Former Phoenix Brewery Office

BRIGHTON

TQ3104NE PHOENIX PLACE 577-1/34/673 Former Phoenix Brewery office 08/04/99

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Brewery office, possibly originally a public house. Dated 1893 on a plaque over north-west entrance. Red brick in Flemish bond with dressings of gauged brick and terracotta; roof of slate. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys, 5 windows to principal, north front. The facade has 3 sides treated continuously, in Phoenix Place to the east and north and in Albion Street to the west, with chamfered corners. All openings round-arched with heads and keystones of gauged red brick; principal entrance at north-west corner, distinguished by having an architrave of moulded brick and an acanthus keystone; spandrels decorated with Tamplin's Brewery Company monogram, panel above with 1893 in a setting of garlands and strapwork. Ground floor divided into bays by blocked pilasters; panelled plinth; terracotta sill-band continuous apart from entrances; fascia with panel lettered 'PHOENIX BREWERY' on east front; 'FOUNDED 1821' in garlands and strapwork at the north-east corner; 'TAMPLINS BREWERY COMPY LTD' on north front; date at north-west corner; and 'PHOENIX BREWERY' on west front; moulded terracotta cornice; first floor treated likewise with blocked pilasters, round-arched windows, entablature and terracotta cornice; pediment over 3 central windows on north front with phoenix modelled in relief; hipped roof; corniced stacks. INTERIOR: original mahogany lobby at north-west entrance; principal room to first floor has original architraves and panelled doors of original design, plaster frieze of arabesques, and decorative plaster ceiling. Building vacant at time of survey.

Listing NGR: TQ3156204924