Survey of London, Volume 05 (of 14), the parish of St. Giles-in-the-Fields, part 2

by William Edward Riley; George Laurence Gomme

In the Council’s collection are the following:—

[^[734]]Ornamental plaster ceiling in front room on first floor (photograph).

Marble chimneypiece in front room on first floor (photograph).

Ornamental plaster ceiling in rear room on first floor (photograph).

LXXVI.—No. 15, BEDFORD SQUARE.

Ground landlord and lessee.

Ground landlord, His Grace the Duke of Bedford, K.G.; lessees, the Associated Board of the Royal Academy of Music and the Royal College of Music for Local Examinations in Music.

General description and date of structure.

The front doorway (Plate 80), with its decorative leadwork fanlight, is a typical example of the majority in the square.

The first floor front room has an ornamental plaster ceiling, somewhat similar to others already noticed. There is an interesting plaster cornice in the rear room of the same floor, and a carved marble chimney piece on the second floor.