The Royal Watermen's and Lightermen's Asylum (46 almshouses) is a Grade II listed building in the Bromley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 February 1973. Almshouses. 9 related planning applications.
The Royal Watermen's and Lightermen's Asylum (46 almshouses)
- WRENN ID
- worn-terrace-river
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bromley
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 February 1973
- Type
- Almshouses
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Royal Watermen's and Lightermen's Asylum, consisting of 46 almshouses, was built between 1839 and 1840. Designed by architect George Porter, the site was gifted by J Dudun Brown. The almshouses form three sides of a courtyard. They are two storeys high and constructed of white brick.
The central block features two square towers, each four storeys in height, topped with ogee-shaped lead cupolas; one cupola has a clock face and the other a wind vane. A crow-stepped gable sits between the towers, containing a royal cartouche, with a two-tier oriel window with five lights on each tier above a four-centred archway on the ground floor. The central block has seven windows and two gables on each side of this central feature. The side blocks, set at right angles, each have 13 windows and five gables. A cloister projects from the building. A balustrade completes the fourth side, punctuated by three entrances flanked by brick piers, each topped with heraldic beasts.
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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 15 transactions since 1995
- Related listed building consents — 9 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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