Clarence Gate Gardens

Clarence Gate Gardens, also known as Clarence Gate Mansions, are Edwardian, Arts and Crafts and Art-Nouveau-inspired mansion blocks next to Regent's Park in Marylebone, London.

Clarence Gate Gardens
The eastern elevation of Clarence Gate Gardens, looking north from Melcombe Street
General information
Location	Marylebone, London
Address	Glentworth Street, London NW1
Country	England
Coordinates	51°31′25″N 00°09′34″W
Completed	1905–1910
Technical details
Floor count	7

History

The Clarence Gate Mansions were built between 1905 and 1910 to the east of Dorset Square, alongside The Regent's Park's Clarence Gate. In 1978, following consultations by the City of Westminster, they became part of the protected Dorset Square Conservation Area^[1] together with the Grade II* listed church St Cyprian’s, the Art Deco tower of Abbey House, the Rudolf Steiner House and Hall, and Francis Holland School on Park Road.^[2]

Architecture

Clarence Gate Gardens is a fine example of the Edwardian mansion blocks built in London at the beginning of the twentieth century. The seven storey, red brick apartments with stone dressings show a number of Arts and Crafts and Art Nouveau influences. Large and elaborate Dutch gables contain two additional roof storeys, with paired bay windows rising the full height of the buildings, joined by sinuous Art Nouveau railings. The blocks have segmental porch hoods supported on pairs of ionic columns. The inner doors have fine Art Nouveau handles.^[3] On the Glentworth Street elevations, they feature wrought iron Art Nouveau balconies.

Notable residents

Notable current and former residents include:^[4]

• T. S. Eliot
• Edgar Wallace
• George Lloyd
• John Cornforth
• Tessie O'Shea
• Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji
• Sandi Toksvig
• Charles Clarke
• Gyles Brandreth
• Sir Charles Bracewell-Smith and Lady Nina Bracewell-Smith

Popular culture

In Woody Allen's 2005 film Match Point, the character Nola Rice (Scarlett Johansson) lives at Clarence Gate Gardens.^[5]

References

1. "Conservation area audits, maps and guidance, from a to K | Westminster City Council". Archived from the original on 20 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
2. City of Westminster, A/1/78, Town Planning Committee – 7 December 1978, Report by the Director of Architecture and Planning, Dorset Square Conservation Area, §6.6.
3. City of Westminster, Conservation Area Audit & Management Proposals Dorset Square, 2008, §§4.47–4.49
4. "History of Clarence Gate Gardens". Archived from the original on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
5. London Film Location Guide