9-11, RUTLAND GATE

The buildings at 9 and 11 Rutland Gate are a pair of houses built between 1838 and 1840 as part of a larger terrace of five, with numbers 13 to 17 having been rebuilt later. They were constructed by John Tombs, a builder, and may have been designed by Edward Cresy the elder, who was the estate surveyor for the Rutland House estate. The houses are built of stock brick with stucco dressings, and each has three bays. They have four storeys, basements, and attics. Each house features a porch with distinctive palm-headed column capitals. The ground floor has channelled stucco. The panelled front doors have margin lights, some of which have been altered. First-floor balconies with a lattice pattern cast-iron design are present, with moulded brackets at number 9. French windows are set within segmental pedimented architraves on alternate bays. Stucco cornices are also a feature of the exterior. The windows are twelve-pane sashes, with some plate-glass replacements, and the attic windows are six-light sashes. Spearhead cast-iron area railings are present. The interiors have not been inspected. The buildings are included on the list because of their contribution to the original layout of Rutland Gate's north garden square, demonstrating their group value.