Property Description

Situated within Inner London in the Borough of Camden, is Stephen Mews; a Mews Style, cobbled cul-de-sac approached through an entrance under a building on Gresse Street, next to Percy Mews, containing original/ surviving Mews properties. The Mews contains about 20 properties used for residential purposes.

The Mews is part of the Charlotte Street Conservation Area. Designated in 1974 with subsequent extensions in 1981, 85 and 99, the Charlotte Street Conservation Area is situated in an area known as ‘Fitzrovia’. It has a dense grid pattern of streets and not much open spaces. Most of the buildings are four storeys and are set back from the street, enclosing the space. The area displays the BT Tower in prominence (though the actual tower is outside the Conservation Area) and a limited amount of Mews properties. Few original Mews remain, having been replaced by warehouses and workshops in the 19^th Century, but what does remain is of the greatest historical interest in the area.

A high explosive bomb fell onto Gresse Street, right next to the Mews, presumably causing significant damage to the properties in World War II and when the London Poverty Maps were first published, the area was deemed to have comfortable living conditions.

The two, three and four storey properties have plain brickwork facades with roofs hidden behind parapet walls, surrounded by a cobbled road surface and raised pavements.

Everchanging Nature

Before and since 2003 there have been many planning applications made for alterations to the properties within the Mews, the most notable being; alterations to the front facade, creation of two roof terraces and the complete demolition of two properties. Conservation Area controls apply to any new development in the Mews.