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Latitude: 51.5201 / 51°31'12"N
Longitude: -0.1478 / 0°8'51"W
OS Eastings: 528607
OS Northings: 181761
OS Grid: TQ286817
Mapcode National: GBR C9.07
Mapcode Global: VHGQZ.D17Z
Plus Code: 9C3XGVC2+3V
Entry Name: 83 and 85, Harley Street W1
Listing Date: 10 September 1954
Grade: II*
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1278761
English Heritage Legacy ID: 210112
ID on this website: 101278761
Location: Marylebone, Westminster, London, W1G
County: London
District: City of Westminster
Electoral Ward/Division: Marylebone High Street
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: City of Westminster
Traditional County: Middlesex
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London
Church of England Parish: St Marylebone
Church of England Diocese: London
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TQ 2881 NE CITY OF WESTMINSTER HARLEY STREET, W1
45/52 (West side)
10.9.54 Nos. 83 and 85
G.V. II*
Terraced town houses. c.1774-76 Portland Estate development by
John White in partnership with the plasterer Thomas Collins (associates
of Sir William Chambers); the interior of No. 85 by the plasterer
John Utterton frequently associated with White. Stock brick with
channelled stucco ground floors; slate roofs. 4 storeys and basements,
No. 85 with dormered mansard. 3-window wide fronts. Semicircular arched
doorways to left in vermiculated Coade stone surrounds with head
keystones; panelled doors, framed sidelights, shallow recessed doorheads
under patterned fanlights, in Venetian window composition. Recessed
sashes, under flat gauged arches to upper floors. 1st floor plat band.
Parapets with copings. Continuous cast iron anthemion patterned 1st
floor balconies. Wrought iron area railings with urn finials. Fine
interiors elaborated on the norm typical for these speculative 1st rate
houses of the 1770s in Harley Street; barrel vaulted ante-hall; top lit
stone geometrical staircases with scroll and lyre wrought iron
balustrades, decorated skylight drums; delicate flute and patera and
wreath and garland plasterwork with stucco mythological relief medallions
framed by garlands over principal, Ionic columned or pilastered, inlaid
marble chimneypieces; mahogany doors; etc.
Listing NGR: TQ2860381773
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