Description

TQ 2680 NW CITY OF WESTMINSTER PORCHESTER TERRACE, W2
64/21 (east side)
5.2.70 Nos 3 and 5
GV II*
Pair of semi-detached houses. By 1825. Designed by J.C. Loudon. Brick. Stucco
dressings. Roof not visible. 3 storeys and basement. 3 bay composition.
Stucco to ground floor having projecting verandah with stucco piers to 3 sides,
linking the 2 entrances which are placed along the sides of the block, in one
storey bays. To centre, verandah breaks forward to form circular, glazed
conservatory with glass dome and pineapple finial. Cornice to verandah.
Square gauged-headed windows, sashes; glazing bars. Centre windows glazed but
blind. Main cornice above second floor. Urn to parapet of verandah. No 3 with
GLC plaque to John and Jane Loudon, horticulturalists, who lived here. Rare
example of Loudon's domestic architecture and early example of the semi-detached
plan, called by Loudon the "double detached villa".
Mr Loudon's England. John Gloag.

Listing NGR: TQ2614680724

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17549813

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Recommended Books

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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)