Tower and Attached Walls in Tarner Recreation Ground
TOWER AND ATTACHED WALLS IN TARNER RECREATION GROUND, SUSSEX STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1380982
- Date first listed:
- 20-Aug-1971
- List Entry Name:
- Tower and Attached Walls in Tarner Recreation Ground
- Statutory Address:
- TOWER AND ATTACHED WALLS IN TARNER RECREATION GROUND, SUSSEX STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1380982
- Date first listed:
- 20-Aug-1971
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 26-Aug-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Tower and Attached Walls in Tarner Recreation Ground
- Statutory Address 1:
- TOWER AND ATTACHED WALLS IN TARNER RECREATION GROUND, SUSSEX 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:
- TOWER AND ATTACHED WALLS IN TARNER RECREATION GROUND, SUSSEX 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 31738 04461
Details
BRIGHTON
TQ3104SE SUSSEX STREET
577-1/41/886 (South side)
20/08/71 Tower and attached walls in Tarner
Recreation Ground
(Formerly Listed as:
SUSSEX STREET
Ornamental Tower in the Blaker
Recreation Ground)
II
Lookout tower. Mid C19. Said to have been built by the
merchant Edwin Tarner so that he could sight ships coming into
port across the Channel. Knapped and squared flint with brick
dressings. Roof obscured by parapet. 2 cylindrical stages, the
top setting back to form a walkway. Segmental-arched brick
openings with brick jambs on the cardinal points of both
stages; top stage has 2 continuous brick lacing courses. Brick
and stone coping to bottom stage; brick coping to top stage.
Tower straddles terrace walling of cobble and brick, which is
included in this listing. Originally these grounds were part
of the Tarner House grounds, No.1 Tilbury Place (qv).
(Carder T: The Encyclopaedia of Brighton: Lewes: 1990-: 30B).
Listing NGR: TQ3173804461
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 481325
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Carder, T, Encyclopaedia of Brighton, (1990), 30B
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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