2, John Adam Street Wc2

TQ 3080 NW CITY OF WESTMINSTER JOHN ADAM STREET, WC2 (north side) 72/124 24.2.58 No. 2 G.V. II* Terraced town house. c.1772-74 by Robert Adam. Brown brick with rusticated stucco ground floor, slate roof. 3 storeys, attic storey, basement. 3 windows wide continuing return of No. 18 Adam Street q.v. Ground floor has semicircular arched entrance to right with vermiculated voussoirs and jambs, panelled door and patterned fanlight, recessed sashes with vermiculated heads and keystones. Upper floors have recessed sashes under flat gauged arches. Bracketed cornice over ground floor. Main cornice over 2nd floor, parapeted attic, Cast iron balconettes to 2nd floor. Cast iron area railings with urn finials. Good interior with geometrical staircase with wrought iron balusters, friezes, cornices etc. Part of the Adam Brothers'Adelphi development. survey of London; Vol. XVIII.

Listing NGR: TQ3038280625