Embassy Court
EMBASSY COURT, KINGS ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1381645
- Date first listed:
- 19-Jul-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Embassy Court
- Statutory Address:
- EMBASSY COURT, KINGS ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1381645
- Date first listed:
- 19-Jul-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Embassy Court
- Statutory Address 1:
- EMBASSY COURT, KINGS ROAD
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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:
- EMBASSY COURT, KINGS ROAD
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 29955 04223
Details
TQ 2904 SE BRIGHTON KING'S ROAD
(North side)
577-1/37/359
Embassy Court
19.07.1984
GV II*
Block of private flats. 1934-36. By Wells Coates. Built of concrete finished with plaster, flat roof presumably also of concrete.
EXTERIOR/PLAN: 12 storeys; the block is L-shaped with a curved corner to King's Road and Western Street and the principal feature is the 'balconies' on the first to 8th floors which run the length of the building in Western Street and almost the full length in King's Road, forming strong horizontal bands.
The glazing of the flats is almost continuous, and the plan brings part of the flat forward to form bays flush with the parapet and then back to form a balcony proper, except in the case of the last 2 flats in Western Street; internally these projecting parts were 'sun-rooms' and were advertised as 'sun-admitting Vita-Glass Sun Parlours'. The glazing is of metal, rectilinear, and on the corner bay and the first 3 in Western Street the outer windows of each bay are slightly canted back from the parapet, in plan. The 9th, 10th and 11th floors are progressively set back and have no window bays; the 11th floor is set back under a deep canopy. Principal entrance in King's Road with deep buttressed cantilevered canopy; secondary entrance in Western Street. The rear elevation has balconies serving tradesmen's entrances on all floors which are ramped at either end to accommodate the external staircases; and there is an enclosed lift-shaft in the centre of the Western Street wing. INTERIOR: not inspected.
(Brochure issued by Dudley Samuel & Harrison, managing agents,: 1936-).
Listing NGR: TQ2995504223
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 482007
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
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Brochure issued by Dudley Samuel and Harrison, (1936)
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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