Fire Bell Gate, Barking Abbey
FIRE BELL GATE, BARKING ABBEY, BROADWAY
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1064407
- Date first listed:
- 28-May-1954
- List Entry Name:
- Fire Bell Gate, Barking Abbey
- Statutory Address:
- FIRE BELL GATE, BARKING ABBEY, BROADWAY
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1064407
- Date first listed:
- 28-May-1954
- List Entry Name:
- Fire Bell Gate, Barking Abbey
- Statutory Address 1:
- FIRE BELL GATE, BARKING ABBEY, BROADWAY
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:
- FIRE BELL GATE, BARKING ABBEY, BROADWAY
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Barking and Dagenham (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 44096 83947
Details
BROADWAY 1. Barking 5003 Fire Bell Gate, Barking Abbey TQ 48 SW 5/2 28.5.54
II* GV
2. Late C15-early C16. Two storey gateway. Coursed rubble and stone dressings. Crenellated parapet with embattled octagonal stair turret to north-west corner. Inner and outer archways with moulded jambs, 4-centred arches and labels. Angle buttresses to gateway. Ogee shaped niche above each archway. Early C19 iron gates. Upper floor formed Chapel of the Holy Rood with cinquefoiled lights in a 4-centred head to east and west walls. Fine early mediaeval stone roof. Below and to the north of the east window is late C12 Rood in stone with figures of Virgin and St John. The upper storey has been largely rebuilt in the late C19.
Listing NGR: TQ4409583947
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 198236
- 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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