Free Watermen and Lightermen's Almshouses

Free Watermen and Lightermen's Almshouses / Royal Watermen's Almshouses
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General information
Architectural styleVictorian architecture, Tudor Revival architecture
Town or cityPenge, London Borough of Bromley
CountryEngland
Coordinates51°25′00″N 0°03′14″W / 51.4166°N 0.0538°W / 51.4166; -0.0538
Construction started1840
Completed1841
ClientCompany of Watermen and Lightermen, City of London
Technical details
Structural systemYellow brick with limestone dressings
Design and construction
Architect(s)George Porter
Listed Building – Grade II
Designated1973
Reference no.1040012

The Free Watermen and Lightermen's Almshouses (generally known as the Royal Watermen's Almshouses) on Beckenham Road / Penge High Street, Penge, 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]

References

  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ http://www.ideal-homes.org.uk/bromley/penge/royal-watermans.htm Archived 21 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine ideal-homes.org.uk
  3. ^ "THE ROYAL WATERMAN'S AND LIGHTERMAN'S ASYLUM (46 ALMSHOUSES) (1040012)". English Heritage. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
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