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SOUTHWARK

TQ3280SE TOOLEY STREET
636-1/17/786 (North side)
01/07/83 London Bridge Hospital, the
riverside block behind Tooley Street
(Formerly Listed as:
TOOLEY STREET
Chamberlain's Wharf)

GV II

Wharf building, now part of London Bridge Hospital. 1860s, a
rebuilding after the fire of 1861. Yellow brick with stock
brick and rendered dressings.
Main monumental river elevation: 7 storeys, 11 bays. (Altered)
rendered ground level of 2 storeys with tall segmental-arched
openings between pilasters which support heavy bases to giant
order of brick pilasters rising to deep rendered entablature
with pedimental blocking course, the frieze inscribed with the
name of the building. The segmental-headed windows and hatch
ranks (now fenestrated) are symmetrically disposed and
recessed between the pilasters. Plainer south elevation set on
slight concave curve has 6 bays articulated by giant brick
pilasters supporting rendered entablature which is returned to
projecting full height wings (right wing rebuilt and
projecting slightly further).
INTERIOR: not inspected.
Building now connected by glazed walkway to Nos 17-25 (Odd)
Tooley Street (qv).

Listing NGR: TQ3294080350