Decorating Chichester Street

Chichester Street is a quiet residential street in the heart of Pimlico, running parallel to the grand Victorian thoroughfares that characterise this grid-planned neighbourhood developed by Thomas Cubitt in the mid-nineteenth century. The street is lined with neat stucco terraces typical of the Pimlico estate, more modest in scale than Belgravia to the north but sharing the same creamy classical vocabulary of pilastered facades and iron-railed front gardens. It sits close to the River Thames and the tree-lined gardens of Warwick Square and St George's Square.

Chichester Street's stucco terraces share the characteristic Pimlico palette of off-white and cream, requiring careful crack repair and application of flexible masonry coatings to manage the slight movement common in Cubitt's mid-Victorian construction. Damp from below-ground conversions is a frequent consideration, making moisture-resistant primers essential before any interior or exterior decorating work.