Interior of a house in Portland Place
Interior of a house in Portland Place
Record No
104159
Title
Interior of a house in Portland Place
Description
View of a ceiling in a first-floor rear room at 76 Portland Place, Marylebone, looking towards the front of the James Adam townhouse. The decoration, seen with a hole punched through to the room above, features a chain of motifs encircling concentric ellipses of beading, and a ceiling rose of leaves, with a light pendant chain hanging from the centre with the fitting removed. The ornate cornice, with a gougework frieze, remains intact, but the lime plaster on the front-facing wall has been removed, exposing timber studding and laths, and revealing the adjoining room. Former residents include the author and politician, John Buchan (1875 to 1940). The building (both 76 and 78) was demolished c1959 and replaced by a seven-storey modern building designed by Howard V. Lobb & Partners for the City and Guilds of London Institute, renumbered 76, and is currently extra offices occupied by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).
Date of execution
1957
Section
The London Archives
Collection
LCC Photograph Library
Medium
photograph
Catalogue No
SC_PHL_01_322_57_1020
London picture map location
Exact
Subjects
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