ROKESLEY HOUSE (122) AND GROSVENOR HOUSE (123) AND ATTACHED RAILINGS

ROKESLEY HOUSE (122) AND GROSVENOR HOUSE (123) AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 122 AND 123, MARINE PARADE

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1381739
Date first listed:: 13-Oct-1952
List Entry Name:: ROKESLEY HOUSE (122) AND GROSVENOR HOUSE (123) AND ATTACHED RAILINGS
Statutory Address:: ROKESLEY HOUSE (122) AND GROSVENOR HOUSE (123) AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 122 AND 123, MARINE PARADE

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1381739
Date first listed:: 13-Oct-1952
List Entry Name:: ROKESLEY HOUSE (122) AND GROSVENOR HOUSE (123) AND ATTACHED RAILINGS
Statutory Address 1:: ROKESLEY HOUSE (122) AND GROSVENOR HOUSE (123) AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 122 AND 123, MARINE PARADE

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: ROKESLEY HOUSE (122) AND GROSVENOR HOUSE (123) AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 122 AND 123, MARINE PARADE

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 32356 03726

Details

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TQ3203NW MARINE PARADE 577-1/48/464 (North side) 13/10/52 Nos.122 AND 123 Rokesley House (122) and Grosvenor House (123) and attached railings

GV II

Terraced house, divided into two. c1845. Stucco. Roof obscured by parapet. EXTERIOR: 3 storeys and attic over half basement. 4-window range between the two. A 2-storey entry porch added to the left of No.122; stairs up to 2 flat-arched entrances framed by Tuscan pilasters and entablature; first-floor window is flat arched with architrave; cornice and blocking course. Up stairs to entrance of No.123, set under prostyle porch consisting of fluted Doric columns supporting an entablature and blocking course; central axis of this porch is in the centre of the block, creating a bilaterally symmetrical elevation. Running across the entire block is a 2-storey porch; cast-iron railings of mid to late C19 date enclose ground-floor porch; the first-floor verandah with metal concave roof with wood valences; cast-iron railings and stanchions. At the corners of the block a thin pilaster rises from the first floor through the attic; over each pilaster the cornice projects to become a moulded capital. All windows in No.122 have continuous architraves, to ground and first floor only on No.123; 9 x 9 sashes of original design to all but the attic windows; the latter with 6 x 6 sashes of original design; all sashes with margin lights. The centre window in the attic is blocked and filled with a metal window guard. Storey band between second floor and attic. Stacks to party walls. INTERIOR: not inspected. Railings to stairs and areas. Entablature of distyle porch to No.122 bears the words: "Rokesley House." Nos 111-119 (consecutive), 122-133 (consecutive), and 133A Marine Parade (qv) form a most important group together with the whole of Marine Square.

Listing NGR: TQ3235603726

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