Barony Hospital closed in 1994. Most of the former hospital buildings are still standing, although some wards housed in wooden huts near Middlewich Road were demolished in the 1990s to make way for an industrial estate. Description The former workhouse is a large three-storey building in red brick under a tiled roof. It has a U-shaped plan, with a long symmetrical front face and two long end wings which run away from the street. The front face has a slightly projecting central bay, topped by a pediment bearing a clock face. The main entrance is to the central bay; it has a semicircular head with a fanlight, and is flanked by a pair of small windows. The front face has seven casement windows to the ground floor. In around 1971, the central bay had two Venetian windows with a semicircular head; only the second-storey one remains. A bell tower and glazed porch to the main entrance have also been removed. Little of the original workhouse interior remains. Modern use The former workhouse building is currently used as offices for the National Health Service. See also Listed buildings in Nantwich References Sources Davies G. Memory Lane: Nantwich (Breedon Books; 2002) () Garton E. Nantwich in the 18th Century: A Study of 18th Century Life and Affairs (Cheshire County Council; 1978) Hall J. A History of the Town and Parish of Nantwich, or Wich Malbank, in the County Palatine of Chester (2nd edn) (E. J. Morten; 1972) () Lamberton A, Gray R. Lost Houses in Nantwich (Landmark Publishing; 2005) () Pevsner N, Hubbard E. The Buildings of England: Cheshire (Penguin Books; 1971) () Residential buildings completed in 1780 Grade II listed buildings in Cheshire Workhouse Workhouses in Cheshire Poor law infirmaries