The building shown above was built for the master of St Katharine's Hospital, Ledbury, in about 1488. A significant portion of this building exists inside (particularly its arch-braced roof and on the north elevation (timber framing). It was remodelled in 1588 with further extensive modernisation in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. In recent years it has been sensitively restored and now holds the town library. The Georgian doorcase shown above marks the main entrance. Much of the brickwork in this south elevation dates from the eighteenth century and is laid, quite typically, in the Flemish bond (alternating headers and stretchers). The white pointing is probably lime mortar. It is a fine example of the Georgian bricklayer's art.
photo © T. Boughen Camera: Sony DSC-RX100
