115 AND 116, MOUNT STREET W1

Nos 115 and 116 Mount Street is a purpose-built shop and flats constructed in 1886 by James Trant Smith. The building features buff terracotta and a slate roof, showcasing a lively eclectic mix of Queen Anne and Flemish architectural styles. It stands four storeys tall with an attic and consists of three bays. The ground floor retains its original poulterer's shop front, which is framed by attached pedestalled columns that support narrow-arched outer entrances and a central broad elliptical arched display window. Above this, there is an entablature with projecting cornices. The first and second floors have flat arched mullioned casement and sash windows, while the third floor features segmental arched windows. The bays are defined by vestigial orders of pilasters, with the outer ones adorned with enriched panels. The central pilastered attic is accentuated by swept buttresses and culminates in an ornate gable topped with a pediment. The flank elevation is constructed of brick, with thin piers that define the chimney breast and extend into a prominent stack. This building is part of the rebuilding of Mount Street that took place in the 1880s and 1890s for the Grosvenor Estate.