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2. 8 Setting
The Conservation Area is largely made of large villas,
but the immediate setting of the church, outside the
Conservation Area, is very varied.
To the north of the church, across King Henry’s Road,
are a series of modernist low-rise streets that form part
of the Chalcots Estate. These are flat roofed dwellings
built of painted brick and with black timber cladding.
Facing the church to the east, on Primrose Hill Road,
are six storey red-brick modernist flats designed as
ribbon buildings with bands of expressed string
courses and glazing. Alongside is a small terrace made
of dark brick, with shops at street level, stepping back
as a ziggurat to two storeys of flats above.
To the south of the church, on the corner of Elsworthy
Road, is a large Edwardian block of flats made of brick
and stucco, with a tall mansard roof.
Illustration showing our proposal to the east of the church,
and the varied streetscene which forms the site context.
Mary’s, Primrose Hill
Dow Jones Architects