Numbers 43 And 44 And Attached Railings

Numbers 43 and 44, along with their attached railings, are located on the northeast corner of Claremont Square in Islington. These double-fronted houses were built between 1821 and 1828 by William Chadwell Mylne, who was the Surveyor to the New River Estate. Number 44 is a four-storey building with a basement, while number 43 has only the ground floor remaining, as it was likely rebuilt in the 20th century.

The buildings are constructed from brown and beige stock bricks arranged in Flemish bond, with stucco dressings. The roof of number 44 is obscured by parapets on the front and left elevations, while the right elevation features an artificial-slate mansard roof with dormers. The party-wall stacks are made of brick.

On the Claremont Square elevation, there is a central entrance with blind windows above. Steps lead up to the doorway, which has pilaster jambs supporting a corniced head, a two-panelled door, and a plain fanlight. The ground floor features gauged-brick, round-arched 6/6 sash windows with curved and radial glazing bars, and the upper floors have gauged-brick flat arches. The first floor includes a stucco sill band with full-length 6/6 sashes set in arched recesses, linked by stucco impost bands, and individual iron balconies on the outer bays with railings featuring a Vitruvian scroll and anthemion pattern. The second and third floors also have 6/6 sash windows. The plain parapet has stone coping and is topped with Gothic-style iron railings.

The left return of number 44 is styled similarly, although the upper walls have been rebuilt. The attached iron area railings are also present. Number 43, which is attached to the right, is mostly a shell, with only the ground floor surviving. It features multi-coloured brick with stone coping and is two windows wide. On the left side, there is a door with a gauged-brick, elliptical-arched entrance and a 20th-century fanlight, along with altered pilaster jambs and a twin-panelled door. To the right, an altered gauged-brick round-arched full-length opening now serves as a garden entrance with a 20th-century iron gate inserted.