33-35, THAYER STREET W1

The properties at 33-35 Thayer Street are a group of three terraced houses, built around 1788 and 1792. Number 35 is rendered, while numbers 33 and 34 are constructed of multi-coloured stock brick. All three houses are four stories high with basements, and each features two windows. Originally residential, they were converted to retail use in the late 1830s and early 1840s.

Number 33 has a 20th-century shopfront on the ground floor. The upper floors are characterised by recessed sash windows with gauged brick flat arches, some retaining original glazing. A parapet tops the facade. The interior retains an original staircase with column newels and stick balusters, some of which are panelled. The stairwell features plain panelling and original doorcases. A front room on the first floor has original plain panelling, 6-panel doors, skirting board, and cornice; the second floor front room has panelling to dado level, 4-panel doors, and a corner fireplace with a cast-iron surround dating to around 1830, decorated with acanthus ornament. The front rooms on the third floor feature a prominent central beam with the roof's valley rising on either side.

Number 34 features a 20th-century shop and façade on the ground floor, with gauged red brick flat arches above recessed sash windows; some original glazing remains on the second floor. It has a parapet. The interior incorporates an original staircase with column newels and stick balusters, maintaining its original form. The building is included for its group value.

Number 35 has a mid-19th century shopfront featuring elaborate console brackets. While the shop doorway and glazing have been altered, the original 6-panel house door, complete with H hinges and a rectangular overlight, remains. The mid-19th century stucco facade has keystones above the flat arched sash windows; the first floor windows are likely original, containing 9 panes. A parapet tops the building. The roof was repaired in the late 20th century using concrete tiles, but retains some early chimney pots, one of which is stamped "G Randall, Bagnigge Wells." The interior contains a panelled entrance passage arching into a further room; an arched niche is partially visible on the southern wall of the ground floor. The original staircase with column newels and stick balusters is present, alongside plain panelling in the stairwell. A rear room on the first floor preserves an original cupboard above the corner fireplace, with intact shelves and fastenings. A front room on the first floor has original shutters, retaining their original paint, and a later 19th-century fireplace with a mirrored overmantel. There's panelling to the WC on the half landing. The rear room on the second floor is panelled to dado level, and has a corner fireplace with a recessed cupboard and shelves above. A front room on the second floor contains a good corner cupboard featuring a dentil cornice and scrolled shelves behind a glass door, and a fireplace dating to around 1840, with a curved cast-iron surround. The third floor is similar to that of number 33.