15B, Prince Albert Street

BRIGHTON

TQ3104SW PRINCE ALBERT STREET 577-1/64/701 (North East side) No.15B

GV II

Shops. c1890s. Terracotta; return of brick in stretcher bond. Roof obscured by parapet. EXTERIOR: single storey. The front of No.15B presents the original elevation. Each front was originally divided into 3 bays: 2 large display windows flank flat-arched entrance, which is paved with mosaic tile. Glazing bars and transoms of wood after an original design. Frieze of an entablature above bears the shop name, and above this a continuous cornice. The fronts are set within a terracotta armature of pilasters, entablature and parapet. Each pilaster has recessed panels decorated with strapwork. At the top a fluted bracket supports a capital formed from egg-and-dart moulding. Dentil cornice continuous across the fronts. Across the top of each shop a balustrade interrupted by 2 panelled socles. Thicker socles above each pilaster dividing the shops. This parapet returns to No.15 Prince Albert Street (qv). The parapet and brick return obscure the ground-floor corner quoining of No.15. A distinguished design of its type and date, with strong group value. The shop numbered 15C, which is not included in this listing, appears to be a late C20 reproduction in artificial stone of the original design. INTERIOR: not inspected.

Listing NGR: TQ3102304107