Numbers 1A-13 And Attached Railings

Terraced houses, circa 1825, probably designed by Amon Wilds and Charles Augustine Busby. Numbers 1A to 13 St George's Place, Brighton, with attached railings.

The houses are constructed in brick, now painted on some examples, with stucco dressing and slate roofs where visible. They form a uniform composition of 4 storeys over a half-basement, with a 3-window range. Numbers 6 and 9 feature dormers. All houses incorporate full-height segmental bays; those at Numbers 1A and 7 to 12 are almost full-width, while the remainder are of 2-window range. Most windows are flat-arched; however, those to the first to third floors of Numbers 7, 9 and 11 have cambered arches. Round-arched entrances with fanlights predominate.

Number 1A is distinguished by a flat-arched entrance set within the centre of its bay, with all lintels featuring stucco voussoirs and vermiculated keystones. A first-floor balcony with elaborate iron railings is present, along with a cornice over the first floor and individual cornices over second-floor windows. The building features a cornice and blocking course, with a stack to the party wall. Its return to Gloucester Street displays a flat-arched entrance set back under a round arch with pilasters and entablature; the 3-window composition includes windows to the right of the entrance with cornices on consoles to ground and first floors, and a 2-storey bay over the entrance.

The house adjoining Number 1A has a stuccoed ground floor with a panel between the ground-floor windows. The flat-arched entrance includes an overlight. Second-floor windows feature a sill band with stucco lintels decorated with discs and reeding, as do third-floor windows. A cornice with ball and wedge ornament caps the elevation, with cast-iron railings to the area.

Number 2 has a round-arched entrance with a fanlight of decorative glazing and a panelled door of original design. The ground floor is stuccoed with a panel between windows. A sill band runs across the second-floor windows, which have sashes of original design to the first to third floors. The elevation is finished with a moulded cornice and blocking course. Cast-iron railings protect the steps and area.

Number 3 features a round-arched entrance with a fanlight of decorative glazing and an original panelled door. The ground-floor brickwork is painted. A sill band runs to the second-floor windows, though the gauged brickwork of the third-floor windows has been crudely replaced. A parapet surmounts the elevation, with cast-iron railings to the steps and area.

Number 4 exhibits a round-arched entrance with a fanlight and original panelled door. The brickwork is entirely painted. A sill band runs to the second-floor windows, with sashes of original design to the first to third floors. A cornice and blocking course finish the elevation, with cast-iron railings to the steps and area.

Number 5 has a round-arched entrance with a fanlight, and all brickwork is painted. A sill band runs to the second-floor windows, with a cornice and parapet completing the design.

Number 6 features a round-arched entrance with a fanlight and original panelled door, all brickwork painted. A sill band runs to the second floor, with a moulded cornice to the bay continuing across the front. The elevation is topped with a parapet and incorporates a flat-arched dormer in a mansard roof.

Number 7 has a stuccoed ground floor with a round-arched entrance, fanlight of decorative glazing and original panelled door. A sill band runs to the second floor, with sashes of original design to the first to third floors. The elevation concludes with a parapet.

Number 8 possesses a round-arched entrance with a fanlight and original panelled door. All brickwork is now painted. A sill band runs to the second-floor windows, with a parapet at the top and cast-iron railings to the steps and area.

Number 9 has a round-arched entrance with a fanlight of decorative glazing and an original panelled door, now partly glazed. The ground floor is stuccoed. A sill band runs to the second-floor windows, with a moulded cornice and blocking course. A dormer pierces the mansard roof.

Number 10 features a twentieth-century shop front inserted within a nineteenth-century extension at ground level. The upper bay is flanked by fluted pilasters. A sill band to the second-floor windows displays oak-leaf ornament, with sashes of original design to the first to third floors. A cornice and blocking course complete the elevation.

Number 11 has a twentieth-century shop front in a nineteenth-century extension at ground level. The brickwork of the upper floors is entirely painted. A sill band runs to the second-floor windows, with a parapet topping the facade.

Number 12 displays a round-arched entrance with a fanlight and original panelled door. All brickwork is stuccoed with simplified mouldings. Sill bands run to the first and second-floor windows, with sashes of original design to the first to third floors. A parapet crowns the elevation.

Number 13 features a flat-arched entrance with an overlight. All brickwork is painted. The ground, second and third-floor windows have stucco voussoirs and keystones. A sill band to the second-floor windows displays chain ornament. Sashes of original design appear to the first to third floors. The elevation is finished with a cornice of ball and wedge ornament and a blocking course.

Cast-iron railings protect the steps and areas throughout the terrace. The interiors have not been inspected.