Figure 2 Typical Nightingale pavilion, Bradford Royal Infirmary, as designed/built 1927 and as currently. 1: Solid masonry wall, c.500mm thick inner brick, c.75mm rubble infill, 150mm coursed ashlar; 2: Airbricks to vents behind HW radiators; 3: Hot water ‘hospital’ radiator; 4: ‘Crittal’ type steel windows: Type ‘A’ with upper light comprising outward-opening hopper and lower side-hung casements, 3.025m2 max free area; 5: ‘Crittal’ type steel windows: Type ‘B’ with three stacked hopper windows providing 2.48m2 max free area; 6: Intermediate floors have unusually thin slab; facilities staff report embedded timber beams and that loading capacity is at maximum); 7: 75mm extruded polystyrene insulation; 8: 3-light aluminium-framed thermal break windows installed 1990s, centre light opening restricted to 100mm; 9: Ventilators blocked; 10: Hospital radiators replaced by convector heaters.
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