Folly to North of Morland House

FOLLY TO NORTH OF MORLAND HOUSE, SUSAN WOOD

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1257691
Date first listed:
12-Mar-1997
List Entry Name:
Folly to North of Morland House
Statutory Address:
FOLLY TO NORTH OF MORLAND HOUSE, SUSAN WOOD

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1257691
Date first listed:
12-Mar-1997
List Entry Name:
Folly to North of Morland House
Statutory Address 1:
FOLLY TO NORTH OF MORLAND HOUSE, SUSAN WOOD

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.

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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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
FOLLY TO NORTH OF MORLAND HOUSE, SUSAN WOOD

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:
TQ4342969705

Details

TQ 46 NW
785/5/10043

SUSAN WOOD
Folly to north of Morland House

II

Garden folly. Circa 1860. One of a pair of towers erected by George Baskcomb for his landscape garden, using reject bricks from on-site works in Chislehurst Caves. Burr bricks with stone dressings. Gothic style tower of four storeys, circular with circular stair turret. Arrowslit openings on each floor. Ground floor has three round-headed openings to main tower and one to stair turret. Remains of stone spiral stairs with open treads. Roof and floors missing at time of survey.

Listing NGR: TQ4342969705

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
463545
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.

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