Club Boathouse And Prmises Foreshore

1. 4424 GROVE STREET SE8 (East Side) Royal Victoria Yard

Nos 9 to 69 (odd) & Nos 6 to 66 (even) (Foreshore) & Club Boathouse and Premises TQ 3678 2/D22

II GV

2. 1781-98. 2 large warehouse buildings facing North to the river. The inner returns of the buildings and 3 bays of main fronts, were formerly the Commandant's House and the Administrative Offices. Symmetrical main fronts. Each building has slightly projecting outer 3-bay section under gable with lunette, then 7-bay flush main section. All of 3 storeys: with arched ground floor open in front providing covered walk to entrances. Multicoloured stock brick. Stone 1st floor band, cornice band and stone coped parapet. Stone impost band to ground floor. Segmental brick arches to sash windows with glazing bars. French windows, with wrought iron guards, replace loading doors at centres of sections. Taller inner wings of 3 storeys and basement, 3 windows in large canted bay. Stone cornice band below parapet, moulded cornice at 2nd floor level, ground floor band. Gauged flat brick arches to sash windows with glazing bars. Some glazing bars lost. Entrances on 5-bay inner returns whose outer windows are blocked. Entrance terrace to slightly projecting centre bay, has double flight of steps with wrought iron handrail. Doors of 6 fielded panels, in moulded architrave, have patteren rectagular fanlight, and wide console bracketed cornice and pediment, covering narrow, flanking windows.

Listing NGR: TQ3684078574