No. 5 And Attached Railings And Vaults

No. 5 Camden Crescent is a house, later converted into flats, dating to approximately 1788, with alterations made in the 19th and 20th centuries. It was designed by John Eveleigh and forms part of the left wing of Camden Crescent. The front is built of limestone ashlar, painted at basement level, with rubble to the rear. The roof is a mansard style, with double Roman tiles to the upper slopes and Welsh slate (with some artificial slate to the rear) to the lower slopes. Two ashlar chimney stacks, incorporating some early clay pots, rise from the party wall on the left.

The house is three storeys high, with an attic and basement, and has a four-window front. The first floor has four plate glass sash windows with horns, set in splayed reveals with lowered stone sills, three incorporating wrought iron balconettes. The second floor has four plate glass sash windows with horns, set in plain reveals with stone sills. The ground floor features three plate glass sash windows with horns in plain reveals with stone sills, a six-panel door with flush fielded panels and a glazed central panel (simulated double doors with a vertical bead), and a pedimented Doric doorcase. A small window is located in a plain reveal with a stone sill to the right of the door. Two steps lead to a pennant paved crossover with a wrought iron footscraper. The basement level has three six-pane sash windows with stone sills and a plank door with overlight, set within an ashlar infilling, below the crossover. A 20th-century staircase provides access to the vaults, which have two glazed openings. There are a double and a single dormer window, both with 20th-century glazing. Architectural details include a band course over the ground floor, a modillion eaves cornice, and a coped parapet. A fire insurance plate remains attached to the first floor.

The interior was partially documented in 1994. A basement room has been divided into two rooms; an original fireplace with an early Victorian grate is present, though the chimney breast is modern. Attached wrought iron railings and a gate, with shaped heads on limestone bases, are also part of the property.