12, Buckingham Street Wc2

TQ 3080 SW CITY OF WESTMINSTER BUCKINGHAM STREET, WC2 83/10 24.2.58 No. 12

G.V. I

Terraced town house. c.1676-77 with early C.19 and later alterations, part of Barbon's development of the York House estate. Stucco faced brick, concealed roof. 3 storeys and rebuilt attic storey. 6 windows wide. Rusticated ground floor with doorway in 2nd bay from left, panelled door and fanlight in enriched carved wood architrave. Recessed glazing bar sashes in exposed box frames. Plat bands over ground and 1st floors. Parapet with coping. Cast iron area railings with urn finials. Interior considerably altered early C.19 and later but retains good staircase off bolection panelled inner hall: substantial oak construction, dog legged with moulded closed strings, twisted balusters moulded handrail and solid square newels with turned pendants; landings panelled with panelled pilaster archivolt arched doorcases, impost strings and moulded cornices, etc. L.C.C. plaque records residence of Samuel Pepys from 1679 to 1688, he lived there with William Hewer when the house was partly in use as the Admiralty Office. Graded I for Pepys association.

Listing NGR: TQ3032880480