Description

TQ 2980 NE CITY OF WESTMINSTER GERRARD STREET, W1
71/32
23.11.78 Nos. 4 and 5
G.V. II
Terrace houses. 1733-34 with late C.18/early C.19 top floor to No. 5.
Rendered brick, slate roofs. No. 4 of 3 storeys and continuous dormer
attic; No. 5 of 4 storeys. Each of 3 windows wide. No. 4 has mid C.20
shop front. No. 5 has entry to mid C.19 shop front with square headed
house doorway with fanlight but the shop display window and door altered,
all pilaster framed with entablature-fascia having dentil cornice. Upper
floors mostly retain segmental arched recessed sashes, with late C.18
glazing bars, in later architrave surrounds, but the 1st floor windows of
No. 5 with early C.19 cornices on consoles and paterae friezes. Sill bands
and parapets with copings. Original cast iron rainwater head between No. 5
and No.6 (qv).The interior of No. 5 retains original passage-hall panelling
and cut string dog leg stair with turned balusters and ramped handrail.
Survey of London; Vol. XXXIV.

Listing NGR: TQ2983680906

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q27083892

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Recommended Books

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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas