Ripley House, Rushworth Street Estate
RIPLEY HOUSE, RUSHWORTH STREET ESTATE, RUSHWORTH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1385852
- Date first listed:
- 30-Sept-1977
- List Entry Name:
- Ripley House, Rushworth Street Estate
- Statutory Address:
- RIPLEY HOUSE, RUSHWORTH STREET ESTATE, RUSHWORTH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1385852
- Date first listed:
- 30-Sept-1977
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 17-Sept-1998
- List Entry Name:
- Ripley House, Rushworth Street Estate
- Statutory Address 1:
- RIPLEY HOUSE, RUSHWORTH STREET ESTATE, 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:
- RIPLEY HOUSE, RUSHWORTH STREET ESTATE, 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 31834 79773
Details
SOUTHWARK
TQ3179 RUSHWORTH STREET 636-1/4/669 (North East side) 30/09/77 Ripley House, Rushworth Street Estate (Formerly Listed as: RUSHWORTH STREET (North East side) Merrow House and Ripley House)
GV II
Block of flats. 1896-7. By RM Taylor for the LCC's Housing Branch. Brick with some stone dressings; slate roof. Balcony access block forming a pair with Merrow House (qv) which faces it across an open court. EXTERIOR: 3 storeys. Arts and Crafts details, particularly to street elevation which has juxtaposition of gables and angular end-on chimney breasts. Gabled sections are canted out, the chimneys corbelled out at 1st-floor level and carried up bartizan-wise to emerge above the skyline. Some of these gabled sections have 2 chimneys, between which are casement windows within round-arched recesses on each floor above ground-floor entrance. Others have 1 chimney and pairs of sash windows with glazing bars with segmental-headed, gauged-brick arches. Smaller broad segmental-headed casement windows in recessed sections, those on 2nd floor tucked beneath wide eaves. Elevation to open court has plain central stairs to individual flats whose front doors are approached along short access balconies with simple ironwork. Windows mostly sashes with glazing bars and segmental, gauged-brick arches. INTERIOR: not inspected. As a pair with Merrow House (qv), generally identical to the 2 blocks at Boyfield Street (qv).
Listing NGR: TQ3183479773
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 471271
- 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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