Description

MAYFAIR WI CURZON STREET
TQ 2880 SE
80/251 No 39
GV II
Terraced house. Early/mid C18; refronted C19 and closet wing at rear added late
C19. Stucco, upper floors channelled to appear as ashlar. 4 storeys and base-
ment. 2 windows. Architraved entrance to doorway with reeded jambs, door
having single panel to upper half, overlight and cornice to porch. Architraved
ground floor sash. First floor sill band to architraved casements with console
bracketed pediments and cast iron window guards of geometric pattern. Second
floor 2-pane sashes with bracketed architraves. Cornice at third floor level
forming sill band to architraved sashes with glazing bars. Narrow cornice below
balustraded parapet. Attached railings to area. Rear elevation rendered with
flush casement and sash; slated mansard roof with dormer. Multi-coloured stock
brick closet wing with segmental arches to recessed 4-pane sashes; supported on
cast iron columns. Interior plan unaltered. Panelled hall with early C20
elliptical arch with keystone and egg and dart architrave; supported on Ionic
pilasters and scrolled consoles. Dog leg stair, early C20 at ground floor, open
string with turned balusters and panelled pillar newel with ball finial; middle
flights closed string with turned balusters (early C20), column newel (early
C18) and mahogany handrail. Upper flight and landing early/mid C18, closed
string, turned balusters, column newels and moulded handrail. Beaded dado rail
to stairwell the full height. Most rooms with original panelling and cornices.
First floor back room with half-glazed china cupboard having cocks head hinges.
Second floor front room, early/mid C18 fireplace with eared architrave and
dentil cornice. This house is an unusual survival in the Mayfair area of a
modest scale C18 dwelling.

Listing NGR: TQ2868480264

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q27082201

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Recommended Books

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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  For the Record
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)