Description

TQ 2881 NE CITY OF WESTMINSTER WIMPOLE STREET Wl
45/47 (East side)
Nos 42 and 43
5.2.70
GV II
Terraced-town houses. 1770s Portland Estate development, probably by John
White (some early to mid C19 alterations to No 43). Stock brick with
channelled stucco ground floors: slate roofs, 4 storeys and basements. 3-
window wide astylar fronts. Broad semicircular arched doorway to right of
No 42 with stucco rustication and Coade head keystone, No 43 with stucco Ionic
columned porch to right; panelled doors, sidelights and patterned fanlights in
plain Venetian window composition. Recessed sashes under flat gauged arches to
upper floors. Plat bands over ground floors, with guilloche enrichment to No
43 which also has 2nd and 3rd floor sill bands and dentil cornice below parapet
with coping. No 42 has cast iron Victorian window guards to 1st floor. Cast iron
balcony to No 43. Flambé urn finials to wrought iron area railings. Interiors
not inspected.

Listing NGR: TQ2852581762

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q27080992

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Recommended Books

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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)