Number 17 And Attached Railings

CAMDEN

TQ3081NE BEDFORD ROW 798-1/101/1813 (East side) 24/10/51 No.17 and attached railings (Formerly Listed as: BEDFORD ROW Nos.1-9 AND 11-17 (Consecutive))

GV II

Terraced house, now offices. Built 1717-18 by Robert Burford, carpenter, on land granted to him and George Devall, plumber, by Dame Margaret Skipwith in 1716. Brown brick, roof not seen behind parapet. 3 windows wide, 4 storeys, attic and basement. 2 rooms deep with closet wing. Brick band at first floor level. Gauged red brick arches to flush frame sash windows. Wood architraved doorcase with good carved brackets, panelled soffits to flat hoods, patterned fanlight and panelled door. INTERIOR: panelled entrance and staircase hall. Corinthian pilaster forming inner arch. Early C19 stair rises to second floor, with stick balusters and continuous handrail; it retains early C18 dado panelling with Corinthian pilaster strips up to first floor. Third floor reached by closed string stair with turned balusters. Ground floor opened as a single room, with early C19 Tuscan columns. Second floor front rooms retain ovolo-moulded panelling and box cornices. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: cast-iron railings with finials.

Listing NGR: TQ3081281831