9 And 10, South Audley Street W1

TQ 2880 SW CITY OF WESTMINSTER SOUTH AUDLEY 79/29 STREET, Wl 24.2.58 Nos.9 and 10 G.V. II* Pair of end of terrace town houses. c.1738-39. Brown brick with red brick dressings, slate roofs. 4 storeys and basement with early to mid C.19 dormered mansard. 2 window wide astylar fronts. The entrance of No. 9 was moved in the early C.19 round corner to Hill Street where a 3 storey projection carried on 3 stone, pedestalled Doric columns, was added c.1754. Square headed recessed porch; the ground floor of this projection is stuccoed and the colonnade supports an entablature returned to main block. The semicircular arched doorway to right of No. 10 is early C.19 with patterned fanlight. Recessed sashes, glazing bars intact to No. 9, under flat gauged arches. Ground floor plat band and sill bands to upper floors; parapet with coping. The projection to side of No. 9 has plain Venetian 1st floor window and blind windows flanking centre window on floors above. The rear of No. 9 has original bow whilst No. 10 is flat but with a careful "Venetian" grouping of the 1st and 2nd floor windows. Iron balconies to 1st floor of No. 10. Wrought iron, urn finialed area railings. Good, little altered interiors with central top lit stair compartment and one room front and back, retaining much of original panelling, doorcases, chimney pieces, fine compartmented Rococo plaster ceiling to rear ground floor of No. 9 and similar to rear ground floor of No. 10, wrought iron staircase balustrades etc. Survey of London; Vol. XL

Listing NGR: TQ2842980400