Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
Façade of Deptford Central Library (now Art House), Lewisham Way / Rokeby Rd. Photograph
Region ID | CL | |
Work ID | 930 | |
Manual Reference | CLLMJD24 | |
Type | Building | |
Title | Façade of Deptford Central Library (now Art House), Lewisham Way / Rokeby Rd. | |
Architect | Thomas, Alfred Brumwell | |
Date of design | 1911-14 | |
Year of unveiling | 1914 | |
Unveiling details | ||
Road | Lewisham Way / Rokeby Rd. | |
Precise Location | junction of Lewisham Way and Rokeby Rd. | |
A to Z Ref | 1B 96 | |
OS Ref | ||
Postcode | SE4 | |
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | II | |
Duty of Care | London Borough of Lewisham | |
Commissioned by | Borough of Deptford | |
Notes | ||
Façade - six ionic columns and two ionic pilasters. Lion heads decoration. Bbg: D. Spurgeon, Discover Deptford and Lewisham, Greenwich 1997 List of Building of Architectural and Historical Interest. | ||
circa | ||
raw year | 1914 | |
Condition | Don't know | |
At risk | No known risk | |
Inscriptions | Over doorway: BOROUGH OF / DEPTFORD / CENTRAL LIBRARY / 1914 | |
Signatures | ||
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
Façade | Stone / Brick | c. 1400 (w) |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
Bird guano | vssible in small amount on ledges from street level |
Biological growth | moss / algae / weeds on lower course of stone and at junction with pavement |
Vandalism
Vandalism | Comment |
|---|---|
Graffiti | slight red spray painting lower right of plinth |
