Decorating Canonbury Road

Canonbury Road is one of the principal arteries of the Canonbury district in Islington, running northward from the junction with Canonbury Square through a handsome sequence of early to mid-Victorian terraces and semi-detached villas. The street forms the western spine of the Canonbury Conservation Area, one of the most intact and architecturally consistent Victorian residential neighbourhoods in inner London, where original stock-brick and stucco-fronted buildings have been carefully maintained. The area has attracted a professional and artistic community drawn by its period character and excellent transport links.

Canonbury Road's stock brick and render properties often present a combination of unpainted brick facades and painted stucco window surrounds and pilasters, requiring decorators to apply appropriate paint systems selectively and to match original colours sympathetically. The conservation area designation means any change to external colour or finish should be considered carefully.