Latitude: 51.451 / 51°27'3"N
Longitude: 0.2868 / 0°17'12"E
OS Eastings: 558996
OS Northings: 174925
OS Grid: TQ589749
Mapcode National: GBR X5.BZB
Mapcode Global: VHHNV.XSHJ
Plus Code: 9F32F72P+9P
Entry Name: The Cave of the Seven Heads in the Grounds of Ingress Abbey at TQ 5898 7508
Listing Date: 8 October 1997
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1362088
English Heritage Legacy ID: 468865
ID on this website: 101362088
Location: Greenhithe, Dartford, Kent, DA9
County: Kent
District: Dartford
Civil Parish: Swanscombe and Greenhithe
Built-Up Area: Swanscombe
Traditional County: Kent
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Kent
Church of England Parish: Greenhithe St Mary
Church of England Diocese: Rochester
Tagged with: Architectural structure
TQ 5874
989/9/10003
SWANSCOMBE AND GREENHITHE
GREENHITHE
The Cave of the Seven Heads in the grounds of Ingress Abbey at TQ 5898 7508
GV
II
Garden folly. c1833 reusing earlier masonry possibly from old London bridge. Cave excavated into the side of an embankment with rough stone exterior wall with arch with four keystones of grotesque heads which possibly came from the medieval London Bridge and semicircular chamber about 12 feet across with two stone pillars. The remaining three heads were either buried beneath the soil level or not in situ at time of survey.
Listing NGR: TQ5899674925
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