50 Royal Hill and 52 Royal Hill (Richard the First Public House)
50, Royal Hill, Greenwich, SE10 8RT
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1289943
- Date first listed:
- 08-Jun-1973
- List Entry Name:
- 50 Royal Hill and 52 Royal Hill (Richard the First Public House)
- Statutory Address:
- 50, Royal Hill, Greenwich, SE10 8RT
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1289943
- Date first listed:
- 08-Jun-1973
- List Entry Name:
- 50 Royal Hill and 52 Royal Hill (Richard the First Public House)
- Statutory Address 1:
- 50, Royal Hill, Greenwich, SE10 8RT
- Statutory Address 2:
- Richard the First Public House, 52, Royal Hill, Greenwich, SE10 8RT
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.
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:
- 50, Royal Hill, Greenwich, SE10 8RT
- Statutory Address:
- Richard the First Public House, 52, Royal Hill, Greenwich, SE10 8RT
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:
- TQ3832177174
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Enhancement on 19 February 2026 to amend the name, address and description and reformat the text to current standards
TQ 3877
26/G111
ROYAL HILL SE10 (west side)
Nos 50 and 52 (Richard the First Public House)
(Formerly listed as Nos 50 and 52 (The Tolly Public House))
II
Early C18 pair, each two storeys and attic, two windows. No 50 has sunk basement also. Tiled mansard roofs (No 50 with one square dormer) Multicoloured stock brick, with gauged red brick window arches, the brickwork painted to No 52. Both houses have parapets. No 50 has cornice band and first floor band. No 52 has brick moulded and dentilled cornice. Renewed sash windows, those of No 50 with glazing bars, in old box frames. Doorway to No 50 under cornice hood and blocked fanlight of interlacing pointed arches. Narrow, moulded architrave, pulvinated frieze and dentilled cornice hood on brackets. Cast iron lance-head area railings.
No 52 has late C19 public house front on ground floor. At the time of listing in 1973 it was recorded that there was one double door at either side under an elliptical arched fanlight, and a round projecting central window bay with curved glass. Now the northern doorway contains a single door, and the southern doorway has been converted to a window with panel beneath.
Listing NGR: TQ3832177174
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 396071
- 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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