Fathom is to submit plans to replace 25 1970s-built almshouses with 62 new homes and a 22-storey office block to Southwark council later this year following a public consultation.

Designed for Southwark Charities, the scheme will see the creation of an office block facing on to Blackfriars Road, just south of Blackfriars Bridge, with a separate 15-storey tower containing the new almshouses behind.

The project is planned for a site in south London which has been the location of almshouses for more than 250 years. The land is currently occupied by the low-rise Edward Edwards’ House dating from 1973 and a pub dating from the same time.

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