Marlow House is a Grade II listed building in the Tower Hamlets local planning authority area, England. House. 13 related planning applications.
Marlow House
- WRENN ID
- frozen-bonework-ash
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Country
- England
- Type
- House
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Marlow House is a building constructed in 1899, located on Arnold Circus in the Boundary Estate. It is made of red brick, with a glazed ground floor and red brick above featuring orange brick banding that widens towards the top. The building has four storeys, dormers, and an attic facing Arnold Circus. The ground floor has five bays, with four sash windows set under segmental arches. There is a door with a semi-circular arch, a chequered tympanum, and narrow flanking windows with pilasters. The building features canted oriels from the first to third floor, and between these oriels are recessed vertical panels with bipartite sash windows under segmental arches, each with double stucco keystones. The fourth floor has bays separated by brick pilasters, with windows that have semi-circular arches and stuccoed tympana. A large white stucco sill band separates one bay on the fifth floor, which contains a bipartite sash window. Above, there is a steep gable. The facade facing Calvert Avenue has seventeen windows and three sets of gables, with contemporary shop fronts on the ground floor set under a common cornice.
The Boundary Estate is an early London County Council estate known for its advanced design for the time. It features a variety of architectural details and has streets that radiate from a central raised park in Arnold Circus. The entire estate is recognized as a group, including the surrounding streets.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 17 transactions since 1997
- Related listed building consents — 13 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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