Country England Designated 1973 Opened 1841 Architect George Porter | Completed 1841 Reference no. 1040012 Construction started 1840 | |
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Town or city Penge, Kent (now London Borough of Bromley) Structural system Yellow brick with limestone dressings Architectural styles Tudor Revival architecture, Victorian architecture Clients Company of Watermen and Lightermen, City of London Similar Penge East railway station, Penge West railway st, Hurst Spit, Coronation Chair, Kinniside Stone Circle | ||
The Free Watermen and Lightermen’s Almshouses (generally known as the Royal Watermen's Almshouses) on Beckenham Road / Penge High Street, Penge, Kent, (now London Borough of Bromley) were built in 1840–1841 to designs by the architect George Porter by the Company of Watermen and Lightermen of the City of London for retired company freemen and their widows. It is the most prominent and oldest of the Victorian almshouses in Penge. In 1973, the almspeople were moved to a new site in Hastings, and the original buildings were converted into private homes. They have been Grade II listed since 1973.
Map of Free Watermen and Lightermen's Almshouses, London, UK
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