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Latitude: 51.426 / 51°25'33"N
Longitude: -0.0741 / 0°4'26"W
OS Eastings: 533995
OS Northings: 171425
OS Grid: TQ339714
Mapcode National: GBR HM.XPD
Mapcode Global: VHGRD.NFQ5
Plus Code: 9C3XCWGG+99
Entry Name: Gatepiers to Rockhills
Listing Date: 18 July 2000
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1376636
English Heritage Legacy ID: 489728
ID on this website: 101376636
Location: Upper Sydenham, Bromley, London, SE19
County: London
District: Bromley
Electoral Ward/Division: Crystal Palace
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Bromley
Traditional County: Kent
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London
Church of England Parish: Anerley Christ Church and St Paul
Church of England Diocese: Rochester
Tagged with: Gatepost
TQ 37 SW
785/4/10069
ROCKHILLS LANE
Crystal Palace
Gatepiers to Rockhills
GV
II
Pair of gate piers. Mid C19 in Classical style. These were the gatepiers to Rockhills where Sir Joseph Paxton, designer of the adjoining Crystal Palace, lived from 1852 and died in 1865 but the main house was destroyed during the Second World War. Cast iron. Approximately 6 feet high square piers with moulded bases and cornices, fluted capitals, round-headed panels with rosette decoration, Greek key decoration above crowned by antefixae. The gates of wood with cast iron spear rails are a late C20 fairly authentic copy of the originals and are not included in the listing. The gate piers are reputed to have been a gift to Paxton from Queen Victoria.
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