Description

ISLINGTON

TQ3083NE RICHMOND AVENUE 635-1/57/701 (North side) Nos.25-47 (Odd) and attached railings

GV II

Sloped terrace of linked semi-detached villas. c.1845. Yellow stock bricks set in Flemish bond with stucco ground-floor lined as stone and with stucco dressings; slate hipped roof with projecting eaves and brick centre-stacks. Side-hall entrance plan with staircase. Neoclassical style. Three storeys, 2 windows each plus 1 window to 1st floor over entrance bay (irregular in design & detail & many probably added late C19/early C20.) Two-storey full-height stucco pilasters (no. 41 with crude alterations with original details removed; no. 45 with C20 pilasters & capitals and bases removed) to upper floors carrying entablature with projecting eaves cornice. Steps rise to paired recessed entrances in outer bays; entrance with moulded cornice and separated by stylised rounded pilaster with patera to top (nos. 25 & 47 entrances of different design and with plain piers); doorway with flanking pilasters carrying corniced-head, rectangular overlight (no. 27 with margin lights) and original 4 & 6-panelled doors (end houses with double entry door). 6/6 sashes throughout (nos. 25, 29, 31, 47 with C20 sashes; 1/1 sashes to ground & 1st floor of nos. 25 and to 1st floors nos. 29 & 47; 2/2 sashes to 2nd floor of nos. 29, 31 & 47; 4/4 sashes to 2nd floor nos. 25, 35 & 43) gauged brick flat arches to upper floors. 1st floor stucco storey band & sashes with cast iron window guards in floral pattern. Stucco entablature with plain band, and projecting cornice. Original tile walkway and porch flooring to no. 33. Attached iron railings to nos. 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, & 43. (Islington Council: local list: 1970-).

Listing NGR: TQ3086483901

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