Numbers 9 And 10 And Attached Railings

BRIGHTON

TQ3104SW OLD STEINE 577-1/40/615 (East side) 13/10/52 Nos.9 AND 10 and attached railings

GV II

Terraced houses. 1786, refronted in the early C19. Stucco, roofs of tiles, those to No.10 probably old. EXTERIOR: 4 storeys over basement, with dormers in attic to No.9. Ground floor decorated with banded rustication. Steps up to round-arched entrance to No.9, framed by engaged Doric columns with entablature and open pediment with dentil cornice, panelled reveals, fanlight with decorative glazing and panelled and studded door of original design; No.10 is of a similar design but is flat-arched with overlight and No.pediment; bracketed verandahs to first floor with ornate brackets and railings, the support to the concave awning of intricate trellis work on No.9; these were designed by CA Busby in 1822-30. The upper floors on each house are broadly the same but have been altered: on No.9 the second floor windows have a segmental pediment to the centre, triangular either side and architraves now simplified; bracketed sills to the third floor with floating cornices; No.10 has sill bands to the second and third floor and simplified architraves; cornice and blocking course to both houses, 2 dormers to No.9; stacks to party walls. INTERIOR: not inspected. Cast-iron railings to steps and area. No.9 has a plaque to Charles Talleyrand who stayed there in 1831. (Carder T: The Encyclopaedia of Brighton: Lewes: 1990-).

Listing NGR: TQ3138004103