36, Upper Brook Street W1

TQ 2880 NW CITY OF WESTMINSTER UPPER BROOK 68/34 STREET, Wl 24.2.58 No. 36 G.V. II* One of a pair of terraced town houses. 1737, the well preserved interior of 1737-42, attic storey added at same time as that of No. 35, slate roof. 3 storeys,basement and attic storey. 3 windows wide. Identical Gibbs surround doorway with deeply moulded cornice to left balancing that of No. 35. Recessed glazing bar sashes with red brick dressings and flat gauged arches with vermiculated keystones. String course, main and attic cornices continuous with No. 35 as in balcony to 1st floor. Wrought iron area railings with torch finials, overthrow obelisks removed. Virtually unaltered front. Well preserved c.1742 interior with front compartment staircase (lift inserted) but no back stairs on ground floor, because of shallow site, the whole of rear being taken up by single grand room with pilastered and pedimented doorcase. On 1st floor 2 rooms and staircase serving upper floor with partly curved walls, above left hand side of grand rear ground floor room; all main rooms retain their panelling, marble chimney pieces and fine compartmented plasterwork ceilings with restrained Rococo details etc, as does main staircase in part with plaster panels and reliefs to its walls; wrought ironwork of staircase balustrade partly intact etc. Survey of London; Vol. XL.

Listing NGR: TQ2805880738