The Royal Sovereign Hotel
THE ROYAL SOVEREIGN HOTEL, 66, PRESTON STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1380761
- Date first listed:
- 13-Oct-1952
- List Entry Name:
- The Royal Sovereign Hotel
- Statutory Address:
- THE ROYAL SOVEREIGN HOTEL, 66, PRESTON STREET
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- Date:
- 2004-10-01
- Reference:
- IOE01/11487/19
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1380761
- Date first listed:
- 13-Oct-1952
- List Entry Name:
- The Royal Sovereign Hotel
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE ROYAL SOVEREIGN HOTEL, 66, PRESTON STREET
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:
- THE ROYAL SOVEREIGN HOTEL, 66, PRESTON STREET
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 30345 04308
Details
BRIGHTON
TQ3004SW PRESTON STREET
577-1/38/694 (East side)
13/10/52 No.66
The Royal Sovereign Hotel
GV II
Terraced house, now a public house. Early C19 with
single-storey addition to south of late C19. Stucco, roof of
slate.
3 storeys over basement, 3-window range, the original building
double-fronted. Flat-arched entrance between Doric pilasters,
with modillion cornice now mutilated. Full-height segmental
bays either side of entrance, with tripartite windows; one
central window to each floor, that to the first floor blind;
cornice and blocking course. Single-storey wing to south has
stepped, round-arched, 3-bay arcade to Preston Street and to
front part in Regent Mews, formed from panelled pilasters
carrying archivolts connected by a springing band, the
spandrels filled with scrolling ornament; entrance in
right-hand bay; fascia on console brackets with triglyph at
either end, cornice; parapet with central curved pediment
flanked by scrolled consoles; the springing band continues in
Regent Mews linking 2 round-arched windows to the east. Sashes
of original design to front and rear elevations of early C19
building.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
Listing NGR: TQ3034504308
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 481085
- 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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