N 0°36′37″W / 54.4856°N 0.6103°W |
| Year built | 1842 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | George Gilbert Scott |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Official name | Seamens Hospital |
| Designated | 4 December 1972 |
| Reference no. | 1148336 |
The Seamen's Hospital is a historic building on Church Street in Whitby, a town in North Yorkshire, England.
The hospital was founded in 1675, and was converted into almshouses in the 18th century.[1] From 1747, it was funded in part by the Chatham Chest.[2] In 1842, it was demolished and replaced with a new structure designed by George Gilbert Scott, which was Grade II listed in 1972.[3]
Constructed of brick on a stone plinth with stone dressings, quoins, a floor band, and an openwork balustraded parapet with vases, it has two storeys and nine bays. In the centre is a round-headed archway, above which is a round-arched niche containing a statue of a seaman. Over this is a trophy of flags and cannon, and a shaped pediment surmounted by a model ship. The second and eight bays project slightly and contain a round-headed archway with a rusticated surround, over which is a semicircular oriel window, and a shaped pediment over an oculus with keystones. The other windows are mullioned and transomed.[3][4]
See also
References
- ↑ "Seamen's Hospital, Whitby, North Yorkshire". Historic England. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
- ↑ Barker, Rosalin (2011). The Rise of an Early Modern Shipping Industry. Boydell Press. ISBN 9781843836315.
- 1 2 Historic England. "Seamens Hospital (Grade II) (1148336)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
- ↑ Grenville, Jane; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2023) [1966]. Yorkshire: The North Riding. The Buildings of England. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-25903-2.