SEMAPHORE HOUSE

Overview

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1377481
Date first listed:
05-Jun-1984
Statutory Address:
SEMAPHORE HOUSE, TELEGRAPH LANE

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Location

Statutory Address:
SEMAPHORE HOUSE, TELEGRAPH LANE

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Surrey
District:
Elmbridge (District Authority)
National Grid Reference:
TQ 15789 64726

Details

TQ 16SE BOROUGH OF ELMBRIDGE TELEGRAPH LANE

Claygate

6/414 Semaphore House 5/6/84 II

Semaphore house. c1822. Rendered brick on projecting plinth with hipped slate roof. 3 storey square tower to centre, 2 storey bay to left, 1 storey bay to right, all over basements. C20 glazing bar sash windows throughout. Projecting single storey porch with window to left of tower. Panelled door on left hand side of porch approached up a flight of 6 steps. At time of resurvey house was undergoing restoration. One in a series of semaphore towers from Portsmouth to Whitehall. PEVSNER: BUILDINGS OF ENGLAND, SURREY (1971) p163.

Listing NGR: TQ1578964726

Legacy

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Legacy System number:
286983
Legacy System:
LBS

Sources

Books and journals
Pevsner, N, Nairn, I Rev. by Cherry, The Buildings of England: Surrey, (1971), 163

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.

End of official listing

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Date: 04 Nov 2001
Reference: IOE01/02591/14
Rights: Copyright IoE Mr Christopher Fransella. Source Historic England Archive
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