Shiplake House
Shiplake House, Arnold Circus, Boundary Estate
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1065294
- Date first listed:
- 27-Sept-1973
- List Entry Name:
- Shiplake House
- Statutory Address:
- Shiplake House, Arnold Circus, Boundary Estate
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1065294
- Date first listed:
- 27-Sept-1973
- List Entry Name:
- Shiplake House
- Statutory Address 1:
- Shiplake House, Arnold Circus, Boundary Estate
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- Shiplake House, Arnold Circus, Boundary Estate
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Tower Hamlets (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 33590 82546
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 8 February 2022 to correct street name in the last paragraph of description and to reformat text to current standards.
TQ 3382
8/70
BOUNDARY ESTATE
ARNOLD CIRCUS E2
Shiplake House
GV
II
1899. Red brick, glazed ground floor. Upper storeys banded with orange brickwork, bands increase in width towards top of building. Slate roof. String courses above ground and third floor windows. Four storeys and two extra storeys in central gable. Three bays width, outer windows form canted bays between first and third floors with stucco dressings to base. Central window with stucco keystones. Paired ground floor sashes with segmental arches flank central round arched door with chequered tympanum and short pilasters between door and narrow flanking windows. Windows of top two floors in central bay have stuccoed tympana and keystones and are flanked by banded brick pilasters. Contemporary sashes with glazing bars. Facade to Calvert Avenue twelve windows, three gables. Ground floor has contemporary shop fronts set under a common cornice.
The Boundary Estate is an early LCC estate of advanced design for its period. It contains a variety of architectural details and its streets radiate from a central raised park in Arnold Circus. The entire estate forms a group. See the following streets; Arnold Circus E2, Boundary Street E2, Calvert Avenue E2, Camlet Street E2, Club Row E2, Hocker Street E2, Ligonier Street E2, Montclare Street E2, Naverre Street E2, Old Nichol Street E2, Palissy Street E2, Rochelle Street E2, Swanfield Street E2 and Virginia Street E2.
Listing NGR: TQ3359682543
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 205727
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 17 Greater London
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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