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

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