Description

BRIGHTON

TQ3203NW BRISTOL ROAD
577-1/48/77 (North side)
14/04/88 No.4
St Joseph's Convent and attached
railings

II

Also known as: St Joseph's Rest Home.
Built as a private house, converted for use as a convent in
1858. The date of the original house c1835, with some
alterations of c1872. Brick in Flemish bond; roof parapeted
and obscured by scaffolding at the time of survey (summer
1992).
EXTERIOR: Chapel of St Joseph's Convent (qv) backs onto house
of 2-window range; 2 storeys over basement; many sashes of an
original design: 6 x 6 to ground-floor windows and 3 x 3 to
first-floor windows. To the west, the wall recesses and
increases in height to 3 storeys; this range has 4 windows. In
the third-window range an entrance set in a Tuscan aedicule
with wreaths to entablature; 4-panel, studded door of an
original design with side- and overlights. To the left a
full-height segmental bay. All openings are flat arched, many
of the windows with sashes of original design, boarded over to
prevent damage during the current works. To right return a
full-height canted bay of 3 windows. Brick dentil cornice.
Stacks rebuilt to an original design in c1991.
INTERIOR: the chapel is to the rear of the 2-storey section,
the room forming the narthex of the chapel was built as the
front parlour of the house; cornices and mouldings survive,
most of these to be covered over with drop ceiling; anthemion
pattern found throughout the ground floor. Above the narthex
is drawing room with mouldings of c1870. Entrance hall has an
anthemion cornice; at the rear a dogleg stair; cast-iron
railings and balusters with a wooden rail. Sitting room and
dining room in the 3-storey section were originally connected
by folding doors; they have ovolo-moulded cornice with paterae
and fireplaces with battered pilasters. Original doors
throughout have been removed in the course of restoration; it
is not clear whether they are to be replaced. First floor of
3-storey section has wooden fireplace with battered pilasters.
Additions to the rear are designed in a sympathetic style and
form courtyards to the left and right of No.4.

Listing NGR: TQ3212903867

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26660243

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