Dorset House, Marylebone

Dorset House is an apartment block in Marylebone in the City of Westminster. It is a noted example of Art Deco architecture and has been listed Grade II on the National Heritage List for England since March 1998.[1] Dorset House occupies an entire block and is listed at the addresses of 128-130 Gloucester Place, 148-168 Marylebone Road, 1-9 Glentworth Street and 31-37 Melcombe Street.[1]

Dorset House from Marylebone Road in 2012

It was designed by the architects T P Bennett and Son under the architect Joseph Emberton for the property developer Claude Leigh. It was completed in 1935. Dorset House features reliefs by the sculptor and designer Eric Gill.[1]

An English Heritage blue plaque for the filmmakers Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger was erected on Dorset House in 2014.[2]

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51.5224°N 0.1592°W / 51.5224; -0.1592

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