Numbers 4-22 (Even) And Attached Railings

This is a row of bungalows built between 1903 and 1907 in a Moghul style for a development along Bexhill Marina Court Avenue. Numbers 4-22 (even) were designed by several architects. Numbers 10-20 (even) were the earliest, built by Durward Brown, followed by number 22 by Arthur Blackford, and numbers 6 and 8 by W Tillott Barlow. Number 4, built in 1907, shares a similar style with numbers 6 and 8. It is stuccoed and has a concealed roof with two domed chimneystacks. The front elevation is one storey with a basement, and has two windows. A canted bay on the left side features Moghul-style arches and beehive glazed leaded lights. A projecting porch has fretted balustrade, pilasters and a double-arched door with a round-headed fanlight above. A triple Moghul-arched window is on the right. Spear railings are attached to the front. The rear elevation is two storeys and includes a 20th-century conservatory.

Numbers 6 and 8, built in 1906 by W Tillott Barlow, are a matching pair, similar to number 4 but with simpler porches. These bungalows are built of brick in Flemish bond and have shallow roofs that have been later covered with sheet material. Domed chimneystacks are at the intersection of each bay. The front elevation features a one-storey and basement design with seven windows, and incorporates curved five-light bays with leaded lights. Projecting porches have doors with fluted pilasters, arched panels and fanlights. Numbers 14, 16, and 20 have additional copper domes. Attached area railings have urn principals and scrollwork panels. The rear elevation is two storeys with wooden verandahs and late 20th-century patio doors.

Number 22, built in 1906 by Arthur Blackford, is similar in style to numbers 10-20. It is constructed of red brick in Flemish bond with a flat roof also later covered with sheet material. The front elevation is one storey with a basement, featuring three windows. A projecting porch has a wooden arched door. A left-side bay has a 20th-century replacement window, a cambered mullioned and transomed window, and a cambered window with a later 20th-century casement. A small minaret stands at the corner. Attached area railings are present. The rear elevation is two storeys with a larger corner minaret and later 20th-century windows.

Historically, the Maharajah of Cooch Behar occupied number 22 in 1911 to recuperate, and was accompanied by his retinue in neighboring properties. He died there on September 18, 1911.