Description

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 18/07/2019

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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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)