Decorating John Islip Street

John Islip Street runs through the northern edge of Pimlico parallel to the Thames Embankment, taking its name from a medieval Abbot of Westminster who once held land in the area. The street is anchored at its eastern end by Tate Britain and features a mix of late Victorian and Edwardian mansion blocks alongside the gallery's imposing neo-classical facade. The residential blocks along the street were built to house the professional and clerical classes drawn to this part of Westminster in the early twentieth century.

The large stucco and brick mansion blocks on John Islip Street present significant exterior repainting projects requiring access by scaffold or MEWP, with masonry paints matched carefully to the original Portland stone and brick colour palette. Interior communal areas with high ceilings and ornate plasterwork benefit from specialist decorators experienced in period restoration.