A photograph of 23 Grosvenor Place

Reference Number
BC/23/1/G10/3
Alternative Reference Number
PX3145A
Level of Description
Item
Title
A photograph of 23 Grosvenor Place
Date
n.d. [c.1970s]
Extent
Dimensions: W:120mm x H:165mm
Extent: 1 item
Description
A photograph of the full façade of No 23 Grosvenor Place, known as 'Grosvenor Hotel' and the centrepiece of a 41 house terrace. Designed by John Eveleigh and started in 1791 but never fully completed until the 1820s: 4 storeys over a rusticated stone base, now 2 storeys of 7 giant 'Ionic' columns with garlands drooping off the capitals . An attic storey in the mansard sits behind a balustraded parapet. The 7 columns are questioned because the centre column is located over the hotel entrance:Reverse: Notes: in pencil ' 23, Grosvenor Place after restoration.' '117%' in black felt pen ' Full page not bled off' and in red biro '57 'within a circle. Pencil cropping marks B&W
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