Description

TQ 2980 SW CITY OF WESTMINSTER ST. JAMES'S SQUARE SWl
81/100
24.2.58 No 15
GV I
Terraced town house. 1764-66 by James Stuart for Thomas Anson with
alterations by Samuel Wyatt in 1791-94. Known as Lichfield House.
Portland stone faced, slate roof. A seminal, exquisitely proportioned
work of the Greek Revival. 3 storeys and basement. 3 windows wide.
Smoothly rusticated ground floor, the openings set in arcade with
doorway to right approached by steps, panelled door flanked by
recessed Tuscan columns, entablature doorhead and radial glazed
fanlight; the glazing bar sash windows with rounded heads set in
simply moulded surrounds. The piano nobile has lengthened glazing
bar sashes in simple architraves with pediments over and the 2nd
floor has eared architraves. These upper floors are articulated by
a single giant order of pedestalled fluted Ionic columns, based on
Stuart's own study of the Erechtheum, supporting the entablature with
pediment overall. The stone balcony across 1st floor has a copper
geometric pattern balustrade, an alteration by Samuel Wyatt. Wave
moulded sill band to 2nd floor. To the rear 2 storey flattened bows
added by Wyatt and rear wing of 3 storeys with rusticated brick
ground floor, stone dressings and a tripartite Venetian composition
to 1st floor group of windows, by Stuart and alterations by Wyatt.
The interior was considerably remodelled by Wyatt 1791-94 and
Stuart's main staircase has gone but its upper gallery and fine
glazed dome with eagle pendentives and "Wedgwood" medallions
survive. Very good 1st floor Stuart and Wyatt decoration with
plasterwork by Joseph Rose and painting by Biagio Rebecca etc.
Survey of London; vol XXIX
James Stuart; David Watkin

Listing NGR: TQ2938480336

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17527225

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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)