Holland Road, 1 to 3, The Brunswick, Hove

Conservation Area (CA)

Brunswick Town CA

Local Listing Reference

LLHA0091

Description

An inn and stables were opened on this site in 1834. The site was acquired by Tamplin’s in 1925, who proceeded to completely rebuild the pub in 1938. At that point Cecil T Bennett was the landlord. Tamplin’s usual architect was Arthur Packham. They sold the pub in 1963. Antram & Pevsner describe the building style as a ‘subtle combination of the traditional and the modern’. Two storey with render on brick plinth elevations and tiled roofs. The front elevation houses two large semicircular bays capped with conical roofs giving the impression of turrets. The turrets and roofs form the dominant features. Between the towers, the main entrance is flanked by a window to either side with three windows above, forming a symmetrical design. These openings have decorative stone surrounds with fluted pilasters to the first floor. Crittal style windows.

To the south, a probable cart entrance has been infilled and the space is now in use as a music venue. To the north is a large beer garden. The building is set back from the road behind a low brick wall. Source: Antram & Pevsner 2008.

Portslade in the Past website.

Pub history website.

A. Architectural, design and artistic interest

ii. A very distinctive building, of which the roof and turrets form the most prominent features.

C. Townscape Interest

i. Within the Brunswick Town Conservation Area, it is atypical of the area due to its age and architectural style.

F. Intactness

i. The design survives largely intact.

ii. The building remains in pub use.

Date of inclusion

2015