Department of Health and Social Security is a Grade II listed building in the Tower Hamlets local planning authority area, England. Institution. 1 related planning application.

Department of Health and Social Security

WRENN ID
ragged-merlon-lichen
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Tower Hamlets
Constituency
Poplar and Limehouse MP: Apsana Begum (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Institution
Address
Department of Health and Social Security, 133, East India Dock Road E14
OS grid reference
TQ 376 810
Coordinates
51.5112, -0.01804
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Department of Health and Social Security, located at 133 East India Dock Road, was built around 1840. It features a stucco facade and has two storeys plus a basement, with a total of 17 bays. The lower windows have round arches, and some are blind. The central five bays are recessed and include a panelled door, with a pavilion and wing on each side. This building was originally constructed as a seamen's home by Richard Green. It is part of a group that includes Pope John House, the piers and walls to Poplar Recreation Ground, and the Memorial in the Recreation Ground opposite.

Local climate

Department of Health and Social Security 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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