Description

HOVE

TQ2804SE MEDINA TERRACE
579-1/21/94 Nos.2-8 (Consecutive)
including walls, piers and railings
fronting road

GV II

Terrace of houses, now divided into flats. c1875, some C20
alterations to attic storey.
Render over brick, concrete tiled roof concealed behind
parapet, tall rendered stacks with moulded caps.
Plan: terrace abutting 1-3 Albemarle Mansions (qv) to the
north, south return facing the sea.
4 storeys over basement, some with attic additions; 4-window
units consisting of full-height canted bays with entrance to
right, sashes without glazing bars except to third floor where
there is one vertical glazing bar to the central window of
each canted bay; pierced parapet of linked circles, moulded
cornice, cambered heads to third floor with moulded
architraves and pediments to central window of canted bay and
window above entrance, continuous cast-iron balcony to first
floor; cambered heads and keystones to ground floor windows
with continuous moulded cill carried on brackets, some
cast-iron window box guards remaining; rusticated surround to
recessed entrances with cambered heads, panelled doors with
fanlights and sidelights approached by flight of 7 steps.
Solid wall with moulded coping returned to piers. Left return
of No.8 facing towards the sea; first floor canopy with wooden
trelliswork forming 3-bay loggia, now partially glazed,
abutting full-height canted bay, ground floor with oriel bay
window centre, with windows adjoining returned to main
elevation.
Piers, mixed railings and balustrading to walls fronting road.
Rusticated piers with shallow pyramid caps, moulded coping to
balustrading of interlocking circles on plinth; identical to
that returned around Nos 1-3 Albemarle Mansions (qv).
No.8 was occupied by Capt. and Mrs O'Shea 1883-9, and the fire
escape arrangements for the building became an object of
public interest in 1890 when Capt O'Shea brought an action for
divorce citing Parnell, the Irish nationalist and politician,
as co-respondent.
(Middleton J: A History of Hove: 1979-; Middleton J: Hove in
Old Picture Postcards: 1983-).

Listing NGR: TQ2862804385

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26586114

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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)