Western Road, 100, Lane & Stedman, Hove

Conservation Area (CA)

Brunswick Town CA.

Local Listing Reference

LLHA0245.

Description

Late 19th-century terraced building with pharmacy shopfront. Rendered and of 3 storeys.

The shop front is made of timber with strengthening to support carboys which are still included at the transom level. Symmetrical design, with a central recessed doorway. Slim mullions supporting plate glass windows with circular design to window heads.

Art Nouveau in style. Canted bay to the first floor, with a single hung sash window above. Parapet concealing roof.

A. Architectural, design and artistic interest

ii. A good quality and relatively rare surviving shopfront of its type.

C. Townscape interest

i. Within the Brunswick Town Conservation Area, the building itself is relatively typical of the area but the shopfront is a rare survival which contributes greatly to the street scene.

F. Intactness

i. The shopfront in particular survives largely intact.

ii. The building remains in use as a pharmacy, which adds relevance to the retained carboys.

Date of Inclusion

2015.