Number 7 and Attached Railings

NUMBER 7 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 7, DORSET GARDENS

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1380444
Date first listed:
20-Aug-1971
List Entry Name:
Number 7 and Attached Railings
Statutory Address:
NUMBER 7 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 7, DORSET GARDENS
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1380444
Date first listed:
20-Aug-1971
List Entry Name:
Number 7 and Attached Railings
Statutory Address 1:
NUMBER 7 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 7, DORSET GARDENS

The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

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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Corrections and minor amendments

The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

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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Location

Statutory Address:
NUMBER 7 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 7, DORSET GARDENS

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 31579 04156

Details

BRIGHTON

TQ3104SE DORSET GARDENS
577-1/41/199 (East side)
20/08/71 No.7
and attached railings

GV II

Terraced house. Late C18. Cobbles with painted brick dressings
and quoins. Roof obscured by parapet.
3 storeys and dormer over half basement. 2-window range.
Flat-arched entrance with overlight, framed by pilasters from
which spring brackets supporting a porch formed from the
raking cornices of a pediment only. To right a tripartite,
camber-arched window; above in the first and second floor are
similar windows. Sashes of original design and some original
glazing: first-floor window has side lights of 2 x 3 sashes,
and a centre which is 6 x 9 with margin lights at the bottom;
second-floor tripartite window has side lights of 2 x 2
sashes, and a centre light of 6 x 6. Above entrance, one
window on each floor; although these are much altered, the
camber-arched heads remain. Quoin strips in brick to party
walls above the ground floor; all windows dressed in brick.
Brick parapet and flashing course. One flat-arched dormer.
INTERIOR: not inspected. Railings to stairs and area.
(Carder T: The Encyclopaedia of Brighton: Lewes: 1990-: 167F).



Listing NGR: TQ3157904156

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The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
480592
Legacy System:
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Sources

Books and journals
Carder, T, Encyclopaedia of Brighton, (1990), 167f

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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.

Ordnance survey map of Number 7 and Attached Railings

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