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North Terrace

North Terrace is a small street which runs off Brompton Road at the side of Alexander Square.

It is a short cul-de-sac with three-storey houses (plus basement) on the south side and a large imposing house with two-storey columns at the end.

The houses are mainly stucco up to first floor level, with attractive, ground floor, bay windows.

North Terrace is part of the Alexander Estate.

In 1826 John Alexander entered into an agreement with James Bonnin for the construction of Alexander Square. The agreement also included the land for North Terrace.

The plots on the north side of North Terrace were leased to John Bailey, who owned Baileys Hotel in Berkeley Square. But the houses were demolished in 1909. The houses on the south side are now Nos. 8-11 (consecutive) North Terrace. Nos. 8-10 North Terrace were leased to John Latchford in 1833, probably as security for financing the building. Sub-leases were granted to James Bonnin (No. 10) Wright Maydwell, a local plumber (No. 9) and John Colchester a builder (No. 8). Presumably each built his one house. No. 8 was a Turkish bath in the 1860s. These houses are similar to those in Alexander Square. No. 11, however, was quite different, with a white stuccoed façade and a bow window structure on three storeys. The lessee was one of Bonnin’s backers but it is not known if Bonnin built the house.

 

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