Description

BRIGHTON

TQ3103NE GRAFTON STREET
577-1/47/297 (West side)
20/08/71 No.14

II

Terraced house. Early C19. Attributed by the late Arthur
Bolton to Charles Barry. Stucco with brick painted and laid in
Flemish bond on the first and second floors. Roof of right
half of slate turnerised, that of the left obscured by
parapet.
EXTERIOR: left side 4 storeys over basement. right 3 storeys
and dormers over basement. Elevation designed in 2 distinct
halves, the left with a 2-window range and the right with a
3-window range; marking the party walls and dividing the
elevation in 2 are 3 rusticated pilaster strips which rise
from the ground floor to the cornice which has modillion
brackets. Flat-arched entry set in the left half is framed by
Tuscan pilasters. A conventional entablature above this is
broken by a vermiculated keystone in the frieze. To either
side of the entry aedicule are pilaster strips made from
vermiculated blocks. To the right of the entry is a large
flat-arched window with wood glazing bars set in the pattern
of a Venetian window. There are storey bands between the
ground and first, and first and second floors, the latter
topped by a parapet coming to the sills of the windows which
are taller than the rest. All the windows are flat arched,
those on the first through third floors have architraves; the
second floor windows have cornices in addition. The right half
of the elevation is treated as a full-height and full-width
segmental bay. The ground floor is treated as a rusticated
arcade of 3 bays. Each round arch is subordered and has a
keystone. In each bay is a round-arched window. Balcony
enclosed by parapets and railings to first floor; this is
supported by large modillion brackets. First floor windows are
flat-arched and have architraves and cornices; second floor
windows have architraves only. The cornice above the right
half is continuous with that of the left and of the same
design. One flat-arched dormer. Stacks to party walls. In 1901
alterations, the ground floor of No.58 Marine Parade (qv) was
extended into the ground floor of this unit.
INTERIOR: not inspected.

Listing NGR: TQ3188703858

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26660711

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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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