John Penn and Widow Smith Almshouses
JOHN PENN AND WIDOW SMITH ALMSHOUSES, GREENWICH SOUTH STREET SE10
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1079002
- Date first listed:
- 08-Jun-1973
- List Entry Name:
- John Penn and Widow Smith Almshouses
- Statutory Address:
- JOHN PENN AND WIDOW SMITH ALMSHOUSES, GREENWICH SOUTH STREET SE10
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1079002
- Date first listed:
- 08-Jun-1973
- List Entry Name:
- John Penn and Widow Smith Almshouses
- Statutory Address 1:
- JOHN PENN AND WIDOW SMITH ALMSHOUSES, GREENWICH SOUTH STREET SE10
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:
- JOHN PENN AND WIDOW SMITH ALMSHOUSES, GREENWICH SOUTH STREET SE10
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Greenwich (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 38090 76968
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 16/09/2016.
TQ 3876
37/288
GREENWICH,
SOUTH STREET SE10 (East Side),
John Penn and Widow Smith Almshouses
(Formerly listed as: SOUTH STREET SE10 (East Side), Penn Almshouses)
II
Small group of almshouses in shallow U-shape around grass court. 1884. Red
brick with freestone dressings. 1 storey and attic, irregular fenestration.
High pitched tiled roof with pierced ridge tiles. Attic windows are in large
flush gabled dormers, breaking eaves; with blank tracery in gable ends. Group
of conjoined hexagonal chimney shafts. 1 and 2-light attic windows, stone mullioned
and transomed. Ground floor windows 3-light with stone mullions and 4-centred
heads. Similar heads to doors, 2 in projecting central feature with traceried
parapet and central gable. Small window between. 2 other doors in projecting
porches. All projections have stepped diagonal buttresses.
Inscription in plaque under porch gable: "These almshouses were erected in memory of John Penn by his widow Ellen penn. AnoD MDCCCIXXXIV."
Listing NGR: TQ3809076968
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 200400
- 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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