Description

TQ 2980 SE CITY OF WESTMINSTER CARLTON HOUSE TERRACE,
82/58 SW1

Nos. 10 to 18 consec.
9.1.70 (excluding railings) (Including the
Institute of
Contemporary Arts) and
railings to north and west

G.V. I

One of a pair of symmetrical palatial terraces of grand town houses
flanking the stepped approach to Waterloo Place. 1827-29 by John Nash with
(Sir) James Pennethorne, No. 18 built 1863 by William Burn to complete the
original design. Stucco, slate roofs. Broad Graeco-Roman panache designed
as the monumental termination to Nash's Via Triumphalis as a replacement
for Carlton House. 4 storeys and basement to north. 3 storeys with
3 storey and attic end pavilions to south, the whole raised on terrace
overlooking the Park. 31 windows wide. The north entrance front,
relatively plain, with projecting end pavilions, has 3 grouped portico
porches with coupled Ionic columns to Nos. 12 to 17; individual Ionic
columned portico-porches to end pavilions. Recessed glazing bar sashes.
Cornice and blocking course returned to flank facing steps. Cast iron
spear head area railings. Nash's personal contribution is the Park front
where the fenestration is in the rhythm 5:8:5:8:5 with taller end pavilions
slightly projecting. Recessed architraved glazing bar sashes with
cornices, articulated by giant Corinthian order through ground and 1st
floors, engaged to end pavilions, detached to long central range which is
pedimented with scrollwork in tympanum over 5 centre bays of attic. The
double height attics of end pavilions are articulated by panelled pilaster
piers in antis. Curious feature of deeply cantilevered balustraded
balconies to 1st floor windows within the giant order. The deep
balustraded terrace is carried on engaged cast iron Greek Doric columns
with segmental arched windows in between. The west flank has continuous
balustraded 1st floor balcony. Interiors largely altered. No. 11 was the
home of W.E. Gladstone 1857-75 (L.C.C. plaque) who also lived at No. 13 and
at No. 4 q.v.

Survey of London; Vol. XX.
John Nash; John Summerson.
London, volume one; N. Pevsner.

Listing NGR: TQ2985780259

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q98825278

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