diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 7c009e8039..3ff2c85c42 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -16,3 +16,6 @@
 [submodule "cpp/vcpkg"]
 	path = cpp/vcpkg
 	url = https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg.git
+[submodule "cpp/third_party/sparrow"]
+	path = cpp/third_party/sparrow
+	url = https://github.com/man-group/sparrow.git
diff --git a/cpp/arcticdb/CMakeLists.txt b/cpp/arcticdb/CMakeLists.txt
index 977765451f..9506767188 100644
--- a/cpp/arcticdb/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cpp/arcticdb/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ else()
     find_package(PCRE REQUIRED)
     find_package(Libevent  REQUIRED)
     find_package(semimap REQUIRED)
+    find_package(sparrow REQUIRED)
 
     find_package(recycle REQUIRED)
     find_package(msgpack-c REQUIRED)
@@ -503,7 +504,12 @@ set(arcticdb_srcs
         version/symbol_list.cpp
         version/version_map_batch_methods.cpp
         storage/s3/ec2_utils.cpp
-        util/buffer_holder.cpp)
+        util/buffer_holder.cpp
+        util/native_handler.hpp
+        arrow/arrow_output_frame.hpp
+        arrow/arrow_output_frame.cpp
+        arrow/arrow_utils.hpp
+        arrow/test/test_arrow.cpp)
 
 add_library(arcticdb_core_object OBJECT ${arcticdb_srcs})
 
