Dorset House, NW1
Dorset House (2012)
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Dorset House is a residential block in Marylebone and a noted example of Art Deco architecture.

Dorset House occupies the entire block between Gloucester Place, Marylebone Road, Glentworth Street and Melcombe Street. It has been listed Grade II on the National Heritage List for England since 1998.

The block was designed by the architects T.P. Bennett and Son and Joseph Emberton for the property developer Claude Leigh. It was completed in 1935.

Dorset House features reliefs by the sculptor and designer Eric Gill.

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