26, Frederick Street B1

FREDERICK STREET 1. 5104 Hockley B1 No 26 SP 0687 NW 24/10 II GV 2. (Excluding works on corner with Regent Street). C1860-70 jewellry quarter purpose built works and showroom premises. Three storeys stucco faced, a broad virtually symmetrical 4 bay front with Italianate details. Deep plinth, first and second floor sill bands. The frieze delicate incised geometric pattern. Large moulded modillion brackets to prominent eaves cornice. The outer bays have coupled windows in upper floor and on ground floor there are 3 tall coupled windows and off-centre doorway. The ground floor windows are full length sashes with cambered heads and diamond and rosette panelled tympana contained by architraves. These windows have probably been lowered, cutting through plinth capping. The first floor windows have cambered arch architrave surrounds as cornices over and consoles to sill course. Those on second floor similar but the architraves eared with cresting to heads instead of cornices. The doorway is flanked by pilasters with acanthuis caps (consoles and cornice removed). Passage doorway to left hand. The elevation is characterised by the constant use of semi-naturalic ornament.

Listing NGR: SP0609187566