WEST NORWOOD MEMORIAL PARK TOMB OF CAPTIN JOHN WIMBLE

WEST NORWOOD MEMORIAL PARK TOMB OF CAPTIN JOHN WIMBLE, NORWOOD ROAD SE27

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1065020
Date first listed:: 27-Mar-1981
List Entry Name:: WEST NORWOOD MEMORIAL PARK TOMB OF CAPTIN JOHN WIMBLE
Statutory Address:: WEST NORWOOD MEMORIAL PARK TOMB OF CAPTIN JOHN WIMBLE, NORWOOD ROAD SE27

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1065020
Date first listed:: 27-Mar-1981
Date of most recent amendment:: 21-Apr-1993
List Entry Name:: WEST NORWOOD MEMORIAL PARK TOMB OF CAPTIN JOHN WIMBLE
Statutory Address 1:: WEST NORWOOD MEMORIAL PARK TOMB OF CAPTIN JOHN WIMBLE, NORWOOD ROAD 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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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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:: WEST NORWOOD MEMORIAL PARK TOMB OF CAPTIN JOHN WIMBLE, NORWOOD ROAD 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:: TQ 32281 72067

Details

In the entry for:

(off) NORWOOD ROAD SE27 1. (east side) 5023

TQ 3272 32/713 Tomb of Captain Wimble in West Norwood Memorial Park

II

the entry shall be amended to read as follows:

TQ3272 (OFF) NORWOOD ROAD 963-0/32/713 (East side) 27/03/81 West Norwood Memorial Park Tomb of Capt. John Wimble

GV II

Chest tomb. c1851, designer unknown. Stone. Rectangular, enriched, stepped base, with thick band of carved ship's rope moulding, supporting tomb with paired clasping pillasters, having palmette capitals, at angles supporting a coved cornice with acanthus enrichment. Stepped top surmounted by a sculptured dismasted merchantman. 3 side panels with fine quality relief carvings of ships at sea, two in violent storms; panels inscribed "Ship Maidstone off St. Helena 24 March 1840", "Ship London off Gangan 6th October 1832" and "Ship Florentinia off the Cape 21 June 1825. Wimble spent 34 years at sea before retiring.

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(off) NORWOOD ROAD SE27 1. (east side) 5023 Tomb of Captain Wimble in West Norwood Memorial Park TQ 3272 32/713

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2. d. 1851. Tall sarcophagus with stone ship on top and relief of ships in stormy seas on three side panels.

Listing NGR: TQ3228172067

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Legacy System number:: 204505
Legacy System:: LBS

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

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