London Bridge Hospital, the Riverside Block Behind Tooley Street

LONDON BRIDGE HOSPITAL, THE RIVERSIDE BLOCK BEHIND TOOLEY STREET, TOOLEY STREET

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1385965
Date first listed:
01-Jul-1983
List Entry Name:
London Bridge Hospital, the Riverside Block Behind Tooley Street
Statutory Address:
LONDON BRIDGE HOSPITAL, THE RIVERSIDE BLOCK BEHIND TOOLEY STREET, TOOLEY STREET
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Date:
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1385965
Date first listed:
01-Jul-1983
Date of most recent amendment:
17-Sept-1998
List Entry Name:
London Bridge Hospital, the Riverside Block Behind Tooley Street
Statutory Address 1:
LONDON BRIDGE HOSPITAL, THE RIVERSIDE BLOCK BEHIND TOOLEY STREET, TOOLEY STREET

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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.

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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.

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Location

Statutory Address:
LONDON BRIDGE HOSPITAL, THE RIVERSIDE BLOCK BEHIND TOOLEY STREET, TOOLEY 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 32940 80350

Details

SOUTHWARK

TQ3280SE TOOLEY STREET 636-1/17/786 (North side) 01/07/83 London Bridge Hospital, the riverside block behind Tooley Street (Formerly Listed as: TOOLEY STREET Chamberlain's Wharf)

GV II

Wharf building, now part of London Bridge Hospital. 1860s, a rebuilding after the fire of 1861. Yellow brick with stock brick and rendered dressings. Main monumental river elevation: 7 storeys, 11 bays. (Altered) rendered ground level of 2 storeys with tall segmental-arched openings between pilasters which support heavy bases to giant order of brick pilasters rising to deep rendered entablature with pedimental blocking course, the frieze inscribed with the name of the building. The segmental-headed windows and hatch ranks (now fenestrated) are symmetrically disposed and recessed between the pilasters. Plainer south elevation set on slight concave curve has 6 bays articulated by giant brick pilasters supporting rendered entablature which is returned to projecting full height wings (right wing rebuilt and projecting slightly further). INTERIOR: not inspected. Building now connected by glazed walkway to Nos 17-25 (Odd) Tooley Street (qv).





Listing NGR: TQ3294080350

Legacy

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Legacy System number:
471385
Legacy System:
LBS

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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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