WEST PYLON

Overview

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1381681
Date first listed:
26-Aug-1999
Statutory Address:
WEST PYLON, LONDON ROAD

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Location

Statutory Address:
WEST PYLON, LONDON 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)
National Park:
SOUTH DOWNS
National Grid Reference:
TQ 29159 10610

Details

BRIGHTON

TQ21SE LONDON ROAD 577-1/1/398 (West side) West Pylon

GV II

Pylon, one of 2 erected on either side of the A23 in 1928 to mark the extension of the County Borough of Brighton. By John Leopold Denman. Stone. The pylon is wedge-shaped in plan, with the narrow end pointing inwards, towards the road; the 2 long sides and the outer side are very slightly concave in plan but with flat panels superimposed upon them, and concave-chamfered buttresses at the corners; the narrow end is treated as a tapering engaged column; the long sides carry inscriptions and emblems of Brighton and the County of Sussex, carved in relief; the top of the pylon is set back all round, and fluted.



Listing NGR: TQ2915910610

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
482044
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.

End of official listing

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Date: 04 Jul 2007
Reference: IOE01/16684/34
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