General description and date of structure.
On 20th November, 1777, a lease[[751]] was granted of a parcel of ground, and a messuage thereon on the south side of Bedford Square, and the east side of Caroline Street, “being a corner house.” This was obviously No. 40, the house at the western end of the south block.
The front room on the ground floor contains a white marble chimneypiece of simple design, with inlay panels of Siena marble. Above is a fine oval plaque (Plate 93), containing figures. The frieze and cornice to the room appear to be part of the original work.
The front room on the first floor has a plaster ceiling (Plate 94) of simple and delicate design with circular painted panels in the style of Antonio Zucchi, or Angelica Kauffmann.