Description

TQ 2882 SE CITY OF WESTMINSTER PORTLAND PLACE, Wl
36/30 (east side)
5.2.70 Nos. 92 to 96 (even)
G.V. II*
Large terraced 1st rate town houses. 1776-c.1780 by James Adam as a
speculative development with his brothers and John Elwes on a Portland
Estate lease. Stock brick with channelled stucco ground floors; slate
roofs. Astylar generously proportioned fronts distinguished by their
doorways and originally part of a symmetrical block. 4 storeys (including
added attic storey) and dormered mansards, on basements. 3-window wide
fronts. Broad semicircular arched doorways to right; double panelled
doors, panelled jambs and fanlights. Recessed sash windows, under flat
gauged arches to upper floors, No. 92 with stucco architraves. Plat band
finishing ground floor stuccowork; crowning stucco cornice and blocking
course. Continuous Gothick-pattern cast iron balconies to 1st floor.
Cast iron area railings. Interior of No. 92 retains some good original
Adam features with some delicate plasterwork and marble chimneypieces,
stone geometrical staircase with cast iron balustrade; etc. Interiors of
Nos. 94 and 96 not inspected.

Listing NGR: TQ2874782041

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17550392

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Recommended Books

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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings