Algar House, Webber Row London County Council Estate is a Grade II listed building in the Southwark local planning authority area, England. Block of flats. 6 related planning applications.
Algar House, Webber Row London County Council Estate
- WRENN ID
- sacred-fireplace-oak
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Southwark
- Constituency
- Bermondsey and Old Southwark MP: Neil Coyle (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Block of flats
- Address
- Algar House, Webber Row London County Council Estate, SE1 8QT
- OS grid reference
- TQ 315 796
- Coordinates
- 51.50025, -0.10645
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Algar House is a block of flats with shops built in 1905-6 as part of the London County Council Estate on Webber Row, Southwark. It was designed by the LCC Architects' Department, with the work of Roger Stark being specifically acknowledged by Susan Beattie. The building is constructed of red brick in Flemish bond, with stone copings and dressings. The rear elevations feature recessed balcony ranges constructed with glazed brick, providing access to the flats. The roof is tiled, with broad, sweeping eaves supported by elegant metal brackets – a design detail also found on the four parallel blocks that make up the estate: Mawdley House, Dauncey House, Delarche House and Overy House. Algar House is five to six storeys high, with dormers and stair towers. All windows are either flat- or segmental-arched, with sash windows of traditional design. The interior has not been inspected. While the overall plan resembles the LCC Boundary Estate, the Webber Row Estate possesses a distinctive character likely introduced by the architect.
Local climate
Algar House, Webber Row London County Council Estate sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 15 transactions since 1999
- Related listed building consents — 6 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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