ST JOSEPHS CONVENT AND ATTACHED RAILINGS

ST JOSEPHS CONVENT AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 4, BRISTOL ROAD

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1380027
Date first listed:: 14-Apr-1988
List Entry Name:: ST JOSEPHS CONVENT AND ATTACHED RAILINGS
Statutory Address:: ST JOSEPHS CONVENT AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 4, BRISTOL ROAD

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1380027
Date first listed:: 14-Apr-1988
List Entry Name:: ST JOSEPHS CONVENT AND ATTACHED RAILINGS
Statutory Address 1:: ST JOSEPHS CONVENT AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 4, BRISTOL ROAD

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Location

Statutory Address:: ST JOSEPHS CONVENT AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 4, BRISTOL ROAD

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:: The City of Brighton and Hove (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: TQ 32129 03867

Details

BRIGHTON

TQ3203NW BRISTOL ROAD 577-1/48/77 (North side) 14/04/88 No.4 St Joseph's Convent and attached railings

II

Also known as: St Joseph's Rest Home. Built as a private house, converted for use as a convent in 1858. The date of the original house c1835, with some alterations of c1872. Brick in Flemish bond; roof parapeted and obscured by scaffolding at the time of survey (summer 1992). EXTERIOR: Chapel of St Joseph's Convent (qv) backs onto house of 2-window range; 2 storeys over basement; many sashes of an original design: 6 x 6 to ground-floor windows and 3 x 3 to first-floor windows. To the west, the wall recesses and increases in height to 3 storeys; this range has 4 windows. In the third-window range an entrance set in a Tuscan aedicule with wreaths to entablature; 4-panel, studded door of an original design with side- and overlights. To the left a full-height segmental bay. All openings are flat arched, many of the windows with sashes of original design, boarded over to prevent damage during the current works. To right return a full-height canted bay of 3 windows. Brick dentil cornice. Stacks rebuilt to an original design in c1991. INTERIOR: the chapel is to the rear of the 2-storey section, the room forming the narthex of the chapel was built as the front parlour of the house; cornices and mouldings survive, most of these to be covered over with drop ceiling; anthemion pattern found throughout the ground floor. Above the narthex is drawing room with mouldings of c1870. Entrance hall has an anthemion cornice; at the rear a dogleg stair; cast-iron railings and balusters with a wooden rail. Sitting room and dining room in the 3-storey section were originally connected by folding doors; they have ovolo-moulded cornice with paterae and fireplaces with battered pilasters. Original doors throughout have been removed in the course of restoration; it is not clear whether they are to be replaced. First floor of 3-storey section has wooden fireplace with battered pilasters. Additions to the rear are designed in a sympathetic style and form courtyards to the left and right of No.4.

Listing NGR: TQ3212903867

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Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.