Five Lamp Posts at the West End of Madeira Drive
FIVE LAMP POSTS AT THE WEST END OF MADEIRA DRIVE, MADEIRA DRIVE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1381694
- Date first listed:
- 26-Aug-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Five Lamp Posts at the West End of Madeira Drive
- Statutory Address:
- FIVE LAMP POSTS AT THE WEST END OF MADEIRA DRIVE, MADEIRA DRIVE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1381694
- Date first listed:
- 26-Aug-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Five Lamp Posts at the West End of Madeira Drive
- Statutory Address 1:
- FIVE LAMP POSTS AT THE WEST END OF MADEIRA DRIVE, MADEIRA DRIVE
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:
- FIVE LAMP POSTS AT THE WEST END OF MADEIRA DRIVE, MADEIRA DRIVE
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 31417 03850
Details
BRIGHTON
TQ3103NW MADEIRA DRIVE
577-1/46/407 (South side)
Five lamp posts at the west end of
Madeira Drive
GV II
5 street lamps between the Aquarium (qv) and the station of
Volk's Electric Railway (not included). c1893 the brackets and
lamps to a design of c1935. Cast-iron. Fluted socle with an
entry door carrying the municipal coat of arms; base of
columns swelling and decorated with acanthus leaves; the rest
of the column fluted as far as 2 short maintenance arms;
palm-leaf capital above, apparently a separate fitting but
integral with the 2 curved brackets from which hang octagonal
spiked lanterns; the space between the brackets filled with
openwork foliage ornament and crowned by the municipal coat of
arms.
(Carder T: The Encyclopaedia of Brighton: Lewes: 1990-).
Listing NGR: TQ3141703850
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 482057
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Carder, T, Encyclopaedia of Brighton, (1990)
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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