2, Carlton Gardens Sw1

TQ 2980 SE CITY OF WESTMINSTER CARLTON GARDENS, SW1 82/79 9.I.70 No. 2

G.V. II*

One of a pair of large town houses. c.1828 by John Nash with (Sir) James Pennethorne. Stucco, slate roof. Part of the southern termination of Nash's Via Triumphalis raised on terrace with south front to the Mall. 3 tall storeys, basement and dormered mansard. 5 windows wide and with 6-window south front with central full height bow. Portico-porch to right with 2 pairs of Ionic columns and balustraded parapet. Recessed glazing bar sashes, those on ground and 2nd floors with cornices on consoles, those on 1st floor with pediments on consoles. Pseudo parapet with blind balustrading below window sills on 1st floor, 2nd floor sill band; moulded cornice and balustraded parapet. The return front has similar fenestration, including bow, but with the 1st floor parapet fully developed as a balustraded balcony on shallow console brackets. Cast iron spear head area railings. No. 2 was Lord Kitchener's London residence as Secretary of State for War from 1914 to his death in 1916 (LCC plaque).

Survey of London; Vol. XX.

Listing NGR: TQ2958680123