Free Watermen and Lightermen's Almshouses
The Free Watermen and Lightermen's Almshouses (generally known as the Royal Watermen's Almshouses) on Beckenham Road / Penge High Street, Penge, Kent, (now London Borough of Bromley) were built in 1840–1841 to designs by the architect George Porter[1] by the Company of Watermen and Lightermen of the City of London for retired company freemen and their widows. It is the most prominent and oldest of the Victorian almshouses in Penge.[2] In 1973, the almspeople were moved to a new site in Hastings, and the original buildings were converted into private homes.[1] They have been Grade II listed since 1973.[3]
| Free Watermen and Lightermen's Almshouses / Royal Watermen's Almshouses | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Victorian architecture, Tudor Revival architecture |
| Town or city | Penge, Kent (now London Borough of Bromley) |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 51.4166°N 0.0538°W |
| Construction started | 1840 |
| Completed | 1841 |
| Client | Company of Watermen and Lightermen, City of London |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Yellow brick with limestone dressings |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | George Porter |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Designated | 1973 |
| Reference no. | 1040012 |
References
- John Newman. West Kent and the Weald. The "Buildings of England" Series, First Edition, Sir Nikolaus Pevsner and Judy Nairn, eds. (London: Penguin, 1969), p.433.
- http://www.ideal-homes.org.uk/bromley/penge/royal-watermans.htm Archived 21 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine ideal-homes.org.uk
- "THE ROYAL WATERMAN'S AND LIGHTERMAN'S ASYLUM (46 ALMSHOUSES) (1040012)". English Heritage. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
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