Free Watermen and Lightermen's Almshouses
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The Free Watermen and Lightermen's Almshouses (generally known as the Royal Watermen's Almshouses) on Beckenham Road / Penge High Street, Penge, 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.
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Barson Close, London Penge (London Borough of Bromley)
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St John the Evangelist
Barson Close
SE20 7EQ London, Penge (London Borough of Bromley)
England, United Kingdom
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