Chadwick House and Attached Railings
CHADWICK HOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 48, RUSHWORTH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1385850
- Date first listed:
- 29-Dec-1980
- List Entry Name:
- Chadwick House and Attached Railings
- Statutory Address:
- CHADWICK HOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 48, RUSHWORTH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1385850
- Date first listed:
- 29-Dec-1980
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 17-Sept-1998
- List Entry Name:
- Chadwick House and Attached Railings
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHADWICK HOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 48, RUSHWORTH 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:
- CHADWICK HOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 48, RUSHWORTH STREET
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 31825 79795
Details
SOUTHWARK
TQ3179 RUSHWORTH STREET 636-1/4/667 (North East side) 29/12/80 No.48 Chadwick House and attached railings (Formerly Listed as: RUSHWORTH STREET (North East side) Convent of the Reparation)
II
Convent and chapel, now offices. 1912. By Sir Walter Tapper. Stock brick with red brick dressings; Welsh slate roofs, swept mansard with dormers to Rushworth Street elevation. Residential part in Queen Anne style on small scale, delicately detailed. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys, attic and basement, 5 bays. 3 stone steps with rails to door terrace; 6-panel door in timber doorcase with panelled sides and soffit, half-domed hood on brackets and tripartite fanlight. Gauged, red brick arches to sash windows with thick glazing bars. Deep moulded and dentilled eaves cornice; 1st-floor red brick band. One end and one rear chimney. Dated rainwater heads. Chapel elevation to Kings Bench Street in restrained Baroque style. Projecting pedimented centre holds crowned cartouche above tall blank opening with red brick round arch, key block and impost band. Narrow side bays whose scrolled tops meet the pediment. Plinth with datestone. 4 high round windows on each return. INTERIOR: chapel panelled up to immediately below splayed round windows at clerestory level which have round and radial bars. Gallery at west end above 3-bay timber arcade. Timber barrelled roof. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: cast-iron area railings. Simple design, well detailed and executed.
Listing NGR: TQ3182579795
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 471269
- 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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