Description

In the entry for:

TQ 2480 SE LANSDOWNE WALK, W11
24/5
No 1
II
GV

The description shall be amended to read:

House. 1843-5 by James Thompson; extensively altered and enlarged in 1900 by
Aston Webb for himself. Brown brick with red brick dressings and channelled
stucco ground floor; hipped and gable slate roofs; red brick stacks with stone
banding. L-plan. Irregular composition extending around corner with principal
facade to Ladbroke Grove. 2 to 3 storeys. Bay to right has segmental-arched
tripartite sash above boldly-projecting canted bay with Venetian window above
porch with Tuscan columns on spur walls to front of panelled door set in eared
and lugged architrave flanked by small one-light windows; central square tower
with flat gauged brick arches over second-floor tripartite sash and first-floor
8-pane sashes and tripartite ground-floor sash with radial heads to central sash
flanked by Tuscan pilasters; bay to left, has polygonal bay window with iron
grilles and ball finials to parapet and is stopped by large lateral stack.
Lansdowne Walk elevation has large lateral stack to corner, 2-light Geometrical
windows to stair hall, and tripartite sash over panelled door with decorative
overlight. Garden elevation has 3-storey canted bay with sashes. Interior:
panelled doors in panelled reveals and panelled reveals; fine panelled hall with
marquetry panels to cupboard doors and overmantle and eared architrave to
moulded stone fireplace, and modillioned cornice to decorative plaster ceiling
with wreathed panel. Staircase hall has geometrically-leaded windows and partly
stone staircase with geometric pattern to wrought-iron balustrade. Inner hall
has parquet floor, panelled dado and fine vaulted strapwork ceiling with grotes-
ques, arabesques and spider set in large web. South-facing drawing room has
moulded hood architrave to fireplace adjoining polygonal window bay with decora-
tive plaster ceiling and benches set against panelled dado. Arts and Crafts
frieze and panelled sliding doors to breakfast room which has moulded cornice
and Georgian-style fireplace.

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TQ 2480 SE LANSDOWNE WALK W11
24/5
No 1
GV
II
House. 1843-5, James Thompson, extensively altered and enlarged in 1900 by Aston Webb
for himself. Irregular composition extending around corner with principal facade to
Ladbroke Grove. 2 to 3 storeys. Yellow and red brick with stucco to ground floor;
stone bands. Low square tower to centre of principal facade. Entrance to right, with
oriel window over. Tall chimneys with stone bands. Return facades to left and right.
Interior not seen.

Listing NGR: TQ2469780474

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q27083325

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