Former Fire Station
FORMER FIRE STATION, 306-312, OLD KENT ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1385738
- Date first listed:
- 27-Apr-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Former Fire Station
- Statutory Address:
- FORMER FIRE STATION, 306-312, OLD KENT ROAD
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1385738
- Date first listed:
- 27-Apr-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Former Fire Station
- Statutory Address 1:
- FORMER FIRE STATION, 306-312, OLD KENT ROAD
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:
- FORMER FIRE STATION, 306-312, OLD KENT ROAD
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 33600 78340
Details
SOUTHWARK
TQ3378 OLD KENT ROAD 636-1/8/546 (South side) 27/04/89 Nos.306-312 (Even) Former Fire Station
II
Fire station. 1903-4. by LCC Architects' Department. MATERIALS: red brick with Portland Stone dressings; slate mansard roof with dormers; brick ridge and lateral stacks with stone bands and cornicing. PLAN: L-plan. EXTERIOR: 4 storeys and attic; 6 bays, outer bays framed by pilaster and quoin strips with alternate stone blocks rising to simple blocked entablature and dentilled cornice (hacked away in part). Projecting ground-floor elevation of stone ashlar with 4- and 5-light stone mullioned and transomed windows to left of double entries for engines (blocked up at time of survey) and moulded cornice to sunk parapet surmounted by iron railings. Flat-roofed dormers and stacks flank double-gabled central dormers with banded brick and stone facade and 4 keyed segmental-arched 12-pane sashes. All windows are 12-pane sashes with segmental brick arches, except those on 3rd floor which are flat. Similar 6-bay left-hand return to Shorncliffe Road with mullioned and transomed windows and triple-keyed segmental-arched blocked architrave to doorway; canted end bay framed by similar pilaster and quoin strips; similar cornice and flat-roofed dormer. Narrow tower to rear has segmental-arched openings and stone ashlar upper stage surmounted by open pediment. INTERIOR: not inspected.
Listing NGR: TQ3360078340
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 471148
- 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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