Description

TQ 2881 NE CITY OF WESTMINSTER HARLEY STREET, W1
45/68 (West side)
14.3.66 Nos. 69 and 71
G.V. II*
Terraced town houses. c.1773-74 Portland Estate development probably by
John White in partnership with the plasterer Thomas Collins (associates of
Sir William Chambers). Stock brick with stuccoed ground floors; concealed
slate roofs. 4 storeys and basements. 3-window wide fronts.
Semicircular arched doorways to right; panelled doors, sidelights and
fanlights composed as Venetian windows. Recessed sashes, under flat gauged
arches to upper floors. Stuccowork finished off with plat band. Parapets
with copings, No. 69 with stucco dentil cornice below parapet. Cast iron
balconies mid C.19 to No. 69 and early C.19 to No. 71. Cast iron area
railings with plumbed spike finials. Fine interiors with top lit
geometrical stone staircases with wrought iron balustrades, delicate
plasterwork ceilings and friezes, stucco mythological medallions to
overmantels; statuary marble chimneypieces; mahogany doors etc.

Listing NGR: TQ2862681702

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17549423

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Recommended Books

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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)