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86, Harley Street W1

A Grade II Listed Building in City of Westminster, London

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.5204 / 51°31'13"N

Longitude: -0.1474 / 0°8'50"W

OS Eastings: 528634

OS Northings: 181790

OS Grid: TQ286817

Mapcode National: GBR C9.24

Mapcode Global: VHGQZ.D1GS

Plus Code: 9C3XGVC3+53

Entry Name: 86, Harley Street W1

Listing Date: 10 September 1954

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1357099

English Heritage Legacy ID: 210081

ID on this website: 101357099

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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Description


TQ 2881 NE CITY OF WESTMINSTER HARLEY STREET, Wl 45/44 (East side) 10.9.54 No. 86 G.V. II Terraced town house, c.1774-76 Portland Estate development, by John White in partnership with the plasterer Thomas Collins (associates of Sir William Chambers). Stock brick with channelled stucco ground floor; slate roof. 4 storeys and basement. 3-window wide astylar front. Broad semicircular arched doorway to right with rusticated surround and Coade head keystone; panelled door, sidelights, moulded doorhead and fanlight with radial swag pattern. Recessed sashes, under flat gauged arches to upper floors. 1st floor plat band. Parapet with coping. Continuous early to mid C.19 cast iron patterned balcony to 1st floor. Cast iron plumbed spike area railings. Bowed rear elevation and canted wing. Interior retains some good original features though with later alterations; geometrical top lit stone staircases with wrought iron lyre and anthemion pattern balustrade; flute and patera friezes, some ceilings with wreathed panels and stucco mythological relief medallions with swag and ribbon framing over chimneypieces; these are of inlaid marble with pilasters or columns, the ground floor front room chimneypiece of No. 86 with Rococo surround probably reset; etc ; all features common to these speculative 1st rate houses of the 1770s in Harley Street.

Listing NGR: TQ2863481790

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