Number 49 And 50 And Attached Railings

Number 49 and 50 are a pair of terraced townhouses, designed to look like a single house, and are currently used as offices. They were built between 1907 and 1908 by Maurice Hulbert of Matthews, Rogers and Co for the Grosvenor Estate. The buildings are constructed from Portland stone ashlar, with a channelled finish at the ground floor level. They feature a slated mansard roof with dormers, the central ones adorned with pediments.

The houses rise to four storeys, including attics and a basement, and have a six-window range. The central entrances are round-arched and have recessed part-glazed doors. Each ground floor includes a round-arched sash window set in a shallow round-arched niche with a keystone, flanked by square-headed sashes also with keystones.

At the first floor level, there is a bracketed stone balcony with a pierced and enriched balustrade. Ionic pilasters, which are partly fluted, extend from the first to the second floor, supporting an entablature that features cartouches in the frieze and a projecting cornice with modillion blocks above the cartouches at the third floor level. The building has channelled pilaster strips at the corners that terminate with cartouches.

The sashes are enriched with architraves; the central window on the first floor of each house has a pediment, while the others have cornices. The second floor windows have enriched keystones and aprons, except for the central aprons, which are shaped and plain. The third floor features pilaster strips with recessed round-arched panels. A projecting cornice is topped with a stone balustrade.

The buildings are complemented by elaborate cast iron railings attached to the areas. Although the interiors have not been inspected, they are believed to retain panelled and decorated rooms. The houses are included for their group value.