William Booth Memorial Training College (Main Block)
WILLIAM BOOTH MEMORIAL TRAINING COLLEGE (MAIN BLOCK), CHAMPION PARK
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1378472
- Date first listed:
- 27-Sept-1972
- List Entry Name:
- William Booth Memorial Training College (Main Block)
- Statutory Address:
- WILLIAM BOOTH MEMORIAL TRAINING COLLEGE (MAIN BLOCK), CHAMPION PARK
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1378472
- Date first listed:
- 27-Sept-1972
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 17-Sept-1998
- List Entry Name:
- William Booth Memorial Training College (Main Block)
- Statutory Address 1:
- WILLIAM BOOTH MEMORIAL TRAINING COLLEGE (MAIN BLOCK), CHAMPION PARK
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:
- WILLIAM BOOTH MEMORIAL TRAINING COLLEGE (MAIN BLOCK), CHAMPION PARK
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Southwark (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 32911 75987
Details
SOUTHWARK
TQ3276 CHAMPION PARK 636-1/11/201 (South side) 27/09/72 William Booth Memorial Training College (main block) (Formerly Listed as: CHAMPION PARK William Booth Memorial Training College (Central block))
GV II
Central block of training establishment. 1932. By Sir Giles Gilbert Scott. Brown brick with stone dressings; low pitched, hipped tiled roofs to towers, the central one with a timber and brick eaves cornice; parapets to other parts. Stone capped high plinth. PLAN: long, 4-storey block with projecting 2-storey wings at either end, massive central tower and short end towers. EXTERIOR: entrance is approached by wide steps with stone torchieres at outer angles and is flanked by buttresses which merge into wall above 2nd floor. Wide, moulded stone arch to recessed double doors flanked by windows and with decorative pedimental treatment above initials "WB". Central 3 entrance bays project as part of tower, flanked by buttresses which merge into wall above 2nd floor, and with 3 square-headed windows on each floor. Similar windows to rest of block, except on 4th floor, where they are 2-light and round-headed, with Perpendicular-type tracery. Buttresses between ground-floor windows, which are slightly set back under receding astragal mouldings. Central tower has, at uppermost stage, four 2-light openings with stone, modified Perpendicular blank tracery above. Below this 3 very long, round-arched bell openings with pilaster strips between; and beneath each of these, double round-headed blank arches tapering down to blank wall below. Side wings are blank on street front but have 2 windows on each floor on inner return. Added block on inner corner of right wing with stairway leading up to mezzanine level entrance. INTERIOR: not inspected.
Listing NGR: TQ3291175987
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 470773
- 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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