96, Harley Street W1

TQ 2881 NE CITY OF WESTMINSTER HARLEY STREET, Wl 45/29 (East side) 10.9.54 No. 96 G.V. II Terraced town house. c.1777 Portland Estate development, probably by John White in partnership with the plasterer Thomas Collins (associates of Sir William Chambers). Stock brick; slate roof. 4 storeys, basement and dormered mansard. 3 windows wide. Broad semicircular arched doorway to left with Coade stone vermiculated rustications and keystone with head; panelled door, sidelights and patterned fanlight. Recessed sashes, under flat gauged arches to upper floors. 1st floor plat band and sill band, cornice over 2nd floor and modillion cornice and blocking course. Continuous early C.19 cast iron balcony to 1st floor. Cast iron plumbed spike area railings. Interior retains some good features; top lit stone geometrical staircase with cast iron balustrade; flute and patera friezes; stucco mythological medallions over marble chimneypieces, etc; all features common to these speculative 1st rate houses of the 1770s in Harley Street.

Listing NGR: TQ2861181857