3 And 5, Porchester Terrace W2

TQ 2680 NW CITY OF WESTMINSTER PORCHESTER TERRACE, W2 64/21 (east side) 5.2.70 Nos 3 and 5 GV II* Pair of semi-detached houses. By 1825. Designed by J.C. Loudon. Brick. Stucco dressings. Roof not visible. 3 storeys and basement. 3 bay composition. Stucco to ground floor having projecting verandah with stucco piers to 3 sides, linking the 2 entrances which are placed along the sides of the block, in one storey bays. To centre, verandah breaks forward to form circular, glazed conservatory with glass dome and pineapple finial. Cornice to verandah. Square gauged-headed windows, sashes; glazing bars. Centre windows glazed but blind. Main cornice above second floor. Urn to parapet of verandah. No 3 with GLC plaque to John and Jane Loudon, horticulturalists, who lived here. Rare example of Loudon's domestic architecture and early example of the semi-detached plan, called by Loudon the "double detached villa". Mr Loudon's England. John Gloag.

Listing NGR: TQ2614680724