Number 76 And Attached Railings

BRIGHTON

TQ3103NE MARINE PARADE 577-1/47/450 (North side) 20/08/71 No.76 and attached railings (Formerly Listed as: MARINE PARADE No.76 Brighton British Legion Club)

GV II

Terraced house, now Brighton British Legion Club. c1840. Perhaps designed by Sir Charles Barry. Stucco. Roof of slate. EXTERIOR: 3 storeys and dormer over basement. 3 window-range. Flat-arched entry with overlight, framed by Tuscan pilasters and entablature. To left is single storey canted bay; each of its 3 windows framed by Tuscan pilasters, the entablature being a continuation of that over the entry. The entire ground floor, bay and entry, are elevated above street level on a terrace, formed out of a very wide basement area. This terrace has a parapet wall pierced in places by pointed slits. Towards the street the parapet steps down and is terminated by large console brackets. At the basement level this terrace is supported by 4 engaged and fluted Doric columns, each capped with its own entablature block and a stele-like finial. There is access to the basement area by French doors. All openings are flat arched, most with sashes of an original design. The top of the bay forms a porch, its balustrade pierced to form a diminutive arcade. First-floor openings are set in round-arched recesses, connected by a springing band, to form a shallow arcade. Entablature to the second floor topped by a roof parapet, with balustraded sections above each window range below. One flat-arched dormer to the roof. Stacks to party wall. INTERIOR: not inspected. Nos 68, 69, and 73-89 Marine Parade (qv) form a group with Nos 1-14 Royal Crescent (qv).

Listing NGR: TQ3199803796