Description

TQ 2979 NE CITY OF WESTMINSTER STABLE YARD SW1
90/2
Warwick House
5.2.70
GV II
Large town house. 1770-71 by Sir William Chambers (as Errington House),
retaining part of Chambers' fine interior but altered early C19, heightened
with canted bay added to south side in 1853 and exterior remodelled again in
1860. Stuccoed, slate roof. 1860s Renaissance details added to elevations of
early C19 character. 4 storeys and mansard with 2 tiers of dormers. 4-window
wide former entrance front to Green Park; south side to Stable Yard has broad
virtually blind return from Park front, a canted bay and recessed wing of
3 close set windows; 3 windows and blind bay to east side. Chanelled stucco
porch projecting to east with Ionic columned pedimented doorway. Park front
has recessed glazing bar sashes in shallow architraves, those on ground and
1st floor semicircular arched in flat surrounds. Broad panelled quoin pilaster
to right with fleur-de-lis detail in corners of panels; deep main entablature
over 2nd floor; secondary cornice to attic storey; the upper tier of dormers
in mansard treated as oeil de beoufs. The immediate south return is blind,
apart from small "Renaissance" oriel, and is decorated with large moulded
panels with similar detail to quoin pilasters. 3 storey channelled stucco
canted bay with hipped roof and wing with architraved sashes. Blind part of
east front again has the same moulded panel detail. Interior retains Chambers'
D-plan stair compartment with fine, stone geometrical staircase and elegant
wrought iron balustrade of scrolled S pattern; north west ground floor retains
plasterwork and fine statuary marble chimney piece executed by John Walsh from
Chambers' designs; etc.
Survey of London; vol XXX
Sir William Chambers; John Harris

Listing NGR: TQ2987679890

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q27081574

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)