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Lodge to Imperial War Museum

A Grade II Listed Building in Southwark, London

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.497 / 51°29'49"N

Longitude: -0.1084 / 0°6'30"W

OS Eastings: 531403

OS Northings: 179257

OS Grid: TQ314792

Mapcode National: GBR MK.TJ

Mapcode Global: VHGR0.2MJS

Plus Code: 9C3XFVWR+QJ

Entry Name: Lodge to Imperial War Museum

Listing Date: 27 September 1972

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1385641

English Heritage Legacy ID: 471045

ID on this website: 101385641

Location: Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park, Lambeth, Southwark, London, SE1

County: London

District: Southwark

Electoral Ward/Division: Cathedrals

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Southwark

Traditional County: Surrey

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London

Church of England Parish: Southwark Holy Trinity and St Matthew

Church of England Diocese: Southwark

Tagged with: Gatehouse

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Description



SOUTHWARK

TQ3179 LAMBETH ROAD
636-1/4/463 (South side)
27/09/72 Lodge to Imperial War Museum

GV II

Lodge, now villa. 1837. Stucco with cornice and parapet,
stepped over centre with coat of arms.
1 storey, 3 bays. Plinth, rusticated quoins and rusticated
central section, projecting on 2 planes with segmental-arched
doorway with voussoirs and cyma moulded key rising to cornice.
Door deeply recessed with moulded architrave. Flanking sash
windows with architrave, frieze and cornice and projecting
panel below. 2-bay returns to north and south have similar
details and rusticated pilaster between bays. Italianate
chimney with bracketed cornice.
Inscription on north wall reads: "This lodge was built and the
ground enclosed and planted MDCCCXXXVII. Sir Peter Laurie,
Alderman of the City of London, President. Ralph Price
Esquire, Treasurer of the Royal Hospitals of Bridewell and
Bethlem".
INTERIOR: not inspected.
Formerly lodge to Bethlehem Hospital, now Imperial War Museum
(qv).

Listing NGR: TQ3140379257

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