WEST PYLON

List Entry Summary

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.

Location

WEST PYLON, LONDON ROAD

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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

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National Grid Reference: TQ 29159 10610

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