Description

TQ 4479 PLUMSTEAD ROAD SE18
(North side)

786- /9/10071 Royal Arsenal
Building 18

GV II

Offices. 1855-6, by Lt Col R S Beatson, R E, extended to W pre-1888 and later to E. Brick with stone dressings, ridge and lateral stacks and a hipped slate roof. 2 storeys; 6:7:8-window range with 2/2-pane sashes. Symmetrical front, with ashlar plinth, ground-floor cill band, plat band and frieze; centra11854 section has 3-bay pedimented centre set forward with paired pilasters and double doors to ashlar porch. Outer sections in same style, 4:4-range to the W with a lateral stack and a lower porch at the end set back with round-arched doorway, fanlight and double-panelled doors; 2:4-section to the E. Interior has a central stair hall with a rear dog-leg stair with ornate cast-iron balusters and a heavy wreathed rail; 6~panel doors, moulded cornicing, and large round-arched stair sash to rear. Included as a significant surviving element prominently sited within the group of historic buildings at Woolwich Arsenal.

Listing NGR: TQ4384979278

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q27082009

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Recommended Books

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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)