27 Pembridge Gardens
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27 Pembridge Gardens is a heritage building located in the Notting Hill Gate
area of London
. The building is a Grade II listed building, number 422765, dating from mid-19th century. It is a 3 storey building, stucco
ed, with rustication
. It has a small Doric-style
central entrance porch, pediments on the first floor windows, and is "part of unified scheme with Nos 2-34, 1-25, 29 and Pembridge Square."
Since 1924 it has been occupied by the Order of Women Freemasons
and is used as the order's headquarters.
Notting Hill Gate
Notting Hill Gate is one of the main thoroughfares of Notting Hill, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Historically the street was a location for toll gates, from which it derives its modern name.- Location :...
area of London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. The building is a Grade II listed building, number 422765, dating from mid-19th century. It is a 3 storey building, stucco
Stucco
Stucco or render is a material made of an aggregate, a binder, and water. Stucco is applied wet and hardens to a very dense solid. It is used as decorative coating for walls and ceilings and as a sculptural and artistic material in architecture...
ed, with rustication
Rustication (architecture)
thumb|upright|Two different styles of rustication in the [[Palazzo Medici-Riccardi]] in [[Florence]].In classical architecture rustication is an architectural feature that contrasts in texture with the smoothly finished, squared block masonry surfaces called ashlar...
. It has a small Doric-style
Doric order
The Doric order was one of the three orders or organizational systems of ancient Greek or classical architecture; the other two canonical orders were the Ionic and the Corinthian.-History:...
central entrance porch, pediments on the first floor windows, and is "part of unified scheme with Nos 2-34, 1-25, 29 and Pembridge Square."
Since 1924 it has been occupied by the Order of Women Freemasons
Order of Women Freemasons
The Order of Women Freemasons is a fraternal organisation based in the United Kingdom and is the larger of the two Masonic bodies for women only. Its headquarters is at 27 Pembridge Gardens in London.-History:...
and is used as the order's headquarters.