6, Stanhope Place W2

TQ 2781 SE CITY OF WESTMINSTER STANHOPE PLACE, W2 54/87 10.4.75 No. 6 G.V. II Terraced town house incorporating mews entrance. c.1828-30, possibly by George Gutch; part of first phase of Tyburnia development. Stuccoed with joint lines incised and channelled ground floor; concealed slate roof. 3 storeys and basement. 3 windows wide. Semicircular arched doorway in centre adjoining right hand segmental arched mews entrance; panelled door with reeded jambs and head under fanlight (mid C.20 canopy added). Ground floor windows altered; 1st floor has margin glazed French casements recessed in shallow moulded architrave surrounds with cornices; 2nd floor has recessed glazing bar sashes. 1st floor plat band. Crowning cornice and blocking course. Original, cast iron, geometric patterned balcony to 1st floor. Cast iron area railings with urn finials. Part of Tyburnia, the development of the Bishop of London's Estate planned by S.P. Cockerell in 1827 but laid out to modified plan by his successor George Gutch. "The History of Tyburnia"; G. Toplis in Country Life, 15,22 Nov. 1973.

Listing NGR: TQ2754881008