Numbers 1 To 16 And Attached Basement Area Railings, And Railings, Gates And Lamps To Pavement

This is a terrace of sixteen houses, built between 1787 and around 1800 by William Paty. The houses are constructed of limestone ashlar, with brick stacks marking the division between them, and a pantile mansard roof. Designed with a double-depth plan, they exemplify the mid-Georgian style.

Each house is three storeys high, with an attic and basement, and has a three-window front. The terrace features a stepped design, emphasized by giant pilasters extending to a cornice and parapet. The houses numbered 3 to 5 have later additions of attic storeys, distinguished by moulded copings. The left-hand side of each house has a semicircular-arched doorway with pilasters and a pediment. Number 2 has a particularly elaborate fanlight with a lantern. Good-quality six-panel doors are present, and the entrance to number 1 is accessed via a moulded semicircular-arched doorway on the return side. Ground-floor windows have distinctive keystones, while those above are simple, containing six-over-six pane sashes. Dormers are also present. Numbers 3 to 5 have early 19th-century cast-iron balconies with bowed railings, wrought-iron spandrels, and tented roofs, similar to that found at number 17. Number 9 features more elaborate flat railings.

Inside the houses, notable details include elliptical hall arches with moulded archivolts, a dogleg staircase with stick balusters, column newels, and ramped handrails. Original features such as friezes, cornices, panelled doors and shutters are also present.

Attached to the front of the terrace are front basement area railings and gates, alongside railings with lamps (replaced in the late 20th century) that run along the raised pavement and steps for approximately 130 metres. The overall design is representative of a standard Paty pattern, utilized in locations such as Berkeley Square.