Arch At Bromley-By-Bow Health Centre is a Grade II listed building in the Tower Hamlets local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 July 1950. Arch.
Arch At Bromley-By-Bow Health Centre
- WRENN ID
- vacant-wattle-moth
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Constituency
- Stratford and Bow MP: Uma Kumaran (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 July 1950
- Type
- Arch
- Address
- Arch At Bromley-By-Bow Health Centre, St Leonard's Street
- OS grid reference
- TQ 379 827
- Coordinates
- 51.52704, -0.01295
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The arch at Bromley-by-Bow Health Centre is a Grade II listed structure originally from Northumberland House. It was likely built by Daniel Garrett between 1748 and 1750, based on a design by William Kent. The arch was relocated to Bromley-by-Bow around 1875 and moved to its current position in 1997.
This semi-circular Palladian arch is made from rusticated, heavily vermiculated limestone. It features rusticated stone blocks and voussoirs, with plain stone plinths that slightly project from the rusticated piers. The arch springs from a projecting moulded impost band and rises to a dropped keystone adorned with a carved grotesque head. Above the arch, a moulded string course supports a parapet with a symmetrical balustrade and moulded cornice, which were restored to follow the original pattern when the arch was moved in 1997.
The arch is integrated into the boundary wall of the Bromley-by-Bow Health Centre, which is constructed of red brick in Flemish bond. After the arch's relocation, metal gates were added, featuring the lettering 'BROMLEY BY BOW HEALTH CENTRE'. Inside the south pier, three stone plaques detail the history of the arch, the opening of the Health Centre in 1997, and the provenance of a stone sculpture located in the courtyard of the Health Centre.
Local climate
Arch At Bromley-By-Bow Health Centre 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 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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