Mary Ward House
The building was listed on 7 April 1960 under the name 'The National Institute for Social Work Training and Attached Railings and Gates'. It is named after Mary Augusta Ward, who part-funded the building (most of the funding coming from Passmore Edwards). The building was designed by Arnold Dunbar Smith and Cecil Claude Brewer and is considered to be a masterpiece of late Victorian architecture and is considered to be one of the best Arts and Crafts buildings in London. It is also a Grade I listed building.
It is not to be confused with the current Mary Ward Centre building. The Mary Ward Centre was once based at 5-7 Tavistock Place, but moved to nearby Queen Square and also named its new building after Mary Ward, and later moved to Stratford.
References
- ^ Historic England. "The National Institute for Social Work Training and Attached Railings and Gates (1378962)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ "The Mary Ward Settlement". cityoflondon.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ Article on the Architects, with portraits of them Archived 2008-02-09 at the Wayback Machine. (accessed 24 February 2008).