Dorset House, NW1

Dorset House is a residential block in Marylebone and a noted example of Art Deco architecture.

Dorset House (2012)
Credit: Wiki Commons/Nigel Cox

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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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Allsop Farm Allsop Farm stood on the north side of Marylebone Road.

Allsop Farm

Baker Street Baker Street is one of the original stations of the Metropolitan Railway (MR), the world’s first underground railway, opened in 1863.

Baker Street

Marylebone to Baker Street walk The Station Formerly Known As Great Central

Marylebone to Baker Street walk

Marylebone Town Hall Marylebone Town Hall is a municipal building on Marylebone Road and a Grade II listed building.

Marylebone Town Hall

Yorkshire Stingo The Yorkshire Stingo was a pub in Marylebone between the 17th to 20th centuries, notable as the terminus for the first bus in London.

Yorkshire Stingo

NEARBY STREETS

Accurist House, W1U Accurist House is a block on Baker Street (Marylebone)

Accurist House, W1U

Albert Mansions, W1U Albert Mansions is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)

Albert Mansions, W1U

Allsop Place, NW1 Allsop Place was named for Thomas Allsop of Allsop Farm (Baker Street)

Allsop Place, NW1

Allsop Street, NW1 Allsop Mews became Allsop Street in 1898 (Baker Street)

Allsop Street, NW1

Alpha Road, NW8 Alpha Road, named after the Greek letter, was the first street to be developed on the Eyre estate (St John’s Wood)

Alpha Road, NW8

Amisa House, W1U Amisa House is sited on York Street (Marylebone)

Amisa House, W1U

Annes Court, NW1 Annes Court is a block on Palgrave Gardens (Marylebone)

Annes Court, NW1

Ashland House, W1U Classified as a residential/commercial block (Marylebone)

Ashland House, W1U

Ashland Place, W1U Alongside the cemetery of Marylebone ran Burying Ground Passage which was renamed Ashland Place in 1886 (Marylebone)

Ashland Place, W1U

Aybrook Street, W1U Aybrook Street roughly follows the path of the former Aye, or Eye Brook. (Marylebone)

Aybrook Street, W1U

Baker Street, NW1 The NW1 end of Baker Street was home to Sherlock Holmes (Baker Street)

Baker Street, NW1

Baker Street, W1U Baker Street was laid out in the 18th century by the builder William Baker, after whom it is named (Marylebone)

Baker Street, W1U

Balcombe Street, NW1 Balcombe Street is possibly a corruption of Batcombe, Dorset, in line with other Dorset-related street names in the area (Marylebone)

Balcombe Street, NW1

Barker Street, NW1 Barker Street is a road in the SW10 postcode area (Marylebone)

Barker Street, NW1

Beaumont Mews, W1G Beaumont Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1G postal area (Marylebone)

Beaumont Mews, W1G

Beaumont Street, W1G Beaumont Street is the location of the King Edward VII Hospital and the Marylebone Library (Marylebone)

Beaumont Street, W1G

Bendall Mews, NW1 Bendall Mews is a street in Camden Town (Marylebone)

Bendall Mews, NW1

Berkeley Court, NW1 Berkeley Court is a block on Baker Street (Baker Street)

Berkeley Court, NW1

Bickenhall Mansions, W1U Bickenhall Mansions is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)

Bickenhall Mansions, W1U

Bickenhall Street, W1U Bickenhall Street is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)

Bickenhall Street, W1U

Blandford Square, NW1 Blandford Square was largely demolished to make way for Marylebone Station (Marylebone)

Blandford Square, NW1

Boston Place, NW1 Boston Place is a street in Camden Town (Marylebone)

Boston Place, NW1

Bourne House, W1U Bourne House is sited on St Vincent Street (Marylebone)

Bourne House, W1U

Bradbury House, NW1 Bradbury House can be found on Cosway Street (Marylebone)

Bradbury House, NW1

Brendon House, W1U Brendon House is a building on Nottingham Place (Marylebone)

Brendon House, W1U

Broadstone Place, W1U Broadstone Place is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)

Broadstone Place, W1U

Chagford House, NW1 Residential block (Marylebone)

Chagford House, NW1

Chagford Street, NW1 Chagford Street is named after the stannary town of Chagford, Devon. Edward Portman, 1st Viscount Portman - the former landowner - was Lord Warden of the Stannaries in 1865 (Marylebone)

Chagford Street, NW1

Chalfont Court, NW1 Chalfont Court is a block on Baker Street (Marylebone)

Chalfont Court, NW1

Cheviot Court, W1 Cheviot Court is a block on Luxborough Street (Marylebone)

Cheviot Court, W1

Chiltern Court, NW1 Chiltern Court is a street in Camden Town (Baker Street)

Chiltern Court, NW1

Chiltern Street, W1U Chiltern Street is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)

