Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
Royal Victoria Victualling Yard Gateway, Grove St. Photograph
Region ID | CL | |
Work ID | 953 | |
Manual Reference | CLLMJD45 | |
Type | Gate(way) | |
Title | Royal Victoria Victualling Yard Gateway, Grove St. | |
Architect | Wyatt, Samuel | |
Date of design | c. 1768 | |
Year of unveiling | ||
Unveiling details | 1788 | |
Road | Grove St. | |
Precise Location | Royal Victoria Yard Gateway, Grove St. (east side) | |
A to Z Ref | 4B 80 | |
OS Ref | ||
Postcode | SE8 | |
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | II | |
Duty of Care | ||
Commissioned by | Admiralty (?) | |
Notes | ||
Two ornamented white stone arches linked by iron lampholder. Over each arch is an ox skull and garlands, and a hollowed medallion with intertwined anchors. In front of gateway are four 18th-c. cannons as bollards. Bbg: D. Spurgeon, Discover Deptford and Lewisham, Greenwich 1997. List of Buildings of Special Architectural and Historical Interest. | ||
circa | ||
raw year | ||
Condition | Good | |
At risk | No known risk | |
Inscriptions | On round plaque to left of gateway in raised white lettering, below logo: ROYAL VICTORIA VICTUALLING YARD / This is the former gateway to the yard, / opened in 1742. Once this area was full / of warehouses and offices, the headquarters / of the Navy Victualling Board. Food / and rum from here provisioned the / Royal Navy. | |
Signatures | ||
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
Gateway | White stone | |
Lampholder | Black metal | |
Four cannons (as bollards) | Painted metal (white, black) | |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
Other | some general weathering |
Previous treatments | some blocks apparently replaced - other minor replacement |
Biological growth | algal growth near ground |
Vandalism
Vandalism | Comment |
|---|---|
Graffiti | spray paint - faint - treated |
