Numbers 14-24 and Attached Railings
NUMBERS 14-24 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 14-24, POWIS SQUARE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1380729
- Date first listed:
- 20-Aug-1971
- List Entry Name:
- Numbers 14-24 and Attached Railings
- Statutory Address:
- NUMBERS 14-24 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 14-24, POWIS SQUARE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1380729
- Date first listed:
- 20-Aug-1971
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 26-Aug-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Numbers 14-24 and Attached Railings
- Statutory Address 1:
- NUMBERS 14-24 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 14-24, POWIS 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.
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.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- NUMBERS 14-24 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 14-24, POWIS 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 30467 04727
Details
BRIGHTON
TQ3004NW POWIS SQUARE
577-1/31/680 (South side)
20/08/71 Nos.14-24 (Consecutive)
and attached railings
(Formerly Listed as:
POWIS SQUARE
Nos 1-11 (consec), Nos 14-24
(consec))
GV II
Terraced houses. c1850, No.24 said to be of later date than
the others. Stucco, roofs of slate.
EXTERIOR: 3 storeys over basement, plus dormers, 3 window
range. The house fronts consist of a full-height and almost
full-width segmental bay. Ground floor decorated with banded
rustication. Flat-arched porch with pilasters and entablature,
the capitals decorated with small discs; doorcase with
overlight.
All windows flat-arched. First-floor windows have architraves,
pediment over central window and floating cornices over the
others; continuous bracketed balcony to first floor with
cast-iron railings; storey band; second-floor windows
architraved; dentil cornice and parapet; dormers in mansard
roof to Nos 15-17 and 20-24; stacks to party walls.
Individual variations are: No.14 has a return with flat-arched
entrance detailed as for the other houses and individual
cast-iron balconies to outer first-floor windows; No.24 has
central windows to Powis Square blank on all floors; return in
Powis Road of 5-window range: flat-arched entrance with
pilasters and entablature, 2 canted oriels to first and second
floors on the principal part of the house, 2-storey porch wing
to south.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
Cast-iron railings to steps and area with spearhead finials.
Powis Square is laid out in the shape of a U, split in half at
the curve.
Listing NGR: TQ3046304728
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 481053
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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