Cleeve House

Cleeve House is a tenement block built between 1895 and 1899, designed by Reginald Minton Taylor of the London County Council. Constructed of red brick with grey brick banding, it has a slated mansard roof extending to the eaves. The building rises four storeys plus a roof storey, with an additional storey set within the gable; brown glazed bricks are used at ground floor level. The block features slightly projecting ends and a central section with a tall decorative gable. Originally, there were shop fronts at ground floor level, featuring segmental headed entrances and plate glass windows in timber frames, with smaller decorative panels above. These entrances include semi-glazed doors. The main entrance is square headed, with small panes and glazing bars to the fanlight and triangular pediment above. Pilaster strips rise through the first, second and third floors, and are paired at the projecting central part of the block. A brick cornice sits above the third floor, with further brick pilasters leading up to the central gable. The first and second floors have segmental headed windows, while the third floor and gable windows are square headed. The outer gable windows have arched reveals, decorative stone voussoirs, and stuccoed tympana. Dormers are square headed, alternating with pediments on the right side. The windows are sash windows, some with glazing bars. It is an integral part of the Boundary Street Estate and represents an important early London County Council estate.