The East End Maternity Hospital and Railings (Late C19 Extension Not Listed) is a Grade II listed building in the Tower Hamlets local planning authority area, England. Hospital.

The East End Maternity Hospital and Railings (Late C19 Extension Not Listed)

WRENN ID
brooding-remnant-pearl
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Tower Hamlets
Constituency
Bethnal Green and Stepney MP: Rushanara Ali (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Hospital
Address
The East End Maternity Hospital and Railings (Late C19 Extension Not Listed), 396, Commercial Road E1
OS grid reference
TQ 354 812
Coordinates
51.51351, -0.04956
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The East End Maternity Hospital, located at No. 396 Commercial Road, is an early 19th-century building constructed of yellow stock brick. It features a cornice and a stucco blocking course above the western half, along with a stucco band above the first floor. The building stands three storeys tall with dormers and basements, and it has six windows, all of which are unbarred sashes with gauged flat arches. The first-floor windows are set in recessed brick arches with stucco bands at the impost height. The entrance includes a doorway with a bracketed pediment, and there is a clock on the facade. Additionally, wrought iron railings surround the property. Nos. 396 to 410 (even) are part of a group.

Local climate

The East End Maternity Hospital and Railings (Late C19 Extension Not Listed) 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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