178-182, SUSSEX GARDENS W2

Nos 178 to 182 on Sussex Gardens is a mid-19th century terrace building. It is constructed of brown brick, which has been painted on the front, with a channelled stucco ground floor. The building features stucco quoins and vermiculated detailing on the ground floor of No 178, along with other decorative elements. The terrace consists of four storeys and a basement, with an attic present at No 178. Nos 180 and 182 have two bays, while No 178, located on a corner site, has four bays arranged in a 2:2 layout facing Talbot Square.

No 178 includes a three-storey stucco porch with a pilastered entrance. Nos 180 and 182 are adorned with projecting Tuscan porches and tripartite sash windows. The first floor features round-arched keyed sashes set within pilastered surrounds, topped with pediments on consoles and panelled spandrels. The second floor has similar surrounds for elliptical-arched sashes, while the third floor contains elliptical sashes framed in keyed architraves. The Sussex Gardens front of No 178 has similar windows arranged in triple groups. An egg and dart and modillion cornice decorates No 178, and there are iron railings at the basement level. Sussex Gardens, originally known as Grand Junction Road, was an important part of the original layout of Bayswater.