2-8, Prince Albert Street

BRIGHTON

TQ3104SW PRINCE ALBERT STREET 577-1/64/697 (South West side) 20/08/71 Nos.2-8 (Consecutive) (Formerly Listed as: PRINCE ALBERT STREET No.2) (Formerly Listed as: PRINCE ALBERT STREET Nos.3-8 (Consecutive))

GV II

Terraced houses, now shops, offices and flats. c1842. The row was completed at the same time that Prince Albert Street was cut through from Market Street to Black Lion Street. Stucco. Roof obscured by parapet. EXTERIOR: 3 storeys over basement. One window each except for No.8, the plan of which follows the corner with a 2-window range to Prince Albert Street and the return with a curved corner range between the 2. The design of the terrace is so much in keeping with the Regency pattern that, given the late date, it may be right to call it "Regency Revival". In the late C20 the uniform appearance of the group was underscored by the restoration of shop fronts of an original design. There is a segmental bay with tripartite windows to the first and second floors of each unit. The tops of the bays stop just short of the cornice which is continuous across the terrace. All windows are flat arched, those to No.8 have projecting sills. The bays have many sashes of original design: the first-floor bay of Nos 3-8 have 6/6 sashes to the centre windows and 4/4 to the sides. The window range near the corner of No.8 is not filled by a bay and has instead a single window with 8/8 sashes to each upper floor; this unit's corner window has 4/4 and 2/4 sashes to the first and second floors respectively. The second-floor bays of Nos 4-8 have 6/6 sashes to the centre windows and 4/4 sashes to the sides. Coming at the top of the street and having 2 elevations, the design of No.8 differs from the rest. There is a triple window to the first and second floors of the first-window range on the return, the pattern of each sash being 4/4; to each floor in the second-window range there is a double window, each sash again having 4/4 panes of original design; the stack is moulded and placed in the outer plane of the corner range; another moulded stack at the right party wall; the corner has a plain sign panel. To the ground floor of No.8s return are 3 bays of a mid to late C19, cast-iron arcade, now enclosed by C20 front; the arcade spandrels are openwork in a floral pattern, the capitals in a medieval style. Stacks to party walls of the remaining units. INTERIOR: not inspected. Nos 3-8 (consec) were listed on 13.10.52. (Carder T: The Encyclopaedia of Brighton: Lewes: 1990-: 115R).

Listing NGR: TQ3104804034