Description

ISLINGTON

TQ3183SE DUNCAN TERRACE
635-1/65/367 (West side)
29/09/72 Nos.22-32 (Consecutive)
and attached railings

GV II

Terraced houses, now partly offices. 1828-33. Developed by
James Rhodes, probably designed by J.W.Griffith, and built by
James Hamber. Yellow brick set in Flemish bond, stucco
dressings, mansard roofs of Welsh and artificial slate. The
houses form a symmetrical group with nos 26-8 projecting as a
centrepiece and nos 22 and 32 as endpieces. Three and four
storeys over basement, two windows each, except nos 22 and 32
which have three windows. Basement and ground floor stuccoed,
the ground floor decorated with chamfered rustication. Steps
up to round-arched entrance with engaged Greek Doric columns
considerably recessed, cornice and fanlight with decorative
glazing, the fanlights of nos 24-26, 28, 31-32 incorporating
lanterns, panelled doors of original design to all except no
29. All windows flat-arched, except ground-floor windows of no
22 which are round-arched, those to upper floors with gauged
brick heads; continuous bracketed balcony with iron railings
to first floor, sill band to second-floor windows on nos 22,
26-28 and 32; sashes of original design to nos 22-25, 26
(ground floor), 28 (ground floor), 29 (first floor), 30
(second floor), 31 (ground and first floors), 32 (first and
second floors). Moulded stucco cornice, lacking to nos 29-31;
nos 22, 26-8 and 32 have balustrades to the parapet; dormers
in mansard roof to nos 22, 24, 26, 28-32. Cast-iron railings
to area.
(Historians' file, English Heritage London Division).

Listing NGR: TQ3163183298

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26490153

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