Numbers 11 To 18 And Attached Railings

Numbers 11 to 18 form a terrace of eight houses, now offices and a hotel, situated on Berkeley Square. The houses were originally built between 1787 and around 1800. Numbers 12 to 18 were rebuilt in the mid-20th century. The terrace was designed by Thomas and William Paty. The houses are constructed of limestone ashlar, with party wall stacks and a slate mansard roof. They are of a double-depth plan and in a mid-Georgian style, each with three storeys, an attic, and a basement. The houses originally had a three-window front, except for number 15, which has five. The terrace is stepped, with a central feature at number 15, articulated by giant pilasters rising to a cornice and parapet. The ground floor is rusticated, with a plat band and a first-floor sill band. Doorways at the ends of the terrace have Doric pilasters, triglyphs, pediments, fanlights, and six-panel doors. The ground-floor windows have key stones, plain surrounds, and twelve-pane sashes. Number 14 is attached to number 15. Number 15 possesses a symmetrical front, featuring pilasters with capitals, a frieze, and a raised modillion cornice. The central three windows project forward between panelled pilasters, with acanthus capitals and a pediment above the ground floor. A Vitruvian scroll band is located on the second floor. The central doorway has Doric pilasters, triglyphs, a pediment, a fanlight, and a six-panel door. The central windows have architraves. Number 19, which fronts onto Berkeley Crescent, has a symmetrical five-window front and a brick facade in Berkeley Crescent. The interiors of numbers 12 to 18 were rebuilt in the mid-20th century, though they retain good joinery and plasterwork. Notable features include an entrance hall with a semicircular arch leading to a central stone dogleg staircase with wrought-iron balusters and a ramped, banded rail, cornices, panelled shutters, and six-panel doors. The terrace is considered a widely used design by Paty. Numbers 12 to 18 were destroyed in the Second World War and rebuilt with replica facades. Attached to the front of the basement area are wrought-iron railings and gates, including an overthrow at number 15.