Description

TQ 2781 SE CITY OF WESTMINSTER MONTAGU SQUARE, W1 54/9 (West side)

Nos. 47 to 49 consec.

G.V. II

Terraced townhouses. c.1810-11 (front of No. 47 rebuilt in facsimile), by J.T. Parkinson as part of his Montagu-Bryanston Square development for the Portman Estate. Stock brick with channelled stucco ground floors; slate roofs concealed except for No. 49. Nos. 47 and 48 of 4 storeys, No. 49 of 5 storeys with dormered mansard, on basements. 3-window wide fronts. Semicircular arched doorways to left at No. 47, others to right; inset Greek Doric columns, panelled doors, entablature doorheads, and fanlights. Recessed sashes, most with glazing bars, under flat gauged arches to upper floors. Plat band finishing off ground floor stuccowork, stucco sill band to 3rd floors and one to 4th floor of No. 49. Crowning stucco cornices and blocking courses. Continuous, bracketed, cast iron geometric patterned balconies to 1st floor. Cast iron area railings with acorn finials.

Listing NGR: TQ2778181484

External Links

• Wikidata Q27080847

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Recommended Books

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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  ENGLAND GUIDE TO POST WAR LISTED: A Guide to Post-war Listed Buildings