Description and History of Site:-
The Royal Watermen's and Lightermen's Asylum.
These 46 almshouses for aged watermen and lightermen were built in 1839-40. Architect George Porter.
The residents moved out in 1973 to bungalows in Hastings. The alms-houses are now privately owned.
'The watermen ferried people across the Thames during the Victorian era when there was only one bridge. The lightermen were pilots of small boats who delivered goods from larger ships to the banks of the river. Ornate fish emblems fashioned in iron can be seen on the beautiful cast iron and wood water pump inside the grounds. Similar fish emblems in ironwork can be seen along the banks of the Thames at Westminster.'
Further Reading and References:-
https://www.pengeheritagetrail.org.uk/the-trail-sites/royal-watermens-almshouses/
http://www.watermenshall.org/almshouses.html
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Key Words :- housing
Address :- High Street, Penge, London, Greater London, SE20 7EL
Grid Ref :- TQ 3543 7041
Co-ordinates :- Lat 51.416538 , Long -0.053836
Local Authority :- Bromley London Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- Greater London Council
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No - 1040012,
Site Dates :- 1839-40 -
Contributor :- GLIAS Database - 2 June 2018
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © GLIAS Database
Grid Ref :- TQ 3543 7041
Co-ordinates :- Lat 51.416538 , Long -0.053836
Local Authority :- Bromley London Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- Greater London Council
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No - 1040012,
Site Dates :- 1839-40 -
Contributor :- GLIAS Database - 2 June 2018
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © GLIAS Database