Nos 20-32 And Attached Railings

This is a grand terrace of dwellings, now subdivided into flats and a hotel, built between 1824 and 1828. The architects were Amon Wilds and C.A. Busby. The building is constructed of stucco over brick, with exposed brick on the left return, and has slate roofs. It forms the south return of the west side of Brunswick Square.

The terrace is three storeys plus an attic over a basement, with 3, 12, 9, 12, and 3 bays creating a temple-fronted design with wings. The central section features a pedimented tablet inscribed “Brunswick Terrace” in raised lettering, along with a viewing platform fronting a cupola. Dormer windows have been inserted into the roof space, replacing original features above the moulded full entablature. The terrace is distinguished by giant Corinthian columns in the central and outer bays, with pilasters featuring Corinthian capitals and pilaster quoins in the remaining bays. Original cast-iron balconies are present on the first-floor windows. The ground floor is rusticated, and some original blind boxes remain. The entrances are square-headed, with some original 2x5 panel doors surviving, some with bootscrapers.

The left return, facing Lansdowne Place, displays exposed brick, flat string courses, and a parapet. It consists of three storeys over a basement with a central, full-height bow featuring tripartite sash windows. A continuous first-floor balcony renewed in the 20th century is supported by a three-bay Greek Doric colonnade. The ground floor has a central sash window without glazing bars, flanked by 2x6 panel doors that are not in use, accessed by shallow steps. A blind bay exists on the right. Mixed glazing patterns are seen throughout.

The original bottle balustrading and coping to the parapet are incomplete. Cast-iron railings front the street and return to the entrances. Number 26, the central property, was formerly the residence of Philip Salomons (1796-1867), brother of Sir David Salomons, the first Jewish Lord Mayor of London. The cupola originally contained a private synagogue and later a museum of Jewish history.