Avenue Chambers

CAMDEN

TQ3081NW VERNON PLACE 798-1/100/1669 (North West side) 14/05/74 Nos.1-6 (Consecutive) Avenue Chambers

GV II

Shopping parade with offices, formerly flats, over, forming the north-west return to Sicilian Avenue (qv). 1906-10. By RJ Worley. For the Bedford Estate. Red brick with white terracotta dressings and 1st floor. EXTERIOR: 5 storeys and later C20 attic with dormers. 7 window bays plus splayed left hand return and projecting oriel on right hand return to Sicilian Avenue. Ground floor with round-headed entrance to offices in central bay flanked by later C20 shopfronts. Bays separated by Corinthian columns on plinths carrying an entablature with plain terracotta frieze at 2nd floor level. Pilasters at end bays. 1st floor with 4, 3 and 2-light square-headed casement windows except the entrance bay with a 5-light oriel, the apron with wreath and swags inscribed "Avenue Chambers". 2nd, 3rd and 4th floor with 2-light transom and mullion windows at either end, 4-light canted bay windows with transom and mullions and in the central entrance bay 4-light bow windows. Projecting oriel of 7 lights with transoms and mullions, from 2nd to 4th floor. Beneath, an arched entrance with 4 large brackets supporting a cornice over. All windows with small leaded panes, some with shields. Modillion cornice surmounted by terracotta balustrade, the central bay with a pedimented gable with 2-light transom and mullion window. To either side, tall slab chimneys. Over the left hand splayed return, a domed terracotta lantern. INTERIORS: not inspected. Nos 1-6 (consec) Vernon Place form a homogeneous development with Nos 1-29 (odd) and 6-20 (even) Sicilian Avenue (qqv), Nos 15-23, 25-35 (odd) and 35A Southampton Row (qqv).

Listing NGR: TQ3045281648