High Street 112-118
Road: High Street, Teddington
Property: 112-118
General Note to Nos 114 – 160 This parade of shops and flats were built on the site of Udney House, built for entertaining in the 18th Century. It was the one time home of Mr Niven, architect of St Alban’s church. This is a block of 24 flats with shops below, built of dark red brick in a highly decorative style. They were built about the turn of the 19-20th century under the name ‘Grand Parade’. They have 4 storeys with very varied skylines arranged symmetrically. At each end appears a square towered roof of grey hung tiles, round which lies an ornamental railing with a lightning conductor at each corner. There follows pointed gable style roofs. Where possible flat surfaces are decorated with scrolls and flowers. Walls are relieved in places by red brick columns. The doors to entrances to the flats are solid and handsome and the windows in them are engraved with floral designs. They have different numbers from the shops below.
No 112 Three-storey corner building, high pitched roof, turret style. At top 4 windows, one blocked or supported on ted diminishing brick base. The turret overhangs the front door in a recessed porch which is set diagonally across it. 1979 Park Café. 2013 China Garden restaurant & take-away.
No 114- 1979 Antiques, then empty, late Crisp. Double frontage.
No 116-118 1979 Clouds Paint & wallpaper.1989 Nos 114 and 116 were joined together and became Liberty’s restaurant. 2013 Retro Bistrot French restaurant
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