Royal Arsenal West Riverside Guardroom is a Grade II listed building in the Greenwich local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 June 1973. Guardhouse.

Royal Arsenal West Riverside Guardroom

WRENN ID: dim-lantern-oak
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Greenwich
Country: England
Date first listed: 8 June 1973
Type: Guardhouse
Source: Historic England listing

Description

TQ 4479 PLUMSTEAD ROAD SE18 (North side)

786/9/46 Royal Arsenal West Riverside Guardroom 08/06/73

GV II

Guardhouse. 1814, possibly by James or Lewis Wyatt. Yellow and red stock brick with limestone ashlar cornice and parapet, central brick stack and hipped 8-sided slate roof. Octagonal single-room plan. Single storey; 8-bay range. Each side has a rubbed brick segmental-arched recesses, the S entrance bay has a 6-panel door, other sides have segmental-arched 6/6-pane sashes. Interior without decorative features. One of a pair which originally flanked the river entrance to the Arsenal, originally the main entrance. The steps were removed in 1931. (Wesley H, The Royal Arsenal: a brief history, London, 1987, p15; RCHME, Rapid Survey Report, 1994)

Listing NGR: TQ4295478475

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