Obelisk on Railway Embankment Approximately 280 Metres East of Whalebone Bridge
OBELISK ON RAILWAY EMBANKMENT APPROXIMATELY 280 METRES EAST OF WHALEBONE BRIDGE, WHALEBONE LANE SOUTH
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1064421
- Date first listed:
- 14-Sept-1979
- List Entry Name:
- Obelisk on Railway Embankment Approximately 280 Metres East of Whalebone Bridge
- Statutory Address:
- OBELISK ON RAILWAY EMBANKMENT APPROXIMATELY 280 METRES EAST OF WHALEBONE BRIDGE, WHALEBONE LANE SOUTH
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1064421
- Date first listed:
- 14-Sept-1979
- List Entry Name:
- Obelisk on Railway Embankment Approximately 280 Metres East of Whalebone Bridge
- Statutory Address 1:
- OBELISK ON RAILWAY EMBANKMENT APPROXIMATELY 280 METRES EAST OF WHALEBONE BRIDGE, WHALEBONE LANE SOUTH
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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:
- OBELISK ON RAILWAY EMBANKMENT APPROXIMATELY 280 METRES EAST OF WHALEBONE BRIDGE, WHALEBONE LANE SOUTH
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:
- TQ4897487830
Details
TQ 48 NE;
3/8
WHALEBONE LANE SOUTH,
Chadwell Heath,
Obelisk on railway embankment approximately 280 m east of Whalebone Bridge
14.09.79
II
Circa 1861. Coal Tax post marking extent of Metropolitan Police District,
6ft high polished red granite tapering obelisk on stone base with moulded
capping. Inscribed face towards railway line.
Previously listed on 14 September 1979 in the London Borough of Havering
only under London Road, Romford.
The duplicate record (List entry number 1358533) was removed from the List on 06 November 2018. The remaining record (List entry number 1064421) falls within the district of Barking and Dagenham.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 198260
- 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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