WEST NORWOOD MEMORIAL PARK WALLS, IRON FENCES, RAILINGS, GATE PIERS AND GATES ON WEST AND SOUTH SIDES

WEST NORWOOD MEMORIAL PARK WALLS, IRON FENCES, RAILINGS, GATE PIERS AND GATES ON WEST AND SOUTH SIDES, NORWOOD HIGH STREET SE27

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Overview

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1065015
Date first listed:: 27-Mar-1981
List Entry Name:: WEST NORWOOD MEMORIAL PARK WALLS, IRON FENCES, RAILINGS, GATE PIERS AND GATES ON WEST AND SOUTH SIDES
Statutory Address:: WEST NORWOOD MEMORIAL PARK WALLS, IRON FENCES, RAILINGS, GATE PIERS AND GATES ON WEST AND SOUTH SIDES, NORWOOD HIGH STREET SE27

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1065015
Date first listed:: 27-Mar-1981
Date of most recent amendment:: 21-Apr-1993
List Entry Name:: WEST NORWOOD MEMORIAL PARK WALLS, IRON FENCES, RAILINGS, GATE PIERS AND GATES ON WEST AND SOUTH SIDES
Statutory Address 1:: WEST NORWOOD MEMORIAL PARK WALLS, IRON FENCES, RAILINGS, GATE PIERS AND GATES ON WEST AND SOUTH SIDES, NORWOOD HIGH STREET SE27

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:: WEST NORWOOD MEMORIAL PARK WALLS, IRON FENCES, RAILINGS, GATE PIERS AND GATES ON WEST AND SOUTH SIDES, NORWOOD HIGH STREET SE27

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: Greater London Authority
District:: Lambeth (London Borough)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: TQ3195672118

Details

In the entry for:

NORWOOD HIGH STREET SE27

1. (east side) 5023 TQ 3172 31/706 TQ 3272 32/706 TQ 3271 36/706

Walls, iron fences, railings, gate piers and gates on west and south sides of West Norwood Memorial Park

II

the entry shall be amended to read as follows:

TQ3172 963-0/31/706 27/03/81

NORWOOD HIGH STREET (East side) West Norwood Memorial Park Walls, iron fences, railings, gate piers & gates on west & south sides

GV II

Walls, iron fences, railings, gate piers & gates on west & south sides of West Norwood Memorial Park. c1836 by Sir William Tite. At the High Street, a low plinth supports tall cast iron railings in Gothic style; at ends, tall brick piers, with stone battlemented tops, supporting cast iron double gates. Running east and north from the northern pier, plain cast iron fencing. Running east, south and east from the southern pier, a tall wall of multicoloured stock brick with stone plinth and top copings; flat buttresses. At intervals, taller piers with battlemented stone tops. In centre of south wall, a length of cast iron fencing similar to that on the High Street end. All solidly constructed to deter body-snatchers. See also Robson Road.

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NORWOOD HIGH STREET SE27 (east side) 1. 5023 Walls, iron fences, railings, gate piers and gates on west and south sides of West Norwood Memorial Park

TQ 3172 31/706 TQ 3272 32/706 TQ 3271 36/706

II

2. Circa 1836. At the High Street a low plinth supports tall cast iron railings in gothic style; at ends, tall brick piers, with stone battlemented tops, supporting cast iron double gates. Running east and north from the northern pier, plain cast iron fencing. Running east, south and east from the southern pier a tall wall of multicoloured stock brick with stone plinth and top copings; and flat buttresses. At intervals taller piers with battlemented stone tops. In centre of south wall a length of cast iron fencing similar to that on the High Street end. See also Robson Road.

Listing NGR: TQ3195672118

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Legacy System number:: 204497
Legacy System:: LBS

Sources

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Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 17 Greater London

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.