Eton Fives Court

Eton Fives Court, High Elms Country Park, Shire Lane, Farnborough, Orpington, BR6 7JH

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1186836
Date first listed:: 21-Apr-1993
List Entry Name:: Eton Fives Court
Statutory Address:: Eton Fives Court, High Elms Country Park, Shire Lane, Farnborough, Orpington, BR6 7JH

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1186836
Date first listed:: 21-Apr-1993
List Entry Name:: Eton Fives Court
Statutory Address 1:: Eton Fives Court, High Elms Country Park, Shire Lane, Farnborough, Orpington, BR6 7JH

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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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:: Eton Fives Court, High Elms Country Park, Shire Lane, Farnborough, Orpington, BR6 7JH

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: Greater London Authority
District:: Bromley (London Borough)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: TQ 44584 63409

Details

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 04/04/2018

TQ 46 SW 785-/12/10006

SHIRE LANE High Elms Country Park Eton Fives Court

(Formerly listed as Eton Fives Court, High Elms Estate, SHIRE LANE (off))

GV II Eton Fives Court, c1840. Built of brick in English bond, the interior rendered. Roof has temporary C20 structure of wood and corrugated sheeting.

Walls have plinth and coping and terminate in piers. Projection to left-hand side. The game is a hand ball game for two pairs of players using a small ball which is struck with either a bare or gloved hand. The design of the court is based on part of the College Chapel at Eton, against which the game was originally played. A replica of part of the chapel steps, wall and buttress forms the court, within which the game takes place. The first courts date from c1840 and this example dates from soon after that date. It is recommended for its architectural and historic interest as an example of a rare type of building which at the time of survey was still in use for its original purpose.

Listing NGR: TQ4458463409

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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.