7-12, Canonbury Grove

A row of terraced houses dating from around 1825, developed by Richard Laycock. The houses are built of yellow-brown brick in a Flemish bond, with stucco detailing, and have a roof hidden behind a parapet. They are two storeys high with a basement, and each house has two windows. The houses form a symmetrical arrangement of three pairs, linked by porches, with the central pair, numbers 9 and 10, projecting slightly. There is a segmental arched window to the basement level. Steps lead up to a flat-arched porch with side supports (antae) and an entablature, leading to a flat-arched entrance with a simple door surround, cornice and an overlight featuring decorative glazing. The panelled doors are of an original design. The ground floor windows in the central window bay are set within an elliptical-arched recessed panel with a gauged brick arch above; the ground floor window has a flat arch with a gauged brick head and a balcony with iron railings. The window in number 12 is likely a later addition. First floor windows are flat-arched with gauged brick heads, with 6/6 sashes in the entrance bay and 8/8 sashes in the window bay. A stucco band is at cornice level, and the parapet is broken centrally above the porches by a small, pedimented block. Number 12 appears to have been significantly rebuilt.