The rear elevation is made up of a series of stepped and curving, south- and west-facing terraces, which reduce the mass of the building. Maximum glazing on the upper floors allow long views out over the Soho rooftops.
Soho's dense grid of narrow streets and alleyways, much of it laid out during the 17th century, is intrinsic to its colourful character as London's most central village.
Great Pulteney Street was developed as part of the Pulteney Estate during the early 1700s, and many of the original residences still survive as listed buildings within a richly varied streetscape.