Abingdon House

Abingdon House was built in 1899 as part of the Boundary Estate, an early London County Council development notable for its innovative design. The estate's streets radiate from a central park at Arnold Circus. The building is constructed of red brick with a tiled mansard roof, pitched over gables and conical over corner towers. A heavy bracketed wooden eaves cornice runs around the building. It has four storeys plus dormers, with five windows under the gables and corner towers. The front has advanced sections with angular three-bay towers and central double gables, each of three bays, with a hanging dormer between. It has a total of twenty-two windows, a combination of sash and casement windows with glazing bars. The Navarre Street facade is similar but contains fifteen windows. A decorative cornice rises to form a semi-circular pediment above the central window of the bay between the two centre gables. Abingdon House contributes to the architectural group value of the Boundary Estate, which includes Arnold Circus, Boundary Street, Calvert Avenue, Camlet Street, Club Row, Hocker Street, Ligonier Street, Montclare Street, Navarre Street, Old Nichol Street, Palissy Street, Rochelle Street, Swanfield Street, and Virginia Street.