Description

TQ 3080 NW CITY OF WESTMINSTER RUSSELL STREET, WC2
72/12
15.1.73 No. 8
- II
Terrace house with shop. c.1759-60. Plum coloured stock brick, yellow
stocks to rebuilt parapet, concealed roof. Astylar, 3 storey and attic
storey front. 3 windows wide. Ground floor has altered C20 "Regency" shop
front. Upper floors have recessed plate glass sashes under flat gauged red
brick arches. Stone bracketed cornice over 2nd floor; parapet with
coping. Interior retains original turned baluster staircase in fully
panelled well; more panelling in 1st floor rear room. The house was the
residence and shop of the bookseller Thomas Davies from c.1760 to his death
in 1785, much frequented by the literati and actors of the period; it was
at Davies's that James Boswell first met Dr. Johnson.
Survey of London; Vol. XXXVI.

Listing NGR: TQ3045180943

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q27083098

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Recommended Books

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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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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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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)