diff --git a/cpp/arcticdb/arrow/arrow_output_frame.cpp b/cpp/arcticdb/arrow/arrow_output_frame.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7a9ff15a3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cpp/arcticdb/arrow/arrow_output_frame.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/* Copyright 2023 Man Group Operations Limited
+ *
+ * Use of this software is governed by the Business Source License 1.1 included in the file licenses/BSL.txt.
+ *
+ * As of the Change Date specified in that file, in accordance with the Business Source License, use of this software will be governed by the Apache License, version 2.0.
+ */
+
+
+#include <arcticdb/arrow/arrow_output_frame.hpp>
+
+namespace arcticdb {
+
+ArrowOutputFrame::ArrowOutputFrame(const SegmentInMemory &frame, std::shared_ptr <BufferHolder> buffers) :
+    module_data_(ModuleData::instance()),
+    frame_(frame),
+    names_(frame.fields().size() - frame.descriptor().index().field_count()),
+    index_columns_(frame.descriptor().index().field_count()),
+    buffers_(std::move(buffers)) {
+
+}
+
+} // namespace arcticdb
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diff --git a/cpp/arcticdb/arrow/arrow_output_frame.hpp b/cpp/arcticdb/arrow/arrow_output_frame.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4727d664cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cpp/arcticdb/arrow/arrow_output_frame.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/* Copyright 2023 Man Group Operations Limited
+ *
+ * Use of this software is governed by the Business Source License 1.1 included in the file licenses/BSL.txt.
+ *
+ * As of the Change Date specified in that file, in accordance with the Business Source License, use of this software will be governed by the Apache License, version 2.0.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <arcticdb/pipeline/frame_data_wrapper.hpp>
+#include <arcticdb/util/buffer_holder.hpp>
+
+#include <memory>
+
+namespace arcticdb {
+
+class SegmentInMemory;
+
+class ArrowOutputFrame {
+    ArrowOutputFrame(const SegmentInMemory& frame, std::shared_ptr<BufferHolder> buffers);
+
+private:
+    std::shared_ptr<ModuleData> module_data_;
+    SegmentInMemory frame_;
+    std::vector<std::string> names_;
+    std::vector<std::string> index_columns_;
+    std::weak_ptr<pipelines::FrameDataWrapper> arrays_;
+    std::shared_ptr<BufferHolder> buffers_;
+};
+}
diff --git a/cpp/arcticdb/arrow/arrow_utils.hpp b/cpp/arcticdb/arrow/arrow_utils.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..789e232338
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cpp/arcticdb/arrow/arrow_utils.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/* Copyright 2023 Man Group Operations Limited
+ *
+ * Use of this software is governed by the Business Source License 1.1 included in the file licenses/BSL.txt.
+ *
+ * As of the Change Date specified in that file, in accordance with the Business Source License, use of this software will be governed by the Apache License, version 2.0.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <sparrow/array/array_data.hpp>
+#include <sparrow/array.hpp>
+#include <sparrow/arrow_interface/array_data_to_arrow_array_converters.hpp>
+
+#include <arcticdb/column_store/memory_segment.hpp>
+
+namespace arcticdb {
+/*
+sparrow::arrow_array_unique_ptr arrow_data_from_column(const Column& column) {
+    return column.type().visit_tag([&](auto && impl) -> sparrow::arrow_array_unique_ptr {
+        using TagType = std::decay_t<decltype(impl)>;
+        using DataType = TagType::DataTypeTag;
+        using RawType = DataType::raw_type;
+        if constexpr (!is_sequence_type(DataType::data_type)) {
+            sparrow::array_data data;
+            data.type = sparrow::data_descriptor(sparrow::arrow_traits<RawType>::type_id);
+
+            auto column_data = column.data();
+            util::check(column_data.num_blocks() == 1, "Expected single block in arrow conversion");
+            auto block = column_data.next<TagType>().value();
+            sparrow::buffer<RawType> buffer(const_cast<RawType *>(block.data()), block.row_count());
+
+            data.buffers.push_back(buffer);
+            data.length = static_cast<std::int64_t>(block.row_count());
+            data.offset = static_cast<std::int64_t>(0);
+            data.child_data.emplace_back();
+
+            return to_arrow_array_unique_ptr(std::move(data));
+        } else {
+            util::raise_rte("Sequence types not implemented");
+        }
+    });
+};
+
+std::vector<sparrow::arrow_array_unique_ptr> segment_to_arrow_arrays(SegmentInMemory& segment) {
+    std::vector<sparrow::arrow_array_unique_ptr> output;
+    for(auto& column : segment.column()) {
+        output.emplace_back(arrow_data_from_column(column));
+    }
+}
+*/
+} // namespace arcticdb
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cpp/arcticdb/arrow/test/test_arrow.cpp b/cpp/arcticdb/arrow/test/test_arrow.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5168ba034c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cpp/arcticdb/arrow/test/test_arrow.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/* Copyright 2023 Man Group Operations Limited
+ *
+ * Use of this software is governed by the Business Source License 1.1 included in the file licenses/BSL.txt.
+ *
+ * As of the Change Date specified in that file, in accordance with the Business Source License, use of this software will be governed by the Apache License, version 2.0.
+ */
+
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+
+//#include <arcticdb/arrow/arrow_utils.hpp>
+
+TEST(Arrow, ConvertColumn) {
+  //  using namespace arcticdb;
+  //  Column column;
+  //  auto data = arrow_data_from_column(column);
+}
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diff --git a/cpp/arcticdb/stream/aggregator-inl.hpp b/cpp/arcticdb/stream/aggregator-inl.hpp
index 793c643f1c..ab8b967385 100644
--- a/cpp/arcticdb/stream/aggregator-inl.hpp
+++ b/cpp/arcticdb/stream/aggregator-inl.hpp
@@ -32,16 +32,20 @@ inline void Aggregator<Index, Schema, SegmentingPolicy, DensityPolicy>::commit_i
     stats_.reset();
 }
 
+inline bool has_something_to_write(const SegmentInMemory& segment) {
+    return (segment.row_count() > 0 || segment.metadata()) || segment.has_index_descriptor();
+}
+
 template<class Index, class Schema, class SegmentingPolicy, class DensityPolicy>
 inline void Aggregator<Index, Schema, SegmentingPolicy, DensityPolicy>::commit() {
-    if (ARCTICDB_LIKELY(segment_.row_count() > 0 || segment_.metadata()) || segment_.has_index_descriptor()) {
+    if (ARCTICDB_LIKELY(has_something_to_write(segment_))) {
         commit_impl(false);
     }
 }
 
 template<class Index, class Schema, class SegmentingPolicy, class DensityPolicy>
 inline void Aggregator<Index, Schema, SegmentingPolicy, DensityPolicy>::finalize() {
-    if (ARCTICDB_LIKELY(segment_.row_count() > 0 || segment_.metadata()) || segment_.has_index_descriptor()) {
+    if (ARCTICDB_LIKELY(has_something_to_write(segment_))) {
         commit_impl(true);
     }
 }
diff --git a/cpp/third_party/sparrow b/cpp/third_party/sparrow
new file mode 160000
index 0000000000..6b0cffcadd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cpp/third_party/sparrow
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 6b0cffcadd4c8d8554eefc1067fa81c2ccb5c288