9, Buckingham Street Wc2

TQ 3080 NW and SW CITY OF WESTMINSTER BUCKINGHAM STREET, WC2 72/154; 83/4 24.2.58 No. 9

G.V. II*

Terraced town house. c.1677, with later alterations, part of Barbon's development of the York House estate. Stucco faced brick, concealed roof. 4 storeys (top floor early C.19 addition) and basement. 3 windows wide with narrow blind widow to left on ground, 1st and 2nd floors. Doorway to right with panelled door recessed in wood architrave with finely carved console-brackets to cornice-hood. Nearly flush framed glazing bar sashes with keyblocks to 1st and 2nd floor arches. Plat bands over ground, 1st and 2nd floors, plain parapet coping to attic storey. Wrought iron area railings with pommelled vase finials. Interior considerably altered but retaining some elements of panelling and cornices; arched opening from passage-hall to dog leg staircase, the top 2 flights retaining closed moulded strings and very substantial, oak, spiral balusters, square newels with turned pendants (similar to staircase in No. 12 q.v.), etc.

Survey of London; Vol. XVIII. Georgian London; John Summerson.

Listing NGR: TQ3031080501