Marine Court is deliberately designed to try and evoke the Queen Mary ocean liner that was launched in 1936 with the stacked shape creating a similar shape.
In addition to the building being 49 metres to the tip of the spire, it is also 127 metres in length.
It was one of the first buildings in the UK to employ modern techniques such as steel framed construction.
Marine Court also had apartments that were an early pioneer of open plan living space with a shared dining room and kitchen. In a concession to the conventional, it was also possible for the owner to use an included divider to split the room in half.
It was marketed in the 1930s with an emphasis placed on height and that it was the tallest residential building in the United Kingdom. The intention was to attract the same sort of exclusive clientele as that of Embassy Court in Brighton who could live in modern high-rise apartments without the planning restrictions of London.
Marine Court was bombed in World War 2 with the rebuilding carried out between 1949 and 1950. As a result, the original eastern end, inspired by a promenade deck survives, but the western end is no longer present in its original form and boasts exposed brickwork.
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