No 2 Lexden Terrace

No. 2 Lexden Terrace is a highly significant example of a mid-18th century stuccoed house, part of a terrace of six similar properties. The house is of three storeys and has a basement. It has two bays, with giant Ionic pilasters on the upper two floors which rise from a band above the ground floor; an extra pilaster is located between Nos. 5 and 6. A full entablature, featuring a moulded cornice and parapet, tops the facade, and the roof is slate-covered with brick chimneys. The upper floors have twelve-pane sashes, while the ground floor openings are deliberately misaligned, with a door to the left and a tripartite sash window to the right. The ground floor window has an unusual glazing pattern of marginal panes surrounding an elongated octagonal shape.

A flight of steps, flanked by wrought-iron railings with scroll-designed uprights to each doorway, leads to the entrance. The stuccoed doorcases are shouldered and have cornices, with panelled doors and overlights featuring tracery mirroring the pattern of the ground floor window.

The rear elevation is of painted stucco, with a parapet and a continuous first-floor balcony featuring decorative cast-iron railings, pierced open-work uprights, and a lead tent awning.

The interior is reported to be of high quality, featuring cantilevered stairs rising around an elliptical well, lit from above by a glazed dome. There are also panelled doors, window shutters, and other original fixtures.