ROCHESTER COLLEGE GATE Cathedral Church (see under Precinct) TQ 7468 NW ROCHESTER CORPORATION STREET 7/19 Nos 1-8 Hayward House II Almshouses. 1823, modernised in 1961. Designed by Robert Baker, and built by the trustees of Sir John Hayward, endowed by the proceeds of a lawsuit 'carried on by this parish for 25 years' (Inscription). red brick; Welsh slate hipped roof. Single depth range, 3-storeys. Symmetrical 3:1:3 bays, with plain brick projections either side of central entrance bay, and bearing inscription panels. Brick band between upper floors returns to either side. All windows with glazing bars; 1961 glazed door. Fire escapes to either end. Modern casements to rear, mostly in original openings. Right-hand end wall rendered, 2 large rear internal stacks. Listing NGR: TQ7438668694