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56, FIRST AVENUE (See details for further address information)

A Grade II Listed Building in Brighton and Hove, The City of Brighton and Hove

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.8267 / 50°49'35"N

Longitude: -0.1654 / 0°9'55"W

OS Eastings: 529306

OS Northings: 104617

OS Grid: TQ293046

Mapcode National: GBR JP3.10J

Mapcode Global: FRA B6JX.CCM

Plus Code: 9C2XRRGM+MR

Entry Name: 56, FIRST AVENUE (See details for further address information)

Listing Date: 2 November 1992

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1280737

English Heritage Legacy ID: 365526

ID on this website: 101280737

Location: Hove, Brighton and Hove, West Sussex, BN3

County: The City of Brighton and Hove

Electoral Ward/Division: Brunswick and Adelaide

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Brighton and Hove

Traditional County: Sussex

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): East Sussex

Church of England Parish: Hove St John the Baptist

Church of England Diocese: Chichester

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Description


HOVE

TQ2904NW FIRST AVENUE 579-1/18/45 (East side) No.56

GV II

Includes: Nos.1-7 ST JOHN'S PLACE. Mews, now garages, hairstylists and dwellings. c1872, altered subsequently, shopfront of hairstylists inserted late C20. Yellow stock bricks, brick quoins, moulded bricks and stone dressings, hipped slate roofs with overhanging eaves carried on shaped brackets, large brick stacks with moulded coping rising from eaves on main elevation and flanking gable to first floor window. U-plan, originally symmetrical blocks flanking narrow entrance to mews' yard. The southern range is the more complete; 2 storeys, 1:3 bays, originally lit first floor only by segmental headed sash window with original glazing bars, moulded surround and hoodmould, surmounted by shallow gable, inner bay set back slightly and lit ground floor by inserted sash window, 3-bay blind arcade with segmental heads and keystones right, inserted doorway second bay left. Northern block with pvc first floor window and one bay extension on north front, 3 inserted plate glass windows and one inserted glazed door. Some original sash windows and doors survive in mews yard. Shown on the OS map of 1878 and probably part of the original layout of the Stanford estate by James Knowles.

Listing NGR: TQ2930604617

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