Chapel House
CHAPEL HOUSE, 497, BLACKFEN ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1064248
- Date first listed:
- 17-Dec-1980
- Statutory Address:
- CHAPEL HOUSE, 497, BLACKFEN ROAD
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- Date:
- 1999-09-27
- Reference:
- IOE01/01184/16
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1064248
- Date first listed:
- 17-Dec-1980
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHAPEL HOUSE, 497, BLACKFEN ROAD
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CHAPEL HOUSE, 497, BLACKFEN ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Bexley (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 47296 74256
Details
BLACKFEN ROAD 1. 5005 Sidcup No 497 (Chapel House) TQ 47 SE 4/2 II 2. Designed as an ornamental building, in imitation of a chapel, as part of layout of Danson Park, perhaps in 1761 by Lancelot Brown, and intended to be culminating point of view from house across lake; now separated from house by A2 trunk road and modern houses. Brick, now roughcast. Pointed doorway with a quatrefoil in tympanum; 2 pointed windows with 2 ogee-headed lights and quatrefoil above. On south wall chimney-stack imitating embattled turret with looplights. Tiled roof with ornate ridge tiles. Small pointed spire at north with weather vane.
Listing NGR: TQ4729674256
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 198647
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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