Bromley College
BROMLEY COLLEGE, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1359324
- Date first listed:
- 10-Jan-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Bromley College
- Statutory Address:
- BROMLEY COLLEGE, HIGH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1359324
- Date first listed:
- 10-Jan-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Bromley College
- Statutory Address 1:
- BROMLEY COLLEGE, HIGH STREET
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:
- BROMLEY COLLEGE, HIGH STREET
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 40022 69573
Details
1. HIGH STREET, BROMLEY
4407 (North East Side)
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Bromley College
TQ 46 NW 5/39 10.1.55
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2.
A tablet on the building records that:- "This College for twenty Poore
Widowes (of orthodoxe and loyall clergymen) and a Chaplain was given by
John Warner Late Lord Bishop of Rochester 1666". The building consists of
2 courtyards of red brick. The west courtyard dates from 1670 onwards.
Its main front faces west. It consists of a central portion and 2 advanced
wings forming the Chaplain's and the Treasurer's houses. 2 storeys, semi-
basement and attaic. The centre has 12 windows and 12 gabled dormers, the
wings 2 windows and 1 dormer each. Brick stringcourse. Wooden modillion
eaves cornice. Tiled roof. Buttresses support the front between the windows.
Casement windows with wooden mullions and transomes. Wide central gateway up
5 steps with iron handrail. Rusticated round-headed stone archway with
engaged Doric columns, curved pediment and cartouche of the arms of John
Warner, Bishop of Rochester. The south front of this courtyard has 16
windows and 10 dormers. The inner face of this side of the courtyard and
of the north side opposite have doorways in moulded architrave surrounds
with heavy pediment shaped hoods over, and on each side of these a round
window with a round-headed window over it. In the centre of the east
front of the courtyard is the Chapel which projects into the east courtyard.
This was contemporary with the foundation but was rebuilt by Waring and
Blake in Decorated style in 1863. The east courtyard is a replica of the
west one but without the buttresses. It was built in 1794-1805 with money
left by William Pearce, brother of Dr Zachary Pearce, Bishop of Rochester,
and by Mrs Bettinson in 1782 and 1788 respectively to provide 20 more houses
for the same purpose.
Listing NGR: TQ4002269574
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 358473
- 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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