Holland Park

The impressive houses at both Holland Park and Pembridge Square (also Pembridge Gardens and Dawson Place) were built by the brothers Francis and William Radford and their large team of tradesmen during the second half of the 19th century. Having completed the building of thirty or so houses at Pembridge Square in 1864, the brothers then undertook the building of around 90 houses in Holland Park. There is a very detailed description of these houses and how they came to be financed and built in volume 37 of british-history.ac.uk/survey-london Not surprisingly, the houses at the two locations are almost identical in their Stucco render finished 'Italianate style'. Although there are some minor differences, many of the repeating items are identical and will have been supplied to both locations by the same casting company. Now, over 150 years later, many of the enrichments on these magnificent buildings are reaching the end of their lifespan. In some cases the items are only held together by the many layers of paint that cover them. At London Architectural Mouldings we are building a library of replacement items that have been carefully copied from originals. Our aim is to produce faithful reproductions of the items which the Radfords used to enrich their houses in the 19th century.