Chiltern Street, W1U

Circus Mews, W1H Circus Mews is so-named because Enford Street was previously called Circus Street (Marylebone)

Circus Mews, W1H

Claremont Court, W1H Claremont Court is a block on Enford Street (Marylebone)

Claremont Court, W1H

Clarence Gate Gardens, NW1 Clarence Gate Gardens is a street in Camden Town (Marylebone)

Clarence Gate Gardens, NW1

Clarewood Court, W1H Clarewood Court can be found on Crawford Street (Marylebone)

Clarewood Court, W1H

Clay Street, W1U Clay Street is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)

Clay Street, W1U

Clearwater Court, W1U Clearwater Court is a block on Marylebone High Street (Marylebone)

Clearwater Court, W1U

Clearwater House, W1U Clearwater House is a block on Nottingham Place (Marylebone)

Clearwater House, W1U

Cornwall Terrace Mews, NW1 This is a street in the NW1 postcode area (Baker Street)

Cornwall Terrace Mews, NW1

Cornwall Terrace, NW1 Cornwall Terrace is a street in Camden Town (Baker Street)

Cornwall Terrace, NW1

Cosway Street, NW1 Cosway Street is a street in Camden Town (Marylebone)

Cosway Street, NW1

Crawford Mews, W1H Crawford Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)

Crawford Mews, W1H

Crawford Street, W1H Crawford Street is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)

Crawford Street, W1H

Crawford Street, W1U Crawford Street is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)

Crawford Street, W1U

Creffield House, W1G Creffield House is a block on New Cavendish Street (Marylebone)

Creffield House, W1G

David Mews, W1U David Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)

David Mews, W1U

Devonshire Place Mews, W1G Devonshire Place Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1G postal area (Marylebone)

Devonshire Place Mews, W1G

Dorchester Place, NW1 Dorchester Place is a former road (Marylebone)

Dorchester Place, NW1

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

Dorset House, NW1

Dorset Square, NW1 Dorset Square was built on the former site of Lord’s Cricket Ground (Marylebone)

Dorset Square, NW1

Dorset Street, W1U Dorset Street is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)

Dorset Street, W1U

Durweston Mews, W1U Durweston Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)

Durweston Mews, W1U

Durweston Street, W1H Durweston Street is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)

Durweston Street, W1H

Elliott House, W1 Elliott House is a block on Devonshire Street (Marylebone)

Elliott House, W1

Enford Street, W1H Enford Street runs south from the Marylebone Road (Marylebone)

Enford Street, W1H

Farley Court, NW1 Farley Court is a street in Camden Town (Baker Street)

Farley Court, NW1

Farnham House, NW1 Farnham House is a block on Harewood Avenue (Marylebone)

Farnham House, NW1

Glentworth Street, NW1 Glentworth Street is a street in Camden Town (Marylebone)

Glentworth Street, NW1

Gloucester Place, NW1 Gloucester Place is a street in Camden Town (Marylebone)

Gloucester Place, NW1

Gloucester Place, W1U Gloucester Place is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)

Gloucester Place, W1U

Great Central Street, NW1 Great Central Street is a street in Camden Town (Marylebone)

Great Central Street, NW1

Griffith House, W1H Griffith House is a block on Old Marylebone Road (Marylebone)

Griffith House, W1H

Grotto Passage, W1U Grotto Passage has kept its name amid a sea of renaming. (Marylebone)

Grotto Passage, W1U

Harcourt Street, W1H Harcourt Street is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)

Harcourt Street, W1H

Harewood Avenue, NW1 Harewood Avenue is a street in Camden Town (Marylebone)

Harewood Avenue, NW1

Harewood Row, NW1 Harewood Row is a street in Camden Town (Marylebone)

Harewood Row, NW1

Harley House, NW1 Harley House is a block on Marylebone Road (Marylebone)

Harley House, NW1

Hayes Place, NW1 Hayes Place is a road in the NW1 postcode area (Marylebone)

Hayes Place, NW1

Homer Row, W1H Homer Row is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)

Homer Row, W1H

Homer Street, W1H Homer Street is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)

Homer Street, W1H

Hunstanton House, NW1 Hunstanton House is a block on Marylebone Road (Marylebone)

Hunstanton House, NW1

Huntsworth Mews, NW1 Huntsworth Mews is a small street in Marylebone (Marylebone)

Huntsworth Mews, NW1

Ivor Court, NW1 Ivor Court is a block in Marylebone (Marylebone)

Ivor Court, NW1

Ivor Place, NW1 Ivor Place is a street in Camden Town (Marylebone)

Ivor Place, NW1

Kathleen House, W1U Kathleen House is a building on Grotto Passage (Marylebone)

Kathleen House, W1U

Kenrick Place, W1U Kenrick Place is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)

