Boundary railings and walls to former Chelsea Waterworks
Seething Wells Hall of Residence, Kington University, Portsmouth Road, Surbiton, KT6 5PJ
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1253376
- Date first listed:
- 10-Sept-1993
- List Entry Name:
- Boundary railings and walls to former Chelsea Waterworks
- Statutory Address:
- Seething Wells Hall of Residence, Kington University, Portsmouth Road, Surbiton, KT6 5PJ
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1253376
- Date first listed:
- 10-Sept-1993
- List Entry Name:
- Boundary railings and walls to former Chelsea Waterworks
- Statutory Address 1:
- Seething Wells Hall of Residence, Kington University, Portsmouth Road, Surbiton, KT6 5PJ
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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.
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:
- Seething Wells Hall of Residence, Kington University, Portsmouth Road, Surbiton, KT6 5PJ
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:
- TQ1727467359
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 16/03/2018
TQ 16 NE
59/3/10017
SURBITON
PORTSMOUTH ROAD (south east side)
Kingston University
Seething Wells Hall of Residence
Boundary railings and walls to former Chelsea Waterworks
(Formerly listed as Boundary railings and walls, Chelsea Water Works, PORTSMOUTH ROAD)
GV
II
Boundary wall and railings, c1858. A series of stock brick panelled piers, linked by a sill wall with stone coping bearing cast iron railings having lotus motifs to the uprights and the horizontal rail having a decoration of a series of pyramids. This boundary wall and railings stretches from outside No. 85 Portsmouth Road to the boundary with the old Lambeth Water Works site, 27 metres north-east of the entrance lodge to the Lambeth site, a total frontage of about 115 metres.
In 1995 these structures formed the boundary to a Hall of Residence complex of Kingston University.
Listing NGR: TQ1727467359
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 436548
- 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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