1-10, LYME STREET

This is a row of ten semi-detached villas built in the mid-19th century on Lime Street, Camden. The villas are constructed of stucco, with rusticated quoins, except for numbers 5 and 6, which feature pilasters at the corners. Numbers 5 and 6 have a slightly different appearance. The roofs are slated with projecting eaves and central chimney stacks. Each villa has two storeys and semi-basements, with a single window on each floor. Each villa has a stucco portico on the side return, supported by flanking pilasters that form an entablature. The doorways have fanlights and panelled doors. The windows are architraved sashes; on the ground floor, they have alternating triangular and segmental pediments over each pair of windows. The first-floor windows have architraves that form pilasters with bracketed sills, and some retain margin lights. Originally, numbers 3 and 4 had cast-iron balconies to the ground-floor windows. The interior was not inspected during the listing process. The group value of these villas lies in their cohesive architectural style and contribution to the streetscape.