Description

BRIGHTON

TQ3104SW OLD STEINE
577-1/40/618 (East side)
13/10/52 No.20
and attached railings

GV II

Terraced house. c1825. Probably designed by Amon Wilds and
Charles Augustin Busby. Stucco. Roof obscured by parapet.
EXTERIOR: 4 storeys and attic over half basement. 3-window
range. Elevation treated as full-height and full-width
segmental bay. Steps up to flat-arched entrance which is
paired with that of No.21 (qv), both set under shallow
prostyle porch consisting of fluted Doric columns and
entablature. To the left of entrance 2 round-arched windows.
Chamfered rustication to ground floor. First-floor balcony
with cast-iron railings and brackets. All windows above ground
floor are flat arched with architraves, except for those in
the attic which have projecting sills only; each first-floor
window has, in addition, entablature with floating cornice;
balconettes to second-floor windows. Storey band between
second and third floors; dentil cornice between third floor
and attic storey. Cornice to attic with balustraded parapet
above.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
Railings to stairs and area. Plaque on ground floor reads:
"Here lived from 1833 to 1838 Gideon Algernon Mantell,
Geologist."
Nos. 20-31 Old Steine (consecutive) form a group.

Listing NGR: TQ3136704014

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26660836

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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]