69 And 70, Dean Street W1

TQ 2981 SE CITY OF WESTMINSTER DEAN STREET, W1 58/68 (west side)

23.11.78 Nos. 69 and 70

GV II

Pair of terrace houses. 1732 by John Meard, much altered with addition of top 2 storeys. Stucco faced but retaining quoin pilasters, concealed roofs. 5 storeys and basements. No. 69 four windows wide, No. 70 of 3 windows wide. No. 69 has Tuscan pilastered doorway stuccoed with C19 consoles and cornice in 2nd bay from left. Semicircular arched doorway in architrave removed to right on No. 70. Sash windows recessed in stucco architraves, glazing bars intact to 2nd floor. Later top floors have segmental arched iron framed warehouse windows. Sill bands with consoles below each window. Bold stuccoed dentil main cornice over 2nd floor broken over quoin pilasters, parapet with coping. Wrought iron area railings. No. 69 has 4-bay return to Meard Street, channelled ground floor with pedimented doorway. Similar fenestration, some blind, sill bands etc; painted stone tablet inscribed "Meards Street, 1732". Interior of No. 69 completely altered but No. 70 retains good fielded panel interior, although mutilated in recent years, including fluted Ionic piers between front and back ground floor rooms, enriched cornices, pilastered passage hall, dog leg cut and carved string staircase with Doric column balusters and columnar newels with foliate caps etc.

Survey of London; Vol. XXXIII.

Listing NGR: TQ2967281045