Description

HOVE

TQ2904NE WESTERN ROAD
579-1/19/142 (South side)
No.39
The Freemasons Inn and Restaurant

GV II

Includes: The Freemasons Inn and Restaurant BRUNSWICK STREET
WEST.
Public house with restaurant. Public house c1870 in classical
style, restaurant 1928 in art deco style. The latter built for
the Kemp Town Brewery.
Public house: render over brick, mansard slate roof;
restaurant: rendered second floor, mosaic of gold, beige and
blue surrounding ground and first floor with full-height metal
windows separated by metal dado, roof concealed behind
parapet.
L-plan corner block, restaurant fronting Western Road and
public house returned along Brunswick Street West. Public
house: 3 storeys plus attic, 1 bay comprising a 2-storey oriel
canted bay, ornamented by pilasters with decorative capitals,
also to parapet, similar decoration on 4-bay return, 2 oriels
and parapet to flat-roofed porch now with glazed addition.
Interior not inspected.
Restaurant: three storeys, three bays, second floor with
tripartite window, late C20 fenestration, original metal
windows to ground and first floor curved frontage to recessed
entrance, sunburst leading, masonic symbols on dados, mosaic
surround with lettering over first floor 'Freemasons
Restaurant/ Kemp Town Brewery' with griffin-headed grotesques
below.
Interior: almost complete survival of original fittings on
both floors. Art deco style moulding to ceiling beams,
original light fittings, some built-in furniture and
staircase. A fine example of art deco styling.

Listing NGR: TQ2970804516

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Freemasons Tavern, Hove at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q5501078

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Recommended Books

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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)