Numbers 1-5 and Attached Railings

NUMBERS 1-5 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 1-5, NORFOLK SQUARE

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1380601
Date first listed:
25-Jun-1993
List Entry Name:
Numbers 1-5 and Attached Railings
Statutory Address:
NUMBERS 1-5 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 1-5, NORFOLK SQUARE
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1380601
Date first listed:
25-Jun-1993
List Entry Name:
Numbers 1-5 and Attached Railings
Statutory Address 1:
NUMBERS 1-5 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 1-5, NORFOLK SQUARE

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:
NUMBERS 1-5 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 1-5, NORFOLK SQUARE

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 30033 04439

Details

BRIGHTON

TQ3004SW NORFOLK SQUARE
577-1/38/588 (West side)
25/06/93 Nos.1-5 (Consecutive)
and attached railings

GV II

Terraced houses. c1825. Stucco, roofs obscured by parapet.
4 storeys over basement, 3-window range. The house-fronts
consist of full-height and almost full-width segmental bays.
Ground floor decorated with banded rustication; flat-arched
entrance with overlight; all windows flat-arched but with
quadrant corners surviving on first, second and third floors
of No.1 and Nos 3-4 and all but third floor of No.5.
First-floor central windows have pediment on consoles, outer
windows have cornice on consoles; bracketed balconies with
cast-iron railings; second- and third-floor windows have
bracketed sills and a storey band between; 6/6 sashes of
original design to first-to-third floors of Nos 1 and 4,
second floor of No.3 and first floor of No.5; No.2 has been
rendered and all sashes have been altered. Cornice and
parapet, the parapet panelled to Nos 1 and 3; stacks to party
walls. Cast-iron railings to steps and area with spearhead
finials. No.2 has been rendered, all sashes have been altered.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
(Carder T: The Encyclopaedia of Brighton: Lewes: 1990-).




Listing NGR: TQ3003304439

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Legacy System number:
480924
Legacy System:
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Sources

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

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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 Numbers 1-5 and Attached Railings

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