RIVER WALL WITH 36 LAMP STANDARDS BETWEEN LAMBETH BRIDGE AND WESTMINSTER BRIDGE

RIVER WALL WITH 36 LAMP STANDARDS BETWEEN LAMBETH BRIDGE AND WESTMINSTER BRIDGE, ALBERT EMBANKMENT SE1

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1080565
Date first listed:: 27-Mar-1981
List Entry Name:: RIVER WALL WITH 36 LAMP STANDARDS BETWEEN LAMBETH BRIDGE AND WESTMINSTER BRIDGE
Statutory Address:: RIVER WALL WITH 36 LAMP STANDARDS BETWEEN LAMBETH BRIDGE AND WESTMINSTER BRIDGE, ALBERT EMBANKMENT SE1

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1080565
Date first listed:: 27-Mar-1981
List Entry Name:: RIVER WALL WITH 36 LAMP STANDARDS BETWEEN LAMBETH BRIDGE AND WESTMINSTER BRIDGE
Statutory Address 1:: RIVER WALL WITH 36 LAMP STANDARDS BETWEEN LAMBETH BRIDGE AND WESTMINSTER BRIDGE, ALBERT EMBANKMENT SE1

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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Location

Statutory Address:: RIVER WALL WITH 36 LAMP STANDARDS BETWEEN LAMBETH BRIDGE AND WESTMINSTER BRIDGE, ALBERT EMBANKMENT SE1

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 Park:: N/A
National Grid Reference:: TQ 30582 79605

Details

ALBERT EMBANKMENT SE1 1. (west side) 5023 River Wall with 36 Lamp Standards between Lambeth Bridge and Westminster Bridge TQ 3079 2/20 TQ 3078 4/20

II

2. Grey granite wall with plinth and square coping heightened by a later granite course. At intervals, lamp standards of cast iron, made of interlinked dolphins writhing around a fluted, wreathed column with globular lampholder and crown finial, on tall granite plinths, holding marine trophies; bases inscribed alternately '1870' and 'VIC REG', also (faintly) 'MASEFIELD & CO FOUNDER, C VULLIAMY, ARCHT'; most plinths bear (on river face) bronze lion head with ring in mouth.

Listing NGR: TQ3058279605

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Legacy System number:: 203983
Legacy System:: LBS

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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.