Sun Buildings is a Grade II listed building in the Southampton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 October 1981. Commercial building. 6 related planning applications.

Sun Buildings

WRENN ID
eastward-gateway-flax
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Southampton
Country
England
Date first listed
8 October 1981
Type
Commercial building
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Sun Buildings is a mid-19th century commercial building designed in the Italianate style. It stands three storeys high with a basement, and is faced with stone. The building features a parapet with a balustrade and an elaborate bracket cornice that conceals the roof. It has long and short quoins and moulded bands between the floors.

On the second floor, there are four sash windows with moulded architraves, cornices above, and stops below. The first floor contains four mullioned and transomed windows, each topped with elaborate curved pediments, flanked by pilasters and decorated aprons beneath. The ground floor has three sash windows with round-headed arches, and there is a stone balustrade to the area.

To the right, a portico features a balustraded cornice and two stone columns, with a round-headed doorcase that includes keystones.

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  • Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
  • Sale history — 1 transaction since 2024
  • Related listed building consents — 6 applications
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
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