1-4, St James'S Street

BRIGHTON

TQ3104SW ST JAMES'S STREET 577-1/40/802 (North side) Nos.1-4 (Consecutive)

II

Terraced houses, now flats and shops. Early C19, shop fronts of C20. Stucco. Mansard roofs of Nos 1 and 4 of slate, the roofs to Nos 2 and 3 obscured by blocking course. EXTERIOR: centre units, Nos 2 and 3, three storeys and attic; end units are 3 storeys and dormers. One window each. The terrace is treated as a single composition,the centre units rising higher than the ends, with pilasters originally to all party and end walls, extending into attic and terminating in finials in the shape of antefixae. The first floor of each unit has a segmental bay with tripartite windows, the roof a semidome. All windows are flat arched. 2 windows to second floor of each and the attic storeys, these with projecting sills. At party and end walls giant pilaster strips to first and second floors. Their original design: recessed vertical panel topped by block capital decorated with a wreath; these strips to No.2 are much altered; the pilasters extend into attic; the pilaster between Nos 3 and 4 is fluted. Each end unit is topped by a balustrade which stands in front of 2 flat-arched dormers. Sashes of original design to first-floor bay of all but No.4: 9 x 9 to centre and 6 x 6 to sides; to second and attic floors of No.3, 6 x 6 and 3 x 3 respectively. Entablature band with projecting cornice continuous over all units. Evidence of extensive subsidence in No.2: upper floors are partly caved-in and sinking; plate and ties inserted in party wall of No.3. Stacks to party and end walls. INTERIOR: not inspected.

Listing NGR: TQ3140504055