3 And 5, Princelet Street

Two attached terraced houses, numbers 3 and 5 Princelet Street, were built around 1720 by Marmaduke Smyth and refaced in the late 19th century. They are constructed of yellow stock brick with red brick dressings, with the ground floor of number 3 painted. The houses are three storeys high with garrets and basements, each having three windows.

Number 3 features a plain stucco surround to the doorway with a cornice, the doorway itself boarded over and with a cornice-head and overlight. Rubbed red brick flat arches form the lintels over the cambered sash windows. A parapet hides the garret, which contains 20th-century metal-framed casements clad in corrugated sheeting. The rear of the building has been largely rebuilt but retains its original window layout. The interior originally comprised two rooms, with a later removal of the dividing wall. The front room retains considerable panelling, portions of a box cornice, and a later fitted china cupboard with scalloped shelving in the south-east corner. An original dog-leg staircase features Doric newels, column-on-vase balusters, a moulded handrail, and a moulded closed string, typical of Spitalfields houses of the period. Panelling is also present on some stairwell walls. Most original doorcases and some original doors remain. Wallpaper covers the panelling on the first floor, and the second floor's front room contains a mid-19th century marble fireplace with fluted console brackets and a mantelshelf. Original roof timbers are visible, marked with scored construction lines.

Number 5 is similar externally to number 3, with a stucco door surround featuring console brackets supporting a cornice. The garret retains original weatherboarding. The rear retains an original privy with a panelled door, now fitted with 20th-century sanitary fittings. The interior is similar to number 3, featuring a comparable staircase and stairwell. The hall boasts an arch with a moulded architrave and keystone. Rooms include panelling and cornices, and the garret, unusually for Spitalfields, has windows on two walls.