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10 and 12 Palace Court
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Pair of houses in Bayswater London
10 and 12 Palace Court 10 and 12 Palace Court, Bayswater, September 2022.jpg Bayswater, London, England 51.510450 -0.191168 type:landmark_region:GB dms inline,title 1890 James MacLaren yes Grade II* 10 AND 12, PALACE COURT W2 25 September 1951 1065877 yes Residential Arts and Crafts
10 and 12 Palace Court is a pair of Grade II* listed10 AND 12, PALACE COURT W2, Non Civil Parish - 1065877 Historic England https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1065877 2026-06-11 historicengland.org.uk en houses in Bayswater, London.
History
The houses are on Palace Court, a road developed relatively later than most of Bayswater. The houses were completed in 1890 to the design of James MacLaren.Paddington: Bayswater British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/middx/vol9/pp204-212 2026-06-11 www.british-history.ac.uk They were built to house the two married daughters of shipowner Donald Currie.London. 3: North West / by Bridget Cherry and Nikolaus Pevsner 2002 691 Cherry Bridget 1. publ. by Yale Univ. Press Harmondsworth Penguin Books 978-0-300-09652-1 Pevsner Nikolaus
Architecture
The houses were built in the Arts and Crafts style, used elsewhere on the street, which was gaining popularity at the time. Built of red brick with Portland stone embellishments. Notable features are a stone frieze and irregular bays. Its overall asymmetrical nature was common among Arts and Crafts homes of the time.
The houses were Grade listed II* in 1951 for their architectural value.
See also
47 Palace Court
Palace Court, Bayswater
References
Category:Grade II* listed houses in London
Category:Grade II* listed buildings in the City of Westminster
Category:Bayswater
Category:Houses completed in 1890
Category:1890 establishments in England