List Entry Summary
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Name: LIBRARY
List Entry Number: 1381047
Location
LIBRARY, UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX
The building may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
County:
District: The City of Brighton and Hove
District Type: Unitary Authority
Parish: Non Civil Parish
National Park: Not applicable to this List entry.
Grade: II*
Date first listed: 30-Mar-1993
Date of most recent amendment: Not applicable to this List entry.
Legacy System Information
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Legacy System: LBS
UID: 481391
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List Entry Description
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History
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Details
BRIGHTON
TQ3409 UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX
577-1/10/1133 Library
30/03/93
GV II*
University library. 1962-71. Sir Basil Spence. Red brick and
bare, board-marked concrete. Timber windows. Flat roof. 2
storeys, treated as 'giant order' plus concealed basement. 15
bays to main, eastern facade, facing into Fulton Court.
Off-centre entrance occupying 6th and 7th bays from left.
Projecting brick buttresses flanking bays 3, 10 and 13 from
the left. Vertical strip windows punctuate large areas of
blind brick wall. Returns with projecting buttresses.
Extension to north for Institute of Development Studies is not
included.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
Listing NGR: TQ3449809046
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Map
National Grid Reference: TQ 34498 09046
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