Description

BRIGHTON

TQ3103NW KING'S ROAD
577-1/46/357 (North side)
No.16
Dr Brighton's Public House

II

Formerly known as: The Star and Garter Hotel KING'S ROAD.
Hotel, now public house. Mid C18 to early C19, expanded in mid
C19. This listing includes only the range which returns along
Little East Street to the party wall with No.11 Little East
Street (not included), that is, from the range which contains
the entrance aedicule incorporating a date stone marked
"1750". Stucco. Gambrel roof of slate over section nearest
party wall with No.11 Little East Street; the rest of the roof
parapeted.
EXTERIOR: 3 storeys and attic over basement. 4-window range. A
flat-arched entrance on the Little East Street return is set
in an aedicule consisting of a pair of Tuscan columns with an
entablature, the frieze of which bears the somewhat earlier
date stone noted above. The rear elevation curves parallel
with Little East Street. Another flat-arched entrance at party
wall with No.11; a segmental-arched entrance near the corner.
Storey band between the first and second floors; entablature
band below parapet. All windows are flat arched. One sliding
sash to dormer in gambrel roof with 6 x 6 sashes of an
original late C18 or early C19 design. Stacks to party walls.
INTERIOR: not inspected. HISTORICAL NOTE: known originally as
the Star and Garter Hotel, this inn and public house was
dubbed Dr Brighton's in the C19. Many celebrities and public
figures have stayed in the hotel: Jack Dempsey, Charlie
Chaplin, Richard Burton, and the Prince of Wales (later Edward
VIII).
(Carder T: The Encyclopaedia of Brighton: Lewes: 1990-: 115J).

Listing NGR: TQ3111103927

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26661742

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Recommended Books

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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas