Tower Bridge Bridgemasters House (Bridge House Estate) And Gate To Side

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TQ3380 636-1/2/794 01/07/83

SOUTHWARK TOWER BRIDGE ROAD (West side) Tower Bridge Bridgemaster's House (Bridge House Estate) and gate to side

(Formerly Listed as: TOWER BRIDGE ROAD Tower Bridge Bridgemasters House (Bridge House Estate))

GV II

Detached bridgemaster's house on west side of Tower Bridge approach, partly office. Dated 1906. By Sydney Perks. Red brick, with Portland stone flush faced ground floor, frieze, cornice, blocking course and banded quoins to front elevation. Stock brick south return and rear. 3 storeys with lower level beneath bridge approach, 3 bays with early C18-style detailing. Recessed door to right hand bay with bolection architrave, swept up at head. Central 1st-floor window has pedimented eared architrave and a Rococo cartouche keystone rising to its sill from the window below. Gauged brick segmental arches to all other windows which are flush-framed sashes with glazing bars and brick aprons below sills. North return has 1 Venetian window at 1st floor. INTERIOR: not inspected. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: a wrought-iron gate to right gives access to steps down to lower level Tower Bridge workshops in yard beside and beneath the bridge approach.

Listing NGR: TQ3358380077