Chadwick
House, Southwark, London
Architect
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Sir Walter Tapper
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Date Built
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1912
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Location
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48 Rushworth
Street
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Description
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This attractive Queen
Anne style building on Rushworth Street
started life in 1912 as a residence for a
convent. The chapel associuated with
the convent sits behind the residence and
backs on the King's Bench Street.
The building, which has been converted into
offices, is now Grade II Listed and Historic
England describe it as being of, "...
Stock brick with red brick dressings;
Welsh slate roofs, swept mansard with
dormers to Rushworth Street elevation.
Residential part in Queen Anne style on
small scale, delicately detailed.
2 storeys, attic and basement, 5 bays. 3
stone steps with rails to door terrace;
6-panel door in timber doorcase with
panelled sides and soffit, half-domed
hood on brackets and tripartite
fanlight."
"Chapel elevation
to Kings Bench Street in restrained
Baroque style. Projecting pedimented
centre holds crowned cartouche above
tall blank opening with red brick round
arch, key block and impost band. "
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Close
Window
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