Eltham pub and former tram shelters to gain local listing
A number of buildings in Eltham town centre have been added to the local heritage list.
The four sites include The Park Tavern pub on Passey Place, former tram shelters on Well Hall Road, three homes at 3-7 Blunts Road as well as 224 Eltham High Street which was formerly the Man of Kent pub.
An accompanying report gives information on each site. For example when covering the tram shelters it states:
“In 1910, a direct tram service from Woolwich was introduced along Well Hall Rd, terminating at St John’s church.
“To serve this, a tram shelter with a waiting room and public conveniences was constructed outside the church in 1912. The extension of the trams onto the High Street after the Great War prompted the need for larger facilities, and two more buildings were constructed, a waiting room and a Gentlemen’s toilet; the earlier building was converted to a Ladies’ WC.
Trams ceased operation on the route in 1952 and the toilets closed in 2010. I suspect many people would love for trams to come back.
In the recent past many called for forthcoming Superloop route SL15 from Clapham to Eltham to continue to Woolwich offering a faster, limited stop service though TfL blocked the idea.
Local listing
Local listing lacks the same level of legal protection as full nationally listed buildings but does play a role in the planning process.
Once in place there’s a presumption against demolition and any changes proposed must be sympathetic to the building’s design. It plays a role in any decision on future planning applications.
Greenwich Council’s Local List for the entire borough can be seen on this page.
