Description

TQ 3080 SW CITY OF WESTMINSTER BUCKINGHAM STREET, WC2
83/16
24.2.58 No. 14

G.V. II*

Large end of terrace town house. c.1679-80, rebuilt after fire in 1684
and again in 1791-92, originally part of Barbon's development of the York
House estate. Brown brick, concealed roof. 4 storeys and basement. 4
windows wide (left hand bay blind) and long 10 window return towards river
with slightly recessed 4-window central range. Doorway to right with
panelled door and fanlight in stucco surround of engaged Doric columns and
entablature with bracketed mutule cornice. Recessed glazing bar sashes
under flat gauged arches. Band course over basement to return. Both
fronts finished off with plain parapet copings. The windows in slightly
advanced "wings" of return all have wrought iron guards. Cast iron area
railings. Interior has plain late C.18 and early C.19 detailing and a
stone geometrical staircase of semicircular plan with plain iron
balustrading, etc. L.C.C. plaque commemorates the residence of
Samuel Pepys, in the 1684 house, from 1688 to 1701; Robert Harley,
afterwards Earl of Oxford succeeded Pepys in residence until his dismissal
from office in 1714; in the C.19 the present house, let as chambers,with
its riverside views, was much favoured by artists such as Prince Hoare,
William Etty, Clarkson Stanfield etc.

Survey of London; Vol. XVIII.
Georgian London; John Summerson.

Listing NGR: TQ3034280464

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17550548

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

• 
  Old House Care and Repair
• 
  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
• 
  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
• 
  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
• 
  England's Post-War Listed Buildings