Description

BRIGHTON

TQ3105SE LEWES ROAD
577-1/28/385 (East side)
05/03/71 Nos.1-12 (consecutive) Percy and
Wagner Almshouses

GV II

12 almshouses. 1795 and 1859, restored c1975. Nos 4-9 were
built in 1795 by Dorothy and Philadelphia Percy, daughters of
the Duke of Northumberland, to provide for 6 poor widows of
the Church of England; Nos 1-3 at the north end, and probably
also Nos 10-12 at the south, were added in 1859 by the
Reverend Henry Wagner and his sister Mary in memory of the
Marquis of Bristol; restored 1975-6 when, presumably, the
considerable additions at the rear were made. Yellow brick set
in Flemish bond, roof of slate.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys, 2 windows each, except for the central
house which share a central window. The front advances and
recedes in a rhythm of 4-2-3-5-3-2-4. Pointed-arched
entrances, now no longer used as such, those to the centre
paired under an ogee arch and brick hoodmould; pointed-arched
windows with sashes of original design in which the upper sash
has pointed-arched glazing bars. Inscription over central bay:
'THESE ALMSHOUSES were erected and endowed at the request of
the late PHILADELPHIA and DOROTHY PERCY AD 1795'; plaque
between ground and first floor on No.3 '1859/In pious
remembrance of/The Marquis of Bristol/ M.A.W. and H.M.W.';
cornice and simple cemented embattled parapet; stacks to party
walls.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
(Carder T: The Encyclopaedia of Brighton: Lewes: 1990-).

Listing NGR: TQ3180905243

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Percy and Wagner Almshouses at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q18708776

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Recommended Books

• 
  For the Record
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)