Kenrick Place, W1U

Knox Street, W1H This is a street in the W1H postcode area (Marylebone)

Knox Street, W1H

Lascelles House, NW1 Lascelles House is a block on Harewood Avenue (Marylebone)

Lascelles House, NW1

Linhope Street, NW1 Linhope Street is a north-south street in Marylebone (Marylebone)

Linhope Street, NW1

Lisson Grove, NW1 The southern end of Lisson Grove was the location of a hamlet and open space, both called Lisson Green (Marylebone)

Lisson Grove, NW1

Luxborough Street, W1U Luxborough Street is a road in the W1U postcode area (Marylebone)

Luxborough Street, W1U

Luxborough Tower, W1 Luxborough Tower is a block on Luxborough Street (Marylebone)

Luxborough Tower, W1

Macready House, W1H Macready House can be found on Crawford Street (Marylebone)

Macready House, W1H

Mali Court, W1 Mali Court is sited on Paddington Street (Marylebone)

Mali Court, W1

Manchester Street, W1U Manchester Street is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)

Manchester Street, W1U

Marathon House, NW1 Marathon House is a block on Marylebone Road (Marylebone)

Marathon House, NW1

Market Place, W1H Market Place is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)

Market Place, W1H

Marylebone High Street, W1U Marylebone High Street is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)

Marylebone High Street, W1U

Marylebone Road, NW1 Marylebone Road runs east–west from the Euston Road at Regent’s Park to the A40 Westway at Paddington (Baker Street)

Marylebone Road, NW1

Marylebone Street, W1G Marylebone Street is one of the streets of London in the W1G postal area (Marylebone)

Marylebone Street, W1G

Melcombe Court, NW1 Melcombe Court is sited on Dorset Square (Marylebone)

Melcombe Court, NW1

Melcombe Place, NW1 Melcombe Place is a street in Camden Town (Marylebone)

Melcombe Place, NW1

Melcombe Street, NW1 Melcombe Street is a street in Camden Town (Baker Street)

Melcombe Street, NW1

Midori House, W1U Midori House is a block on Dorset Street (Marylebone)

Midori House, W1U

Montagu Mansions, W1U Montagu Mansions is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)

Montagu Mansions, W1U

Montagu Mews North, W1H Montagu Mews North is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)

Montagu Mews North, W1H

Montagu Place, W1H Montagu Place is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)

Montagu Place, W1H

Montagu Row, W1U Montagu Row is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)

Montagu Row, W1U

Mordern House, NW1 Mordern House is a block on Rossmore Road (Marylebone)

Mordern House, NW1

Moxon Street, W1U Moxon Street once went by the name of Paradise Street, at odds with its appearance (Marylebone)

Moxon Street, W1U

Nottingham Place, W1U Nottingham Place is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)

Nottingham Place, W1U

Nottingham Street, W1U Nottingham Street is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)

Nottingham Street, W1U

Old Marylebone Road, W1H Old Marylebone Road is a previous alignment of the New Road, superseded by the Marylebone Flyover (Marylebone)

Old Marylebone Road, W1H

Oldbury Place, W1U Oldbury Place is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)

Oldbury Place, W1U

Osborne House, W1U Osborne House is a block on Moxon Street (Marylebone)

Osborne House, W1U

Ossington Buildings, W1U Ossington Buildings runs north from Moxon Street (Marylebone)

Ossington Buildings, W1U

Paddington Street, W1U Paddington Street was once a country track leading towards Paddington (Marylebone)

Paddington Street, W1U

Palgrave Gardens, NW1 Palgrave Gardens is a road in the NW1 postcode area (Marylebone)

Palgrave Gardens, NW1

Porter Street, W1U Porter Street is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)

Porter Street, W1U

Portman Gate, NW1 Portman Gate is a road in the NW1 postcode area (Marylebone)

Portman Gate, NW1

Portman Mansions, W1U Portman Mansions is a block opposite Baker Street station (Marylebone)

Portman Mansions, W1U

Rossmore Court, NW1 Rossmore Court is a building on Park Road (Marylebone)

Rossmore Court, NW1

Rossmore Road, NW1 Rossmore Road is a street in Camden Town (Marylebone)

Rossmore Road, NW1

rr, NW1 Siddons Lane is a road in the NW1 postcode area (Marylebone)

rr, NW1

Salisbury Place, W1H Salisbury Place is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)

Salisbury Place, W1H

Samvo House, NW1 Samvo House can be found on Marylebone Road (Marylebone)

Samvo House, NW1

Sentosa House, W1H Sentosa House is located on Upper Montagu Street (Marylebone)

Sentosa House, W1H

Seymour Buildings, W1H Seymour Buildings is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)

Seymour Buildings, W1H

Seymour Leisure Centre, W1H Seymour Leisure Centre is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)

