Harbour Master's Office
HARBOUR MASTER'S OFFICE, BALLAST QUAY SE10
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1079079
- Date first listed:
- 08-Jun-1973
- List Entry Name:
- Harbour Master's Office
- Statutory Address:
- HARBOUR MASTER'S OFFICE, BALLAST QUAY SE10
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1079079
- Date first listed:
- 08-Jun-1973
- List Entry Name:
- Harbour Master's Office
- Statutory Address 1:
- HARBOUR MASTER'S OFFICE, BALLAST QUAY 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:
- HARBOUR MASTER'S OFFICE, BALLAST QUAY 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 38996 78310
Details
1. 4412 BALLAST QUAY SELO (formerly UNION WHARF)
Harbour Master's Office TQ 3878 15/464 TQ 3978 16/464
II GV
2. Substantial mid C19 building of 2 storeys and basement, 3 windows. Moderately low pitched slated roof. 2 central and one rear tall brick chimneys with stone-coped plinth, stone cornice and blocking course, brick brackets to cornice. Heavy stone eaves cornice with moulded, close-set brackets. Stone frieze below with inscription in incised sans-serif capitals "HARBOUR MASTER'S OFFICE". Stone 1st floor band and stone coped basement plinth. Multicoloured stock brick walls. Moulded stone architraves and bracketed cills to sash windows with glazing bars, the outer ones on ground floor 3-light. These and 1st floor centre windows have console bracketed cornice. Set back, 2-storey entrance extension at right, with blank 1st floor. 7 steps to 4-panel door under bracketted stone cornice hood. Tall, cast iron, spearhead area railings with stout, domed posts with spike finials and swept square bases at intervals. Similar wrought iron gates at right and left. Set back 1 storey left entrance extension, door the same as that on right.
All the listed buildings on Ballast Quay, and No 18 form a group.
Listing NGR: TQ3899678310
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 200204
- 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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