Numbers 107-111A And Attached Railings

Numbers 107-111A and attached railings are a row of three terraced houses, dating to the early 19th century and now used as flats and shops. They are constructed of stucco, with the roof of number 107 tiled, while the roofs of the others are obscured by a blocking course.

The houses are three storeys and an attic over a basement, and each originally had one window, although the left return of number 107 has a two-window range, and the right return of number 111 also has a two-window range to accommodate the entrance to number 111A. The entrance to number 107 is flat-arched and of 20th-century date; the entrances to numbers 111 and 111A are round-arched with fanlights. Later 19th- or early 20th-century shop fronts have been replaced with undistinguished 20th-century versions.

Segmental bay windows to the first floor of each unit feature triple, flat-arched windows, topped with a cornice and semi-domed metal roof. The window surrounds of these bays have pilasters ornamented with fretwork, reflecting chinoiserie patterns popular in the late Georgian and Regency periods, a detail also extended to the lintels. The bay windows themselves retain 4 x 6 sashes, while the first-floor windows of each unit have 6 x 6 sashes, except for number 111; the attic windows are 3 x 3 sashes. A projecting cornice runs continuously between the second floor and the attic, with a simple cornice band to the attic itself. Cast-iron railings are present on the first-floor balconies of numbers 109, 110, and 111.

Entrances are located on the returns or through the shop fronts of all but number 109, which has an entrance directly onto St James's Street. This entrance is flat-arched with an overlight of decorative glazing, and the lintel of the door is ornamented with a key pattern frieze. Giant pilaster strips run up the party walls between numbers 107 and 108, and numbers 108 and 109, on the first and second floors. These pilasters are articulated by shallow, incised bands that terminate in fretwork capitals, with half pilasters at the end wall of number 107 and the right party wall of number 109. The remnants of an attic pilaster are visible above the right party wall of number 109, suggesting a continuous pilaster design across the entire block into the attic storeys. The return of number 111 features two canted bays rising from the first to the top storeys. Stacks are located in the party walls.

The interior was not inspected during the listing process.