| Mary Ward House | |
|---|---|
 Mary Ward House, as viewed from Tavistock Place | |
 Interactive map of the Mary Ward House area | |
| General information | |
| Type | Conference centre |
| Architectural style | Arts and Crafts |
| Location | 5-7Tavistock Place,Bloomsbury London,WC1H 9SN, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°31′31″N0°07′39″W / 51.525207°N 0.127383°W /51.525207; -0.127383 |
| Construction started | 1896; 130 years ago (1896) |
| Completed | 1898; 128 years ago (1898) |
| Website | |
| https://www.marywardhouse.com | |
Mary Ward House is alisted building and conference centre inBloomsbury, inLondon,England. It was the headquarters of theNational Institute for Social Work Training, part of thesettlement movement. Built between 1896 and 1898, the building is located on Tavistock Place, betweenTavistock Square andMarchmont Street.
The building was listed on 7 April 1960 under the name 'The National Institute for Social Work Training and Attached Railings and Gates'.[1] It is named afterMary Augusta Ward, who part-funded the building (most of the funding coming fromPassmore Edwards). The building was designed byArnold Dunbar Smith and Cecil Claude Brewer and is considered to be a masterpiece of lateVictorian architecture[2][3] and is considered to be one of the bestArts and Crafts buildings in London. It is also a Grade I listed building.[1]
It is not to be confused with the currentMary Ward Centre building. The Mary Ward Centre was once based at 5-7 Tavistock Place, but moved to nearbyQueen Square and also named its new building after Mary Ward, and later moved toStratford.
