Description

BRIGHTON

TQ3104SW GRAND PARADE
577-1/40/314 (East side)
20/08/71 No.47
(Formerly Listed as:
GRAND PARADE
No.47
Liverpool Victoria Insurance Offices)

GV II

Terraced house. c1840. Attributed by AT Bolton to Sir Charles
Barry. Stucco and yellow brick laid in Flemish bond, roof of
slate.
4 storeys over basement with dormers, 4-window range. The
present ground floor dates from a refurbishment of 1989-90,
and replaces a C20 shop front. Ground floor decorated with
vermiculated rustication; steps up to broad, segmental-arched
entrance with double doors. Shallow full-height segmental bay
to 3 left-hand windows. Ground-floor windows segmental-arched
with chamfered reveals; upper floors have vermiculated quoins
to sides; all upper windows flat-arched; first- and
second-floor windows have moulded stucco architraves and
cornices, those to second floor with sill band of Vitruvian
scroll; third-floor windows have plain architraves and
bracketed sills; modillion cornice; balustraded parapet;
dormers in roof.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
This house was the first home of the Brighton Grammar School.
(Carder T: The Encyclopaedia of Brighton: Lewes: 1990-).

Listing NGR: TQ3142404465

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26660729

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