

The former County Infirmary in Armagh city. As designed by George Ensor, work began on the building in 1767, but was only completed in 1776 with the south wing overseen by architect Richard Louch and carpenter John Harvey. Of two storeys over-basement and nine bays, it has a three bay breakfront with substantial pediment. The facade is coarse rubble with cut limestone used for door and window surrounds and the quoins. Originally, there were a pair of Gibbsian entrances, one located on either side of the breakfront but that to the right was moved to the centre early in the last century. That to the left can be seen still in situ, although now a window and making the building unsatisfactorily lopsided. Various additions were made to the hospital in the 19th and 20th centuries before it closed in 1991 and the site adapted for other purposes.


