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Fox Hill Junior School

A Grade II Listed Building in Greenwich, London

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Latitude: 51.4826 / 51°28'57"N

Longitude: 0.0679 / 0°4'4"E

OS Eastings: 543683

OS Northings: 177983

OS Grid: TQ436779

Mapcode National: GBR NK.9ST

Mapcode Global: VHHNK.4Z7V

Plus Code: 9F32F3M9+24

Entry Name: Fox Hill Junior School

Listing Date: 8 June 1973

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1210899

English Heritage Legacy ID: 200481

ID on this website: 101210899

Location: Plumstead, Greenwich, London, SE18

County: London

District: Greenwich

Electoral Ward/Division: Woolwich Common

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Greenwich

Traditional County: Kent

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London

Church of England Parish: Plumstead St John with St James and St Paul

Church of England Diocese: Southwark

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Description


1.
4412 PLUMSTEAD COMMON ROAD sE18
(North Side)

Fox Hill Junior School
TQ 4377 31/357

II


2.
1881. 1 storey, attic and basement, 3 windows. High pitched, hipped tiled roof.
Bell cote with lead ogee cupola. Later dormer inserted at left. Red brick walls.
Slightly projecting central sections under high Dutch gable, has round headed
window on half landing above main floor and door beneath on half landing below.
Pilasters with terra-cotta leaf decoration, paired at ends of building and single
at either side of centrepiece, support moulded and dentilled cornice. They rest
on cornice of basement floor, which is slightly lower at left to accommodate
slope of hill, and have small brick aprons below. Gauged, flat brick arches
to side windows, whose keystone supports moulded cornice and pediment with egg
and dart moulding. Oval, terra cotta medallion above left window. Central window
and door in round arched recess upon whose keystone rests a small pilaster which
supports cornice of Dutch gable with round head over. 3 ball finials to gable.
steps to door with stone architrave, alternating block jambs, frieze, cornice
and pediment, both with egg and dart moulding. In tympanum inscription "AD 1881"
and swag. High basement windows, 3 grouped casements each side. Up left return
shallow flight of steps to playground level.


Listing NGR: TQ4368377983

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