Elm Park Court, And Entrance Arch

Elm Park Court comprises three blocks of flats, built in 1936 by H. V. Webb, linked by arched openings and forming a unified complex around a central courtyard. The buildings are constructed of rendered brick with green-pantiled hipped roofs and tall white stacks.

The first block (nos. 1-34) is in a canted U-shape, with two-storey ranges flanking a central, V-shaped three-storey section, and square, three-storey pavilions at each end, all with hipped roofs. The flats are arranged around seven stairwells. The lower ranges feature parapets, beneath which are deep pantiled eaves supported by brackets. The window arrangement is 5-4-6-3-3-3-3-6-4-5, incorporating original timber windows. Upper-storey living room windows are deeper, opening onto projecting balconies supported by oversized timber brackets and metal railings. These railings continue a horizontal banding pattern present across all storeys. Staircase windows, and those in the end pavilions, rise through two storeys, featuring decorative metal tracery. All entrances are in a Moderne style, with double doors, bowed handles, and contrasting black projecting porches with striped decoration. Internally, the flats contain quality timber staircases and dado panelling.

The second block (nos. 35-52) is a rectangular three-storey range containing 18 flats served by three staircases. It has a pantiled roof and two stacks. The balconies, windows, and entrances mimic those of the first block. The three entrances are distinguished by double-height staircase windows above the entrances, with the central entrance slightly projecting and featuring a protruding parapet.

The third block (nos. 53-76) forms a rectangular block with projecting ends, encompassing 24 flats arranged in groups of six around four entrances. The building features a symmetrical composition and hipped roof with paired stacks. Balconies, windows, and entrances mirror those of the earlier blocks. Four entrances are similarly marked by double-height staircase windows above.

The entrance arch, crafted from rendered brick with pantiled coping extending to supporting buttresses, establishes a colonial character and mirrors the arched openings between the blocks, completing the composition. A semi-circular arch accommodates motor vehicles, with narrower, round-headed pedestrian entrances on either side.

Elm Park Court exemplifies an exuberant colonial or hacienda style, popular in the mid-1930s for private flats intended to evoke a Hollywood lifestyle.