Heritage statement for, 14, , , East BN3 2JF. Ref: JLR/01

Introduction This is a heritage statement for 14 Adelaide Crescent, Hove, East Sussex BN3 2JF. It accompanies the listed building consent application for the restoration of the 1st floor balcony Ironworks to the front of the property. 14 Adelaide Crescent is a grade 2*listed building on the eastern side of Adelaide Crescent. The balcony is on the 1st floor of the building accessed through flat 4. Summary and proposed work This heritage statement sets out to describe the significance of the heritage assets under consideration, and the impact of the proposed alterations on those heritage assets. The proposed work is to remove the corroded and defective 1st floor balcony railings which are not the original ironwork, design or pattern and to replace them with new galvanised cast iron railings to exactly match the original railings of the adjacent properties and the rest of Adelaide Crescent. In addition, the masonry and render pillar to the north of the balcony will be repaired and the missing pillar to the south replaced in keeping with the other adjacent properties. No alterations to any other elements of the property are proposed as part of this application. Listed building: The house and the Crescent Adelaide Crescent is a mid-19th century residential development in Hove, part of the English city and seaside resort of and Hove. The Crescent was not built to its original plan because time and money where insufficient. Nevertheless, together with (with which it is continuous), it forms one of the most important architectural set pieces in . Building work started in 1832 to the design of . The adjacent land was originally occupied by “the world’s largest conservatory”, the Anthaeum; and it`s collapse stopped construction of the Crescent, which did not resume until the 1850s. The original design was modified and then Crescent, including number 14 was eventually completed in the mid-1860s.

Abbreviated extract from home in the past by Judy Middleton “This house (number 14) provides a reminder of the popularity of Hove with the Jewish community. The Cohen family occupied number 14 for many years. In 1871 Sarah Cohen, aged 60, lived there with her 2 daughters, her brother and sister and nine servants. Lady Holker occupied the house in 1913”. Judy Middleton`s research shows that the house was in single occupancy in 1913 and building control records show that the house was converted into flats in 1922 with further alterations taking place in 1930. The house was listed in 1950. The only planning record of work to the property are in 1985, when alterations were approved to the basement, ground and first floor, to alter the fire escapes. There are no other planning records of work to the property. Summary of the national heritage listing details The house is part of the terrace which forms one of two sides of Adelaide Crescent. The development was designed in 1830 as a crescent but only numbers 1 to 10 were built between 1830 and 1840 as designed by Decimus Burton. The remainder were built to a different ground plan in a simplified design between 1850 and 1860. The houses are stucco over brick, with moulded cornices and strings, rusticated ground floors and slate roofs. Cyma curve in plan on a sloping site, returned to the South with numbers 1 to 3 and to the north with number 19 abutting numbers 1 to 17 Palmeira Square. The houses are 5 stories over basement for numbers 19 to 14, then 4 stories and 3 stories with an attic. They have 3 window frontages, square headed windows except on ground floor which are round headed, generally sash windows without glazing bars and French casements to 1st floor windows with many blind boxes surviving. There are continuous cast iron balconies, individual balustrade balconies on numbers 1 to 6, fan lights and sidelights surround the front doors. The Existing Property The existing property now comprises eight flats. The two flats in the basement (1 and 2) are accessed via external steps down to basement level at the front of the building. The remaining six flats are accessed via steps to the common entrance doorway which leads to a large communal tiled hallway. The rest of the ground floor is taken up by flat 3. Communal stairs with cast iron balustrade leads to a mezzanine rear flat (5), flat 4 on the first floor and Flat 6 on the second floor. Floors 3 and 4 are accessed by an additional staircase. The property is also furnished with a lift that runs from the basement to the top floor. The balcony is accessed from the lounge of flat four on the first floor. The Proposed Work The proposed work is to remove the existing heavily corroded and unsafe steel railings. These are not the original and they differ in material, pattern and design from the original cast-iron railings on the balcony return to the south and the railings separating the balcony from the neighbouring property to the north. These sections are the original cast-iron and are the same as the balcony railings on the rest of the neighbouring houses on Adelaide Crescent. The new railings will be galvanised cast iron. They will be cast from the copy taken from the original return railings to the south of the balcony as these offer the best options for an accurate copy. The railings will precisely match the height and design of those on the neighbouring property to the north. The galvanised coating is to be marine grade with a minimum of 140 micron covering in accordance with capital EN ISO 1461. The railings and stanchions will be fixed using Rockbond Epoxy Bonding Agent to the render and concrete balcony, rendered pier to the north and a replacement pier to the South corner. The existing rendered pier to the North will be made good and the missing pier to the south will be replaced to match the existing north pier and those of adjacent properties. The replacement pier will be of brick construction and rendered with 3 coats of cement/lime/sand. The new railings will be pre- treated with Decorators Choice Passivating Wash and primed with Crown Trade Universal Metal Primer and painted with Crown Trade Protective Coating High Performance Gloss for metal in black to match the other ornamental ironwork on the neighbouring properties. The rendered piers will be primed with Dulux Weathershield Trade Masonry Paint and painted with 2 coats of Dulux Weathershield Masonry Paint in Magnolia to match the rest of the house and Adelaide Crescent as a whole. Any damaged or broken tiles will be replaced and finished flush with the existing.

The proposal is considered to be a necessary restoration of railings that are currently both unsafe and impacting negatively on the character and appearance of the property and the Crescent. Once completed the ironwork and the balcony as a whole will be returned to the original appearance and be in keeping with the neighbouring properties in Adelaide Crescent. All the ironwork will be carried out by a specialist with extensive experience in ornamental heritage ironwork. There will be no negative impact upon the existing fabric or heritage assets of the building. Conservation area

The property is situated in Brunswick town conservation area. Historic gardens and parks The property does not lie within a historic park nor does it lie within a garden of special historic interest. Scheduled ancient monuments The proposed works do not affect an ancient monuments or it’s setting. Archaeological notification area The property is not in an Archaeological Notification Area.

Produced by Lynne and Malcolm Reed owners and residents of Flat 4, 14 Adelaide Crescent, Hove BN3 2JF and Directors of 14, Adelaide Crescent Ltd.