Decorating Ashburn Gardens

Ashburn Gardens is a handsome residential street in South Kensington, running between Cromwell Road and Ashburn Place and forming part of the distinguished Boltons area of high-Victorian mansion development. The street is characterised by its large stucco-fronted Victorian terraces with generous bay windows and high ceilings, typical of the superior residential development that took place across South Kensington from the 1860s onwards. It is conveniently placed for the South Kensington museums and Underground station.

The stucco facades of Ashburn Gardens properties require specialist exterior preparation, crack filling, and the application of high-build masonry paints or traditional lime-based coatings before a finish coat. Interior projects in these deep Victorian houses are often substantial, encompassing entrance halls, stairwells with elaborate balustrades, and reception rooms with detailed cornicing across four or more floors.