2016

TQ4069 : Entrance to Bromley and Sheppard's Colleges

taken 9 years ago, near to Bromley, England

Entrance to Bromley and Sheppard's Colleges
Entrance to Bromley and Sheppard's Colleges
Not colleges in the educational sense, "Bromley College was founded in 1666 by the Will of John Warner, Bishop of Rochester to provide housing for “twenty poore widowes of orthodoxe and loyall clergiemen.”
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The colleges are still used for the housing of retired churchmen and women and their families.
Not a brilliant picture as the light was almost gone, but so far it seems to be the only Geograph of this fine Grade 1 listed building.

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Geographical Context: Housing, Dwellings other tags: Clergy House Charity Housing Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · College [7] · Listed Building [6] · Entrance to Bromley [3] ·
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TQ4069, 244 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Des Blenkinsopp   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 5 December, 2016   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 16 December, 2016
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 4001 6957 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:24.4727N 0:0.6992E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 4000 6956
View Direction
East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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