Royal Waterloo Hospital

Royal Waterloo Hospital, Waterloo Road, SE1

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1356166
Date first listed:
15-May-1980
List Entry Name:
Royal Waterloo Hospital
Statutory Address:
Royal Waterloo Hospital, Waterloo Road, SE1
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Date:
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1356166
Date first listed:
15-May-1980
List Entry Name:
Royal Waterloo Hospital
Statutory Address 1:
Royal Waterloo Hospital, Waterloo Road, SE1

The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Corrections and minor amendments

The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
Royal Waterloo Hospital, Waterloo Road, SE1

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Greater London Authority
District:
Lambeth (London Borough)
Parish:
Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:
TQ 31053 80171

Details

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 22 November 2023 to amend details in the description and to reformat the text to current standards

TQ 3180
1/1047

WATERLOO ROAD SE1 (east side)
Royal Waterloo Hospital

15.5.80

II

Late C19. Architect Sir Charles Nicholson. Large building of red brick with dressings of terra-cotta and blue and green glazed tiles. Slated roofs, tall brick chimneys. Gabled three-bay side sections flank a seven-bay gabled centre with open arcading on the three floors above the ground floor; also a sunk basement. Arcading of terra-cotta with patterned spandrels and inscriptions indicating royal patronage. On ground floor, elliptical-arch closed arcading with decorative tympana; similar decoration divides floors in side sections. Curved corner to Stamford Street return. Tall wrought-iron area railings. At north end, glazed brick piers have terra-cotta cornices and an overthrow with lampholder.

Listing NGR: TQ3105380171

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
204771
Legacy System:
LBS

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.

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© Crown copyright [and database rights] 2025. OS AC0000815036. All rights reserved. Ordnance Survey Licence number 100024900.© British Crown and SeaZone Solutions Limited 2025. All rights reserved. Licence number 102006.006.

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