Seymour Leisure Centre, W1H

Seymour Place, W1H Now fashionable, Seymour Place was listed in the 1800s as ‘a great pest-hole of vice in every shape.’. (Marylebone)

Seymour Place, W1H

Sherlock House, W1U Sherlock House can be found on Kenrick Place (Marylebone)

Sherlock House, W1U

Sherlock Mews, W1U Sherlock Mews is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)

Sherlock Mews, W1U

Shillibeer Place, W1H Shillibeer Place commemorates pioneer busman George Shillibeer (Marylebone)

Shillibeer Place, W1H

Speen House, W1U Speen House is a block on Porter Street (Marylebone)

Speen House, W1U

St Andrews Mansions, W1U St Andrews Mansions is a road in the W1U postcode area (Marylebone)

St Andrews Mansions, W1U

St Vincent Street, W1U St Vincent Street leads west from Marylebone High Street (Marylebone)

St Vincent Street, W1U

St. Vincent Street, W1U St. Vincent Street is a location in London (Marylebone)

St. Vincent Street, W1U

Stafford House, NW1 Stafford House is a block on Cosway Street (Marylebone)

Stafford House, NW1

Station Approach, NW1 Station Approach is a street in Camden Town (Baker Street)

Station Approach, NW1

Sussex Place, NW1 Sussex Place is a street in Camden Town (Regent’s Park)

Sussex Place, NW1

Taunton Mews, NW1 Taunton Mews dates from the early 1820s (Marylebone)

Taunton Mews, NW1

Taunton Place, NW1 Taunton Place is in the back streets behind Marylebone station (Marylebone)

Taunton Place, NW1

The Arcade, NW1 The Arcade is a road in the NW1 postcode area (Baker Street)

The Arcade, NW1

Thornton Place, W1H Thornton Place is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)

Thornton Place, W1H

Treborough House, W1U Treborough House is a block on Nottingham Street (Marylebone)

Treborough House, W1U

Upper Montagu Street, W1H Upper Montagu Street is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)

Upper Montagu Street, W1H

Varsity Court, W1H Varsity Court is located on Homer Street (Marylebone)

Varsity Court, W1H

Walden House, W1U Residential block (Marylebone)

Walden House, W1U

Wallace Court, NW1 Wallace Court is a block on Old Marylebone Road (Edgware Road)

Wallace Court, NW1

Walmer Place, W1H Walmer Place is a road in the W1H postcode area (Marylebone)

Walmer Place, W1H

Waverley Court, W1G Waverley Court is one of the streets of London in the W1G postal area (Marylebone)

Waverley Court, W1G

Wendover House, W1U Wendover House is a block on Chiltern Street (Marylebone)

Wendover House, W1U

Westminster Magistrates’ Court, NW1 Westminster Magistrates’ Court is a block on Marylebone Ro (Marylebone)

Westminster Magistrates’ Court, NW1

Wheatley Street, W1G Wheatley Street is one of the streets of London in the W1G postal area (Marylebone)

Wheatley Street, W1G

Wimborne House, NW1 Wimborne House is a block on Harewood Avenue (Marylebone)

Wimborne House, NW1

Winsford House, W1 Winsford House is a block on Luxborough Street (Marylebone)

Winsford House, W1

Woodward’s Mews, W1G Woodward’s Mews was a former side street (Marylebone)

Woodward’s Mews, W1G

Wyndham House, W1 Wyndham House is a block on Bryanston Square (Marylebone)

Wyndham House, W1

Wyndham Mews, W1H Wyndham Mews is a road in the W1H postcode area (Marylebone)

Wyndham Mews, W1H

Wyndham Place, W1H Wyndham Place leads from the northern end of Bryanston Square to the 1821 Church of St Mary’s (Marylebone)

Wyndham Place, W1H

Wyndham Street, W1H Wyndham Street is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)

Wyndham Street, W1H

Wyndham Yard, W1H Wyndham Yard is a road in the W1H postcode area (Marylebone)

Wyndham Yard, W1H

York Bridge, NW1 York Bridge is a road in the NW1 postcode area (Regent’s Park)

York Bridge, NW1

York Gate, NW1 York Gate is a street in Camden Town (Marylebone)

York Gate, NW1

York Street, W1H York Street is one of the streets of London in the W1H postal area (Marylebone)

York Street, W1H

York Street, W1U York Street is one of the streets of London in the W1U postal area (Marylebone)

York Street, W1U

York Terrace East, NW1 York Terrace East is a street in Camden Town (Marylebone)

York Terrace East, NW1

York Terrace Mews, NW1 York Terrace Mews is a former mews lying north of Marylebone Road (Baker Street)

York Terrace Mews, NW1

York Terrace West, NW1 York Terrace West is a road in the NW1 postcode area (Baker Street)

York Terrace West, NW1

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