The building was built in c.1908 as a police station.
No CA
LLHA0194
The building was built in c.1908 as a police station. Associated houses were also constructed, and in 1919 Superintendent W Suter and three constables were recorded as living there. The building is of two storeys and 9 bays to the front, with one storey portions to the rear. A World War II decontamination unit also survives to the rear. It is built in red brick with a slate roof. The front elevation contains a dominant sandstone portico, with the East Sussex County Council crest carved above the double doors. Large rusticated brick piers rise above this. To the left of the portico are 5 windows; one of which contains a police phone box. The original timber sashes survive to the ground floor, with two original and three unsympathetic replacement uPVC windows above. To the right of the portico the building has been altered to form a self-contained dwelling, with replacement uPVC windows and door. To the rear of the site there were likely once stables, although these have now been replaced by garages. The interior retains much of its historic integrity; the two storey portion retains office and ‘front-of-house’ spaces with a domestic character. From here, a corridor provides access to 4 white-tiled cells with barred windows and original metal doors. Planning permission has been approved for residential conversion, which would result in the loss of much of the internal features and the decontamination unit. Source: ASE Historic Building Assessment, Historic England Designation Report (not listed).
ii Good example of a purpose-built police station B Historic and Evidential Interest ii Reveals much about the historic development of the police service in the city
ii Not within a conservation area and contributes positively to the streetscene.
i Much of the building survives intact
Pre-2015
