26, Southampton Street Wc2

TQ 3080 NW CITY OF WESTMINSTER SOUTHAMPTON STREET WC2 72/45 No 26 24.2.58 GV II Substantial terrace house. 1707-08 with 1903 shop front. Brown brick with rubbed brick dressings, slate roof. 4 storeys. 4 windows wide plus a blind half window to left. The 1903 shop front has a panelled door to right framed by pilasters and similar pilasters to left flank of 3 light shop window with slender Doric column dividers, inswept fascia and moulded cornice. Upper floors have slightly recessed sashes under flat rubbed brick gauged arches and with rubbed jamb dressings, the 2nd and 3rd floor sashes with glazing bars in moulded exposed box frames and with moulded sills. Moulded brick string courses and early C19 (?) stucco frieze, moulded cornice and parapet with coping. Double pitch valley roof at right angles to facade. Interior retains original pilastered archway from hall to staircase with panelled soffit and keyed archivolt with patterned fanlight to lunette and panelled door inserted; dog leg cut and carved string staircase now with pairs of turned and twisted balusters per tread as some were removed for reuse in the mid C20 rebuilt upper flights; closet wing, 1st floor front room with mask-keyed archivolt arched and panelled soffit cupboard niches flanking chimney breast etc Survey of London; vol XXXVI

Listing NGR: TQ3038480805