Description

TQ 2880 NE CITY OF WESTMINSTER BERKELEY SQUARE W1
69/26 (south west side)
80/16
24.2.58 No 51

GV II

Town house c.1750, stuccoed with some early and mid C19 alterations. Four storeys,
basement and pedimented dormers. Ground floor has original stone architrave doorcase
with bracketed cornice on consoles and a single, wide, ie altered window. First floor
windows in moulded architraves with cornices. On second floor windows have mid C19
eared architraves segmental headed and keyed. Balustraded parapet above moulded
cornice. Continuous early C19 cast iron balcony. Spear head area railings. Interior
has groin vaulted vestibule with architrave doorcases, pulvinated friezes and cornices,
mahogany doors. Cut string stone staircase with original cast iron Chinese-Chippendale
balustrade. First floor front room fitted out as library with pilastered bookcases
above dado; rear room has moulded dado rail and framing to panels, also late C18 marble
chimneypieces, etc. Part of best surviving terrace of town houses in the square.

Listing NGR: TQ2877480505

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q27080648

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  For the Record