Numbers 28-31 and Attached Railings
NUMBERS 28-31 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 28-31, RUSSELL SQUARE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1380844
- Date first listed:
- 13-Oct-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Numbers 28-31 and Attached Railings
- Statutory Address:
- NUMBERS 28-31 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 28-31, RUSSELL SQUARE
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- Date:
- 2004-10-01
- Reference:
- IOE01/11487/22
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1380844
- Date first listed:
- 13-Oct-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Numbers 28-31 and Attached Railings
- Statutory Address 1:
- NUMBERS 28-31 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 28-31, RUSSELL 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 28-31 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 28-31, RUSSELL 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 30496 04245
Details
BRIGHTON
TQ3004SW RUSSELL SQUARE
577-1/38/788 (West side)
13/10/52 Nos.28-31 (Consecutive)
and attached railings
GV II
Terraced houses. c1820. Probably by Amon Wilds. Stucco and
yellow brick, now painted, roof of tiles so far as visible.
4 storeys over basement, one-window range. Ground-floor
decorated with banded rustication, brick above. Round-arched
entrance with fanlight except that No.28 has a flat-arched
entrance with overlight, panelled door decorated with an
interlaced rectilinear pattern to Nos 28-9. Ground-floor
windows round-arched originally, though now altered to flat
arches. Upper windows all flat-arched, those to first floor
being French windows giving onto a continuous bracketed
verandah with cast-iron railings with anthemion ornament and
convex canopies carried on slim columns and segmental-arched
braces; second and third floors flanked by stucco pilasters
with palmette ornament to the capitals; second-floor windows
under cornice on consoles; cornice and blocking course; stacks
to party walls.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
Cast-iron railings to area with bud finials.
Listing NGR: TQ3049604245
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 481168
- 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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