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Numbers 1-11 and Attached Railings

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

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.8278 / 50°49'40"N

Longitude: -0.1486 / 0°8'55"W

OS Eastings: 530485

OS Northings: 104771

OS Grid: TQ304047

Mapcode National: GBR JP3.56P

Mapcode Global: FRA B6KX.CWK

Plus Code: 9C2XRVH2+4G

Entry Name: Numbers 1-11 and Attached Railings

Listing Date: 20 August 1971

Last Amended: 26 August 1999

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1380726

English Heritage Legacy ID: 481050

ID on this website: 101380726

Location: Brighton and Hove, West Sussex, BN1

County: The City of Brighton and Hove

Electoral Ward/Division: Regency

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Brighton and Hove

Traditional County: Sussex

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): East Sussex

Church of England Parish: Brighton St Michael and All Angels

Church of England Diocese: Chichester

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Description



BRIGHTON

TQ3004NW POWIS SQUARE
577-1/31/679 (North side)
20/08/71 Nos.1-11 (Consecutive)
and attached railings
(Formerly Listed as:
POWIS SQUARE
Nos 1-11 (consec), Nos 14-24
(consec))

GV II

Terraced houses. c1850, No.1 said to be of later date. Stucco,
roofs of slate where visible, except No.3 which is of tiles.
EXTERIOR: 3 storeys over basement except for No.1, of 4
storeys and Nos 2-7 having dormers; 3 windows each.
The fronts consist of full-height and almost full-width
segmental bays. Ground floor decorated with banded
rustication. Flat-arched porch with pilasters and entablature,
the capitals decorated with small discs; doorcase with
overlight.
All windows flat-arched. First-floor windows have architraves,
a pediment over the central window and floating cornices over
the others; continuous bracketed balcony to first-floor with
cast-iron railings; storey band; second-floor windows
architraved; dentil cornice and parapet; dormers in mansard
roof; stacks to party walls.
Individual variations are: No.1 has flat-arched entrance in
Powis Road, elevations broadly echoing those in Powis Square,
and an attic storey; No.4 has a panelled door of original
design; No.11 has a return with a flat-arched entrance
detailed as for the rest of the Square, and individual
cast-iron balconies to outer first-floor windows.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
Cast-iron railings to steps and areas with spearhead finials.
Powis Square is laid out in the shape of a U, split in half at
the curve.

Listing NGR: TQ3048304771

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