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South Terrace

South Terrace is an attractive street going west off Brompton Road. The west end of the street leads into Thurloe Square.

It contains mainly four-storey houses (plus basement). They are painted white up to first floor level and above that level brick. The houses have attractive first-floor wrought-iron balconies.

South 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 South Terrace.

The south side of South Terrace was leased to John Bailey, the owner of Baileys Hotel in Berkeley Square, in 1827. He was presumably financing the construction. The houses leased to Bailey were Nos. 1-11 (odd). Nos. 1-9 were built by 1828-9 with No. 11 following shortly afterwards in 1830.

Nos. 2-8 (even) South Terrace were built in 1832. Leases of Nos. 2 & 4 were granted direct to James Bonnin Junior, so the Bonnins were presumably directly involved in construction here. The iron-work is similar to the Bonnin houses in Pelham Crescent.

 

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