The Royal Watermen's and Lightermen's Asylum (46 almshouses)
The Royal Watermen's and Lightermen's Asylum, High Street, Penge, London, SE20 7EL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1040012
- Date first listed:
- 07-Feb-1973
- List Entry Name:
- The Royal Watermen's and Lightermen's Asylum (46 almshouses)
- Statutory Address:
- The Royal Watermen's and Lightermen's Asylum, High Street, Penge, London, SE20 7EL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1040012
- Date first listed:
- 07-Feb-1973
- List Entry Name:
- The Royal Watermen's and Lightermen's Asylum (46 almshouses)
- Statutory Address 1:
- The Royal Watermen's and Lightermen's Asylum, High Street, Penge, London, SE20 7EL
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- The Royal Watermen's and Lightermen's Asylum, High Street, Penge, London, SE20 7EL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Bromley (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 35437 70417
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 20/07/2020
TQ 37 SE
1/210
SE20
PENGE
HIGH STREET
The Royal Watermen's & Lightermen's Asylum (46 almshouses)
7.2.73.
II
These Almshouses for aged watermen and lightermen were built in 1839-40. Architect George Porter. The ground was given by J Dudun Brown. They form three sides of a courtyard. Two storeys. White brick. In the centre of the main block are two square towers of four storeys each with ogee-shaped lead cupolas and a clock-face and wind vane face respectively in the top storey. Between is a crow-stepped gable containing a royal cartouche and below an oriel window of two tiers of five lights on the first floor and a four centred archway on the ground floor. On each side of this central feature the centre block has seven windows and two gables. The side blocks at right angles have 13 windows and five gables each. Projecting cloister to the whole. A balustrade completes the fourth side with three entrances flanked by brick piers surmounted by heraldic beasts.
Listing NGR: TQ3543570417
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 358480
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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