Conservation Area (CA)
Old Hove CA
Local Listing Reference
LLHA0184
Description
Semi-detached houses, now partly in use as an opticians, located at the corner of Sackville Road and Connaught Road. First evident on the c.1910 Ordnance Survey map, and incorporating an eclectic mix of design elements, including Arts & Crafts influences. Two storey with attic. Complex tiled roofscape. Roughcast render and tile hanging. Two gables front on to Sackville Road (west elevation), with asymmetrically-placed bay windows and mullioned windows (although some of the windows have been replaced to number 27). Timber square oriel windows set beneath eaves to northwest corner. Buttresses divide the bays. Main entrance to north elevation set in large semi-circular arched opening within a projecting square bay. Set back slightly from the road. Number 25 has a low brick wall with modern fence and hedge above. The low wall to number 27 has been rendered over, with decorative concrete blockwork above.
A. Architectural, Design and Artistic Interest
ii A good quality and rare example of an Arts & Crafts influenced design
C. Townscape Interest
i Located within a conservation area, but atypical of it in style. The oriel windows and sweeping roof to the corner are particularly prominent in the streetscape.
E. Rarity and Representativeness
i An unusual style for this area F Intactness
i The building survives relatively intact
Date of inclusion
Pre-2015
