Kensington
Stafford Terrace
After the other streets with their huge trees right up against the houses, Stafford Terrace is noticeable for its lack of trees (and correspondingly increased sunlight).
There are virtually identical terraces on both sides of the street. The houses have basement, ground, and first floors and an additional attic floor in the mansard roof. Canted bays rise through basement, ground and first floors. There is a balustraded balcony on top, below second floor windows.
The main door is enclosed in a porch with attached pillars and balustrades above. The window above the door is protected by an arched hood. The bays at all floors and the façade at basement and ground level are stuccoed. Lines were carved into the stucco to give the impression of stone construction under the white paint.
There is bare brickwork above but window surrounds painted. There is a cornice running along the top of the wall with an interesting sea-wave frieze. Balustrades on the roof edge run right along the terrace matching those above the bays and the main door.
Stafford Terrace was built as part of the development of the Phillimore Estate.
Joseph Gordon Davis, who was the principal builder in Essex Villas, built Nos. 1-27 (odd) and Nos. 2-28 (even) on the south side all in 1868.
