Number 17 And Attached Railings To Front And Garden Walls To Rear

CAMDEN

TQ2685NW CHURCH ROW 798-1/26/229 (South side) 11/08/50 No.17 and attached railings to front and garden walls to rear

GV II

Terraced house. Perhaps c1723, certainly by 1728, ground floor altered early C19 and upper floors refaced late C19 in Georgian style. Rear bathroom on corbel brackets added c1890s. Multi-coloured stock brick and stucco ground floor, channelled to appear as ashlar. Slated mansard roof with dormers. EXTERIOR: 3 storeys, attic and basement. Round-arched doorway with fluted pilaster jambs, radial fanlight and panelled door. Recessed sashes to ground floor; 1st floor, red brick segmental arches to casements with cast-iron balconies; 2nd floor, red brick segmental arches to recessed sashes with exposed boxing. Parapet. Lead rainwater head and pipe to right. INTERIOR: plan of two rooms on each of the principal floors, with staircase hall to rear of hallway and later closets on half landing. Hallway panelled, as are ground-floor rooms. Closed string staircase the full height of the house. First floor panelled with box cornice, has early C19 fireplace and 1872 Minton tiles. Second floor front room with early C18 fireplace in simpler panelling. Second floor rear room with stained glass panels over bay and early C18 fireplace. Basement with plank doors, dresser, cupboard and dumb waiter. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: attached cast-iron railings with urn finials to areas. HISTORICAL NOTE: home of the writer HG Wells 1909-13.

Listing NGR: TQ2628685617