168-174, SUSSEX GARDENS W2

Nos 168 to 174 Sussex Gardens is a mid-19th century terrace building. It is constructed of brown brick in Flemish bond, with No 168 painted and featuring a channelled stucco ground floor, while No 170 has a plain ground floor. The building has four storeys and a basement, with an attic present at No 168. Nos 170-174 each consist of two bays. No 168 has two bays facing Sussex Gardens and five bays facing London Street. This property features quoins, and the entrance on London Street has a porch with a cornice supported by consoles. Nos 170-174 are distinguished by projecting Tuscan porches and tripartite sash windows. The first floor includes a stucco balcony, with round-arched sashes set in pilastered surrounds, complete with pediments on consoles, keystones, and panelled spandrels. Above, the second floor windows have elliptical-arched sashes in keyed architraves, pilasters, and hoods on consoles, along with panelled spandrels. The upper windows of No 168 facing Sussex Gardens are arranged in triple groups. The building is topped with a modillion cornice and features iron railings at the basement level. Sussex Gardens, originally known as Grand Junction Road, was an important part of the original layout of Bayswater.