River Wall In Front Of Royal Naval College is a Grade II listed building in the Greenwich local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 February 1995. River wall.

River Wall In Front Of Royal Naval College

WRENN ID: stubborn-minaret-dawn
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Greenwich
Country: England
Date first listed: 13 February 1995
Type: River wall
Source: Historic England listing

Description

TQ 3878 PARK ROW (off) (west side) 786-/15/10042 River wall in front of Royal Naval College

GV II

Two hundred metres of river wall fronting the Royal Naval College (formerly Greenwich Hospital, q.v.). 1830s, from the office ofJoseph Kay, architect to the hospital, and contemporary with his Trafalgar Tavern (q.v.) alongside. Limestone ashlar, a formal composition with two flights of steps at its centre, the stonework in between rusticated and slightly battered. The east end adjoining the Trafalgar Tavern projects towards the river for twenty metres; safety is ensured by the survival of the contemporary ironwork set between thick, square limestone piers. Each panel of ironwork comprises a diagonal cross set with a central boss decorated with a circular'rope'.

Listing NGR: TQ3857778039

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