Bowie Bandstand, Croydon Road Recreation Ground is a Grade II listed building in the Bromley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 August 2019. Bandstand. 1 related planning application.

Bowie Bandstand, Croydon Road Recreation Ground

WRENN ID
standing-hinge-rye
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bromley
Constituency
Beckenham and Penge MP: Liam Conlon (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 August 2019
Type
Bandstand
Address
Bowie Bandstand, Croydon Road Recreation Ground, Beckenham, London, BR3 3PR
OS grid reference
TQ 368 690
Coordinates
51.40354, -0.03461
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Bowie Bandstand, located in Croydon Road Recreation Ground, is a bandstand built in 1905, designed by the McCallum and Hope Iron Foundry in Glasgow.

This octagonal structure features eight slender cast-iron columns that stand on a brick and granolithic concrete plinth, which is accessed by steps. Between the columns, there is a cast-iron railing adorned with ornamental foliage work. The railing is complemented by fluted columns, while the upper section consists of plain columns with Corinthian capitals. These columns support decorative cast-iron brackets and intricate fretwork beneath the roof.

The bandstand is topped with a felt-covered tented roof, which is crowned by an open cupola decorated with scroll and leaf motifs, along with other ornamental patterns, and is finished with a finial. The roof has an iron structural frame and features a ribbed and boarded ceiling.

Local climate

Bowie Bandstand, Croydon Road Recreation Ground sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 87% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 51% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 6 transactions since 2007
  • Related listed building consents — 1 application
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
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  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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