THE STUDIO INCLUDING ATTACHED RAILINGS

THE STUDIO INCLUDING ATTACHED RAILINGS, 28, BECKENHAM ROAD

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1390855
Date first listed:: 17-Jun-2004
List Entry Name:: THE STUDIO INCLUDING ATTACHED RAILINGS
Statutory Address:: THE STUDIO INCLUDING ATTACHED RAILINGS, 28, BECKENHAM ROAD

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1390855
Date first listed:: 17-Jun-2004
List Entry Name:: THE STUDIO INCLUDING ATTACHED RAILINGS
Statutory Address 1:: THE STUDIO INCLUDING ATTACHED RAILINGS, 28, BECKENHAM ROAD

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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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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:: THE STUDIO INCLUDING ATTACHED RAILINGS, 28, BECKENHAM ROAD

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: Greater London Authority
District:: Bromley (London Borough)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: TQ 36553 69567

Details

785/0/10116 BECKENHAM ROAD 17-JUN-04 28 The Studio, including attached railings

II Technical institute, later art centre. Built in 1898 for Beckenham Urban District Council, architect J A Angell, builder T W Jones in Dutch style. The princpal elevations to east and south are built of red brick with terracotta dressings, the others mainly of stock brick. The hipped roof is now clad in C20 cement tiles but retains the original brick chimneystacks and a central octagonal cupola with lead base decorated with chevrons, wooden arches and dome with metal weathervane. EXTERIOR: The east or entrance front is of two storeys and basement with five windows. There is a central full-height bay with elaborate curved open pediment pierced by an obelisk. The first floor has a triple mullioned and transomed window with curved fanlight above and doorcase with engaged columns, round-headed fanlight and six-panelled double doors. The attached flight of steps has brick and terracotta piers and balustrading with ball finials and elaborate cast iron railings. The adjoining bays are set back with triple mullioned windows to the first floor and mullioned and transomed windows to the ground floor, all with terracotta aprons. The end bays have projecting gables crowned by smaller terracotta open pediments. The first floor windows are four-light mullioned and transomed windows with curved heads and terracotta panels, the left one inscribed "Science" the right side one inscribed "Art". The ground floor windows are four-light mullioned and transomed windows. The south side is of three bays and has a similar gable to the east side with four-light windows, central square turret with pyramidal roof with crenellated parapet, triple window to first floor and round-headed terracotta hood on decorated brackets to doorcase below. The large left side gable has an elaborate tall first floor mullioned and transomed window with oculus above and six-light mullioned and transomed window below. The north elevation is in stock brick with red brick dressings and is plainer with four sash windows without glazing bars to the ground floor and four C20 metal windows to the first floor art studio. The west elevation is partly of red brick and partly of stock brick. INTERIOR: Not Inspected.

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Legacy System number:: 491580
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.