Kingston Sorting Office
KINGSTON SORTING OFFICE, ASHDOWN ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1080059
- Date first listed:
- 26-Feb-1992
- List Entry Name:
- Kingston Sorting Office
- Statutory Address:
- KINGSTON SORTING OFFICE, ASHDOWN ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1080059
- Date first listed:
- 26-Feb-1992
- List Entry Name:
- Kingston Sorting Office
- Statutory Address 1:
- KINGSTON SORTING OFFICE, ASHDOWN ROAD
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:
- KINGSTON SORTING OFFICE, ASHDOWN ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Kingston upon Thames (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 18177 69087
Details
TQ 1869 SW KINGSTON-UPON-THAMES ASHDOWN ROAD
59-0/ 7a/10000 Kingston Sorting Office
II
Purpose built telephone exchange. Erected 1907 and opened in June 1908. Architect John Rutherford, an architect working in the Ministry of Works. Arts and Crafts style, asymmetrical plan. Built of red brick in Flemish bond with stone dressings and slate roof. Entrance front of butterfly plan has central clustered brick and stone chimneystack and end gables with stone coping and kneelers on pilasters. Attics have tripartite slit windows. Right hand gable has 2 storey canted bay with pilasters separating bays, with curved iron casements to 1st floor and mullioned and transomed windows to ground floor. 2 storey projection in angle of the L has 2 casements with stone surrounds and left side round headed doorcase with hood moulding on brackets, tripartite fanlight and double doors. To left are 2 curved casements to the 1st floor and mullioned and transomed casements to the ground floor. Attached by brick wall is low stone wall with iron spear railings whose principals embody elaborate insignia of Edward VII and cast iron lamp. Left side elevation has half hipped roof with continous 12 light dormer. 5 round headed casements to 1st floor and left side doorcase approached up a flight of steps with iron handrail. Tripartite casements to ground floor. Right side elevation is blank but with large canopy to far end. Internally there is a mosaic-tiled entrance hall, clerk's office to the left, manager's office to the right with engineers just beyond that. There is a large open plan "test room" with a small "battery room" at the far end. On the 1st floor the cloakrooms, kitchen and dining room correspond to the offices below with a large "switch" room corresponding to the "test room". The floor is supported on simple Doric cast iron columns. The roof is of simple steel truss construction. Solid wood block doors throughout and some white glazed tiles.
Listing NGR: TQ1817769087
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 203210
- 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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