Description

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TQ3574NE
636-1/63/114

SOUTHWARK
BRENCHLEY GARDENS (south east side)
Gates, piers and railings, Camberwell New Cemetery

GV
II
Gates, piers and railings to cemetery.1928-1929. Stone with railings and gates of metal with coats of arms.

Single carriageway framed by pair of piers, square in plan, with square capstones topped by spheres; the faces of piers relieved by recessed panel ornamented by a section of cornice block just below moulded capstone. To either side of carriageway piers another pier of identical design, which frames a pedestrian walkway.

Extending from east pier is a single storey watch house, square in plan, to which is attached a pier similar to those already noted. Gates and railings with plain uprights, frieze along top and dado rail below.

The gates, piers and railings are included for their group value, and complete the ensemble formed by the Waiting Room, Lodge and Mortuary Chapels (qqv) of Camberwell New Cemetery.

Listing NGR: TQ3574874606

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26658788

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Recommended Books

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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Care and Repair