No.29 And Attached Railings

Nos. 29 and the attached railings are a pair of houses dating to approximately 1790-1793, designed by John Palmer. The front facades are constructed of limestone ashlar, while the basement and rear are of rubble. The house to the left (formerly No. 29) has a staircase to the front, three storeys, an attic, and a basement. The house to the right (formerly No. 30) likely had its staircase removed and has four storeys and a basement. Each house originally has a three-window front.

The left house has a staircase leading to the front entrance. The first floor features three six/nine-pane sashes set in plain reveals with stone sills and wrought iron balconettes. The second floor has three six/six-pane sashes in plain reveals. The third floor to the right house has three six/six-pane sashes in plain reveals with stone sills. The ground floor of the left house has two six/six horned sashes with stone sills and a six-panel door recessed within a pedimented Doric doorcase, with a single pennant step. A small two-pane window with decorative wrought iron guard is located to the left of the door. A pennant paved crossover incorporates a cast iron footscraper. The ground floor of the right house has three six/six-pane sashes with stone sills. The basement features contemporary replacement windows and a half-glazed door to the left, and three six/six-pane sashes to the right.

The left house has a mansard roof with a double dormer containing six/six-pane sashes. Band courses are present over the ground floors, and a sill band runs along the second-floor windows. The left house also has a frieze, a moulded eaves cornice, and a coped parapet. The right house has a similar frieze and cornice over the second floor, formerly at eaves level. The rear elevation retains early glazing bar sashes with wrought iron balconettes to the first floor. Iron railings and a gate, set on limestone bases, are attached to the front.

The interior was not inspected during listing.

These houses were originally part of an incomplete development of St James's Square, built on land leased in 1790. The upper part of Park Street was initially designed by John Palmer, with subsequent work completed by John Pinch after 1808, but the overall design was never finished. The street originally terminated at All Saints' Chapel and was intended to be extended north-westwards as Regent Place.