Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project

Turnpike Property Mark, Grove St. Photograph

Region ID

CL

Work ID

954

Manual Reference

CLLMJD46

Type

Marker

Title

Turnpike Property Mark, Grove St.

Date of design

Year of unveiling

1855

Unveiling details

1855

Road

Grove St.

Precise Location

To left of gateway to Royal Victoria Victualling Yard

A to Z Ref

4B 80

OS Ref

Postcode

SE8

Work is

Extant

Listing Status

Not listed

Duty of Care

Commissioned by

Notes

Stone block with curved top. Three sides smooth. Back rough. Set into pavement against wall. Bbg: D. Spurgeon, Discover Deptford and Lewisham, Greenwich 1997.

circa

raw year

1855

Condition

Good

At risk

No known risk

Inscriptions

Incised on stone: 1855 / THIS LAND / IS / PART OF THE / BERMONDSEY / ROTHERHITHE / AND / DEPTFORD / TURNPIKE / ROADS

Signatures

Elements

Element Details

Part of work

Material

Dimensions

Shaft

Stone or Granite

30 x 20 x 75

Assessment of Condition

Surface Character

Detail

Comment

Biological growth

some weeds at junction with pavement - some algal growth

Abrasions, cracks, splits

some chipping on edges

Other

red marks on back

Structural Condition: nothing recorded

Vandalism: nothing recorded