Description

TQ 2880 SW CITY OF WESTMINSTER SOUTH AUDLEY
79/17 STREET, Wl
14.11.85 No. 72
G.V. II
Terraced town house. 1736 by Edward Shepherd, probably stuccoed
c.1830 with extra storey added. Stucco, slate roof. 4 storeys,
basement and dormered mansard. 2 windows wide. Doorway to right
probably in original rusticated surround, panelled door and patterned
fanlight. Ground floor canted bay window with thin fluted column
dividers and fanlight over transom, inserted in 1887. Upper floors
have sashes recessed in moulded architraves. Bracketed stone cornice
over 2nd floor, attic coping. Cast iron geometric patterned
balconettes. Wrought iron area railings with urn finials. Interior
original plan survives with top lit staircase between front and back
rooms, some doorcases, otherwise largely Edwardian features. Part of
Edward Shepherd's development of No. 71 to 75 consec. The house has
associations with the French Royal Family in exile during the
Napoleonic Wars, being the London residence of the Comte d'Artois
(later Charles X) from 1805 to 1814.
Survey of London; Vol. XL.

Listing NGR: TQ2838480432

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q27081559

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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)