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| English Heritage Reference: | 418136 |
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| RBKC Reference: | 38/20 |
| Property: | 18-27 KENSINGTON GATE 18-27 CONSEC |
| Street: | KENSINGTON GATE , W8 |
| Date: | 15/04/1969 |
| Grade: | II* |
| Grouped: | GV |
| Description: | 1847. A C Bean. Terrace of houses forming part of unified scheme with Nos 1-17 and 28-9 Kensington Gate. Similar to Nos 4-13. Faced in stucco. Extremely ornate. Unspoiled condition. Three storey houses with basements. Each house has a porch supported by Ionic columns with projecting cornice + balustraded parapet with "vaguely Jacobean" (NP) balusters. Ground floors are treated with horizontal grooving. First floor windows have architraves and entablatures. Second floor has band course at sill level and the windows have keystones. Above is a frieze of Greek key-pattern and a projecting modillion cornice, surmounted by a balustrade, with open fretted panels. The basement forecourts have splendid thick cast Iron railings. Survey of London, Vol 38. |
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