5-13, QUEEN ANNE'S GATE SW1

This is a group of five terraced houses, numbers 5 to 13, built between 1770 and 1771, and likely rebuilt around 1773-74. They were constructed by Thomas Clark, a bricklayer, with Emanuel Crouch probably acting as the architect. The houses are constructed of brown brick with slate roofs and have four full storeys and basements, each house being three windows wide.

The doorways are located on the left-hand side and are approached by short flights of steps. They feature recessed panelled doors with patterned fanlights set within decorative wood doorcases. These doorcases include Doric pilasters, dosserets with mutule cornices and open pediments; however, number 13 has a stucco surround with architraves, consoles, and a cornice. The windows are recessed glazing bar sashes with stuccoed reveals, set beneath flat red brick arches which are now painted. A brick plat band runs above the second floor, and the buildings are topped by a parapet with coping. The wrought iron area railings are finished with urn finials.

The interiors retain narrow, open-well staircases with bracket string detail, turned balusters, cornices, and dadoes, as well as several original chimneypieces, some with cast iron basket grates. Between 1947 and 1960, portions of numbers 9 to 13, which are now internally connected, were redecorated. This work, directed by H. de C. Hastings for Architectural Press, included the creation of "The Bride of Denmark," a sequence of neo-Victorian pub interiors in the basement.

A lead water cistern, dated 1774 and bearing the initials of Christ's Hospital (the freeholders of the terrace), is located in the yard of number 9. The street was originally named Park Street and was separated by a wall from the western part, Queen Square. These houses are part of an exceptional group of late 18th century and Queen Anne style buildings.