Description

TQ 2981 SE CITY OF WESTMINSTER SOHO SQUARE, W1
58/6
Nos. 10 and 10A
5.2.70
GV II
Terraced town house. One of two surviving houses original to the square, c.1676
built as 2 houses,united in 1696, later alterations. Stock brick, tiled roof. 3
storeys, basement and dormered mansard. 6 windows wide. Rusticated stucco ground
floor, the left hand part altered for entrance to C20 Lysbeth Hall with 2 doorways,
that adjoining hall entrance with C19 cornice on consoles and 2 renewed segmental
arched sash windows. Upper floors, flanked by stucco quoin pilasters, have recessed
glazing bar sashes, with exposed boxing, under flat gauged arches. Stucco sill
courses carved over quoin pilasters, C19 cornice and parapet. Cast iron area
railings. Interior retains the plan of 2 large rooms back and front surviving on
upper floors and with virtually intact original dog leg staircase to right hand rear,
parallel with back wall, closed string, turned balusters, heavy newels and handrail;
1st floor ante-room retains substantial element of early C18 decoration with
pedimented carved doorcases, panelling and cornices etc.

Listing NGR: TQ2964581312

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q27083051

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