Laleham House

Laleham House dates to 1899 and is constructed of red brick and stock brick with some geometric decorative elements. The building is four storeys high, with a rendered section between the windows and a dormer rank at the roof level. It has a Mansard tiled roof with wide eaves soffits, and gables and towers rising to five storeys. The building contains thirty windows in total, with the central two gables and the three end bays projecting slightly. Windows on the first to third floors are recessed within shallow brick arches, while those on the fourth floor are within individual arches, with a blind central window situated above. The central two gables feature an interesting wide eaves cornice made of narrow bricks or tiles. The flanking towers, which contain roundels, support chimneys. The recessed portions of the facade have brick pilasters between the first and third-floor windows, topped with stuccoed capitals and round brick arches. The windows are predominantly sash windows, with one rank of casements.

Laleham House is part of the Boundary Estate, an early London County Council development notable for its advanced design. The estate’s streets radiate from a central raised park located in Arnold Circus. The Boundary Estate is recognised as a cohesive group, alongside Arnold Circus, Boundary Street, Calvert Avenue, Camlet Street, Club Row, Hocker Street, Ligonier Street, Montclare Street, Naverre Street, Old Nichol Street, Palissy Street, Rochelle Street, Swanfield Street, and Virginia Street.