Description

ISLINGTON

TQ3183SE CHARLTON PLACE 635-1/65/208 (South side) 29/09/72 Nos.10-36 (Even) and attached railings

GV II

Terraced houses. Dated 1795 in a plaque above the first floors of nos 22 and 24, inscribed 'CHARLTON PLACE 1795'. Developed by James Taylor. Yellow brick set in Flemish bond, roof obscured by parapet. Three storeys over basement, two windows each except nos 10 and 36 which have three windows. The terrace forms a shallow concave crescent. All openings except entrance to no 12 and ground floor of no 36 have gauged brick heads. Round-arched entrance with cornice and fanlight to nos 14-28; no 10 has late C20 shop front; no 12 has flat-arched entrance with overlight and bracketed canopy; no 30 has panelled pilasters on base supporting an altered cornice; no 32 has reeded pilasters, cornice on consoles and overlight with decorative glazing, nos 34 and 36 have C20 replacement doorcases. Some panelled doors. Ground-floor windows round-arched except nos 34, and no 36 which is tripartite. All upper windows flat-arched. Sashes of original 6/6 design to upper floors of nos 12, 14, 18, 22-26, 30-32, 36. GLC plaque in memory of Caroline Chisholm, philanthropist, on no 32. Parapet; stacks to party walls. No 10 has a slightly recessed curved corner into Camden Passage, two-window range in Camden Passage with cambered arches and second floor much rebuilt; parapet. Cast-iron railings to area. (Eric Willatts: Streets with a story. The book of Islington: London: 1986-).

Listing NGR: TQ3164983452

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