Chatham House

TQ 2980 SW CITY OF WESTMINSTER ST. JAMES'S SQUARE SWl 81/95 No 10 (Chatham House) 24.2.58 GV I Terraced town house. 1736 by Henry Flitcroft with Benjamin Timbrell, builder and promoter, for Sir William Heathcote. Brown brick, slate roof. 4 storeys, basement and dormered mansard. 4 windows wide. Doorway in 2nd bay from left in bold architrave surround with flanking jambs surmounted by carved consoles to moulded cornice, approached by short flight of steps. Recessed glazing bar sashes under flat gauged arches. 1st floor stone plat band and moulded stone cornice over 2nd floor. Wrought iron balcony across 1st floor. Wrought iron area railings, stone obelisks flanking steps surmounted by lampholders with extinguishers. The elevation and details uniform with No 9. Fine interior details remain despite alterations; divided nearly equally in half to east and west with hall and stair- case on one side and front parlour with Ionic screen on the other, panelling and mahogany doors, very fine oak staircase with wave moulded closed string, carved waisted balusters, broad rail, panelled newels, walls have enriched string at 1st floor level and ornate enriched stuccowork framed panels, etc , panelling round upper level of compartment; dome of 1st floor octagon anteroom survives. The house was a residence of William Pitt the Elder, the Earl of Derby and W. E. Gladstone. Survey of London; vol XXIX

Listing NGR: TQ2945280404