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Wall, Gate Piers and Railings to Ingress Abbey Fronting London Road and Turning into the Avenue

A Grade II Listed Building in Swanscombe, Kent

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4506 / 51°27'2"N

Longitude: 0.2899 / 0°17'23"E

OS Eastings: 559214

OS Northings: 174890

OS Grid: TQ592748

Mapcode National: GBR X5.CRW

Mapcode Global: VHHNV.ZS4T

Plus Code: 9F32F72Q+6X

Entry Name: Wall, Gate Piers and Railings to Ingress Abbey Fronting London Road and Turning into the Avenue

Listing Date: 17 March 1982

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1085786

English Heritage Legacy ID: 172737

ID on this website: 101085786

Location: Greenhithe, Dartford, Kent, DA9

County: Kent

District: Dartford

Civil Parish: Swanscombe and Greenhithe

Built-Up Area: Swanscombe

Traditional County: Kent

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Kent

Church of England Parish: Greenhithe St Mary

Church of England Diocese: Rochester

Tagged with: Wall Guard rail Gatepost

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Description


1.
5274 SWANSCOMBE AND GREENHITHE LONDON ROAD
(north side)
Greenhithe

Wall, gate piers and
railings to Ingress Abbey
fronting London Road
and turning into The
Avenue
TQ 57 SE 4/100

II GV

2.
Early to mid C19. Coursed stone rubble wall about 5 ft in height with stone coping.
At the junction with The Avenue there are 6 square stone gate piers with pyramidal
caps separated by cast iron railings of Gothic form with embattled tops and trefoil
and quatrefoil patterns. The wall along The Avenue has 2 similar gate piers separated
by a length of cast iron railings, a section of stone wall about 20 ft in length
and finally a section of wall of knapped flints about 6 ft high.


Listing NGR: TQ5879975165

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