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Latitude: 51.4693 / 51°28'9"N
Longitude: 0.0137 / 0°0'49"E
OS Eastings: 539966
OS Northings: 176408
OS Grid: TQ399764
Mapcode National: GBR LX.258
Mapcode Global: VHHNQ.6B3G
Plus Code: 9F32F297+PF
Entry Name: Numbers 1 to 14 (Consecutive) the Paragon, and Paragon Cottage and Paragon Lodge
Listing Date: 19 October 1951
Grade: I
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1211997
English Heritage Legacy ID: 396508
ID on this website: 101211997
Location: Blackheath Park, Greenwich, London, SE3
County: London
District: Greenwich
Electoral Ward/Division: Blackheath Westcombe
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Greenwich
Traditional County: Kent
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London
Church of England Parish: Blackheath All Saints
Church of England Diocese: Southwark
Tagged with: Cottage Terrace of houses
TQ 4076 39/G97 51/3976 38/G97
SOUTH ROW SE3
Nos 1 to 14 (consec) The Paragon, and Paragon Cottage and Paragon Lodge
19.10.51
GV
I
Circa 1790. Crescent of seven blocks of two houses with lodges to east and west. Each block has three storeys attic and basement, four windows. Hipped, slated mansard roof with two round headed dormers and central brick chimney stack.
Multicoloured stock brick walls, Coade stone dressings. Mutule cornice and parapet. Fluted first floor cill band and springing band of arcaded ground floor, the latter with paterae at intervals. Gauged brick arches to recessed sash windows with glazing bars (some replaced) in plain reveals, those on upper and basement floors flat, those on ground floor round headed in round arched recesses resting on basement plinth with stone coping. Houses have slightly concave curved fronts to fit line of terrace. Six-panel doors have cornice heads with paterae and patterned, semicircular fanlights.
Blocks linked by six-bay Roman Doric colonnades. Entablature with triglyphs and mutules, balustrade above. Wrought iron railings between columns and to areas and entrance steps. Small lodges to east (Paragon Cottage) and west (Paragon Lodge), with stucco vermiculate quoins.
Group was badly damaged in World War II and has since been carefully rebuilt and restored, and converted into flats. Plaque on No 15 "Festival of Britain 1951. Award for Merit."
The Paragon including Cottage and Lodge, form a group.
Listing NGR: TQ3996676408
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