Numbers 184-196 And Attached Hand Railings, Iron Lampholder And Plaque

Numbers 184-196 and the attached hand railings, iron lampholder and plaque are a group of seven houses arranged in linked pairs. They were built in the early 19th century. The houses are constructed of amber brick with slate mansard roofs, featuring dormers over a moulded cornice, though the cornice is missing from numbers 184, 186 and 196. Each house is three storeys high, with an attic and basement, each having three bays with a one-storey entrance extension that connects them. Ground-floor openings are round-headed, set within round-arched recesses with a stucco band marking the spring. The doors have moulded jambs and fanlights; numbers 188-192 have patterned fanlights, pilaster jambs and corniced heads. Number 184 has an entrance on its return and a full-height canted bay over the original entrance. Flat arches made of gauged bricks are above the upper windows. First-floor windows are taller casements with cast-iron balconies, while second-floor windows are sash windows (some with glazing bars) or casements. The interior was not inspected. Subsidiary features include cast-iron hand railings and a wall with a wrought-iron lamp holder between numbers 186 and 188. Number 188 has a plaque indicating that Joseph Chamberlain (1836-1914) lived here, and that the plaque was installed by the London County Council in 1920.