Ye Fox And Hounds And Mawson Arms And Nos. 112-118

This is a terrace of five townhouses built around 1715 for Thomas Mawson, the founder of Fuller’s Brewery. Number 110 was later converted into a public house around 1897, with subsequent alterations. Numbers 112 to 118, along with their attached wrought iron railings, form a symmetrical composition, with numbers 114 and 116 sharing mirrored plans and doors aligned to create a central feature. Number 110 does not relate to this symmetry and has a return front of similar importance.

The houses are constructed of brown brick with red brick dressings and rubbed brick bands at first and second floor levels, topped with slated mansard roofs, dormers, and tall brick chimney stacks. They have three storeys, attics, and basements. Each house originally featured three windows, except for number 110, which has two. The entrances are round-arched, likely replaced in the early 19th century, and have radial fanlights and 20th-century doors designed to resemble 18th-century originals. Early 19th-century sash windows, now largely replaced, are set within original flush boxes. Some original six-pane sashes with thick, ovolo-moulded glazing bars remain at basement level. The ground floor of number 110 was rebuilt in the late 20th century with a large window featuring glazing bars and a panelled apron.

Interior features are notable for their unified design, suggesting a single, overseeing hand. All houses contain original dog-leg staircases with barley twist balusters, square section newels, substantial square panelling, cornices, doors and fireplaces. Wide, original floor boards are also present. Numbers 112 and 114 feature interesting mid-19th century alterations. The basements are largely intact and of particular interest. Number 112 retains a 19th-century dresser, original door to the staircase, a plate shelf, a door to the area with iron reinforcing straps, and a simple panelled pantry. Number 114 has an original fire surround, an original sash window, remains of a dresser, a china cupboard with curved shelves and doors, and a door to the stairwell with original hinges and a thumb lock. Number 116 includes an original dresser, a panelled cupboard door with a ventilation grille, remains of a china cupboard, and partial original sash windows. Number 118 contains an original dresser, sash windows with a security device, a door to the area, and a cupboard with a grille. Numerous original ironworks, including hinges, bolts and bars, are found throughout the properties. Attached cast iron railings run along the front of numbers 112 to 118. Alexander Pope lived in number 110 from 1716 to 1719, during which time he translated and published the Iliad and his first collected works. Around 1897, the brewery converted the ground floor of the terrace into a public house, known as the "Fox and Hounds" and the "Mawson Arms". The terrace represents a fine and unusual survival of early 18th-century architecture and interiors.