Blackheath Concert Hall
BLACKHEATH CONCERT HALL, 23, LEE ROAD
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1213763
- Date first listed:
- 26-Feb-1992
- Statutory Address:
- BLACKHEATH CONCERT HALL, 23, LEE ROAD
Location
Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places.
Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.
What is the National Heritage List for England?
The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.
The list includes:
 |
Buildings |
 |
Scheduled monuments |
 |
Parks and gardens |
 |
Battlefields |
 |
Shipwrecks |
Images of England Project
- Date:
- 2005-04-16
- Reference:
- IOE01/13464/33
- Rights:
- © Mr Adam Watson. Source: Historic England Archive
Local Heritage Hub
Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.
Discover moreOfficial list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1213763
- Date first listed:
- 26-Feb-1992
- Statutory Address 1:
- BLACKHEATH CONCERT HALL, 23, LEE ROAD
Location
- Statutory Address:
- BLACKHEATH CONCERT HALL, 23, LEE ROAD
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 39700 75856
Details
TQ 3975 BLACKHEATH LEE ROAD
786-0/45/10000 No 23
Blackheath Concert Hall
GV II
Purpose built concert hall. Built 1894 by Edmeston and Gabriel in Queen Anne style. Built of Leicester brick with some dressings and window mullions of terra-cotta and low-relief stucco decorative treatment in 'gesso duro' by Gilbert Seale of Walworth; Westmoreland slate roof. Plan comprises front block facing road with administrative and social rooms and small hall on 1st floor. At right angles, but not centred on the middle of the front, is the wing with the main hall, its gable sticking up over the roof of the Lee Road Block. Front of 2 storeys 7 windows. Ends have gables with ball finials and strapwork decoration including masks and musical instruments. Lowered double arched attic openings. 1st floor has round-headed windows with triple casements and stained glass above. Frieze between floors depicting tritons playing musical instruments. Ground floor has triple mullioned and transomed windows. Right side has open pedimented doorcase with large brackets, female mask in pediment and elaborate tented cast iron canopy on 2 cast iron columns. Some stained glass panels to Entrance Hall. Concert Hall interior of 9 bays with elaborate wooden ribbed ceiling, round- headed windows divided by pilasters and proscenium arch with open pediment with shield and panel with musical instruments flanked by console brackets.
This is believed to be the earliest surviving purpose-built concert hall in London.
Listing NGR: TQ3970075856
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 398399
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
Map
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 05-Jun-2026 at 07:33:24.
Download a full scale map (PDF)End of official list entry
All text content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 , except where otherwise stated. Any supplied maps are © Crown Copyright [and database rights] 2026 OS AC0000815036 and may not be reproduced without permission.