Asset type
Historic building - Laundry, now offices
Local Listing Reference
LLHA0029
Conservation Area (CA)
No CA
Description
Conway Street was developed from the 1870s with a mix of light industry and residential use. 101 Conway Street was built as part of the Brighton and Hove Laundry Company in 1886, and probably comprised its front office block or possibly an associated dwelling.
It is of two storeys with attic, and located at the end of a terrace of dwellings. Densely packed field flint elevations with stone dressings. Canted bay to the front elevation, with a further canted bay to the east elevation. The mullions to these are in the form of columns with Corinthian capitals. Apparent engraved stone to east elevation; not decipherable from street. Extremely large stone lintel above main entrance. Square fanlight above non-original door, accessed via a short flight of heavily-worn stone steps. Tiled roof with inserted dormer and tall chimney. Source: Middleton 2002
A. Architectural, design and artistic interest
i. A particularly unusual late Victorian building, probably employing architectural embellishment to attract custom to the laundry. Well-executed use of local materials, although the use of stone for the dressings is unusual in this area.
C. Townscape interest
ii. The building lies outside of the conservation area, but contributes greatly to the streetscene
E. Rarity and representativeness
i. A rare example of an industrial office building of this style in this locality
F. Intactness
i. The building and its exterior architectural details survive largely intact
Date of inclusion
2015
