Description

BRIGHTON

TQ2904SE KING'S ROAD
577-1/37/361 (South side)
Railings to the Esplanade

GV II

Railings. 1886 and probably 1894. Cast-iron and wood. There
are 2 designs; that of 1886 is a variation on the design
erected earlier on Marine Parade (qv) and generally runs
between Palace Pier in Grand Junction Road and the ramp in
front of the Metropole Hotel; there are standard sections
about 2 metres in length, divided by piers with rounded
mouldings to their edges and to the top, and with a console
bracket on the sea side; the sections are divided into 3 parts
and the lower section of each part has cross-pieces with a
roundel in the middle carrying municipal emblems; the upper
part has a wooden circular rail. The second design runs from
the ramp opposite the Metropole Hotel almost to the western
borough boundary, a length of King's Road which was widened in
1894.
The 1886 railings begin at the east end with plain panelled
piers having gadrooned finials and a flight of steps down to
the groyne, whose railings are to a simpler design, lacking
roundels and with a rail of cast-iron rather than timber; at
intervals, there are bays or recesses in the railings, facing
towards the sea, and incorporating steps or ramps down to the
beach; these can be found opposite the end of Brill's Lane,
the Hospitality Inn (not included), with piers carrying fluted
lamp standards with spiked octagonal lanterns, the Old Ship
Hotel (not included), the end of Middle Street, the end of
West Street (with piers carrying fluted lamps standards, with
one spiked octagonal lantern), the Brighton Conference Centre
(not included), the Grand Hotel (qv), and the Metropole Hotel
(not included).
The 1894 railings are in single sections divided into 3
horizontally, the lowest section having cross-pieces and a
roundel, the roundel modelled with dolphins; 2 cast-iron rails
above; the sections are divided by piers with a simple bracket
on the sea side. These railings are interrupted by the
entrance to the West Pier (qv), where there are flights of
stairs to east and west; similar sets of steps opposite the
Bedford Hotel (not included), the end of Oriental Place, and
Bedford Square. The railings end opposite the end of Western
Street.
(Carder T: The Encyclopaedia of Brighton: Lewes: 1990-).

Listing NGR: TQ2999904154

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26661750

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