Description

TQ 2881 NW CITY OF WESTMINSTER DORSET STREET, W1
44/29 (north side)

Nos. 2 and 3

II
G.V.

Pair of terraced houses, c.1790-1800 Portman Estate development in
continuation of Manchester Street q.v. Stock brick, stuccoed ground
floors, channelled at No. 2, concealed slate roofs. 4 storeys and
basement. 2-window wide fronts, semicircular arched doorways to left,
No. 2 with Coade stone guilloche patterned imposts and No. 3 with
architrave surround and keystone; panelled doors and radial patterned
fanlights. No. 2 has c.1900 canted bay window of 5 leaded lights inserted
in ground floor. No. 3 has 2 architraved ground floor windows. Recessed
sashes (apart from 1st floor French casements to No. 2), under flat gauged
red brick arches to upper floors. Plat band finishes off ground floor
stuccowork. Crowning stucco cornice and blocking course. Cast iron
geometric pattern balcony to 1st floor of No. 3 (renewed at No. 2). Cast
iron area railings ramped to standards with urn finials. Included for
group value, with Manchester Street, only.

Listing NGR: TQ2811781718

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q27083934

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Recommended Books

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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)