Hove Street, Regent House and Audley House, Hove

Conservation Area (CA)

Old Hove CA

Local Listing Reference

LLHA0096

Description

Fire Station, opened 1926, and designed by Clayton & Black. The building was purpose-built as a fire station to replace the former premises on George Street, Hove. It was operational until 1976 (when it relocated to English Close). 7 bay – almost symmetrical - frontage, of which the central 3 bays project slightly. Paired windows to each bay, with the central bay housing the main semi-circular headed openings (probably originally doors to the fire engines), and two further semi-circular headed windows to the southernmost bays. Brown brick walls with red brick and stone dressings. Hipped tiled roof with unusual central bell cote. Flat 1 retains an art deco stained glass window. The building was converted to flats in 1981, to designs by Denis Hawes. Source: Middleton 2002

A. Architectural, design and artistic interest

ii. Well-executed neo-classical design, by notable local architects Clayton & Black, whose portfolio includes many listed and locally listed buildings in the city in a variety of styles

C. Townscape interest

i. Within the Old Hove conservation area, but atypical of it in terms of its style, age and original use.

F. Intactness

i. The building has been sympathetically converted, such that it retains design integrity to its front elevation.

Date of inclusion

2015