Normanhurst, De La Warr Parade - Revision history

AlexM at 11:51, 19 June 2025

2025-06-19T11:51:59Z

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	Built in 1893 by James Gold, Normanhurst was an hotel until 1968 when it closed and became a nursing home. It was named after the country house of the famous Brassey family, Normanhurst Court at Catsfield. Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey (1836-1918) was the Liberal MP for Hastings (1868-1886), raised to the peerage in 1886, Governor of Victoria in Australia (1895-1900) and Mayor of Bexhill in 1907-08.		Built in 1893 by James Gold, Normanhurst was an hotel until 1968 when it closed and became a nursing home. It was named after the country house of the famous Brassey family, Normanhurst Court at Catsfield. Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey (1836-1918) was the Liberal MP for Hastings (1868-1886), raised to the peerage in 1886, Governor of Victoria in Australia (1895-1900) and Mayor of Bexhill in 1907-08.

	The five-storey building has an octagonal corner turret and a wide triangular pediment on the Brassey Road elevation, embellished with an elaborately decorated plaster relief. A second relief featuring the sun at its centre adorns this ~~facade~~ at 3rd floor level. On the De La Warr Parade elevation it has three gables topped by triangular ~~pedments~~ which continue west in the form of '''Sandringham Court''', '''Cantelupe Court''' and '''De La Warr Court''' all built at the same time (and included in this local listing).		The five-storey building has an octagonal corner turret and a wide triangular pediment on the Brassey Road elevation, embellished with an elaborately decorated plaster relief. A second relief featuring the sun at its centre adorns this façade at 3rd floor level. On the De La Warr Parade elevation it has three gables topped by triangular pediments which continue west in the form of '''Sandringham Court''', '''Cantelupe Court''' and '''De La Warr Court''' all built at the same time (and included in this local listing).

	On Brassey Road the three-storey bay windows are linked at first floor level by a balcony sheltered by a roof supported on two columns, bottle balustrades topping the bays. The three blocks of flats have grand projecting porches with pediments supported on paired columns. All four buildings retain their front boundary walls and substantial piers topped by dentilled coping stones, some also urns.		On Brassey Road the three-storey bay windows are linked at first floor level by a balcony sheltered by a roof supported on two columns, bottle balustrades topping the bays. The three blocks of flats have grand projecting porches with pediments supported on paired columns. All four buildings retain their front boundary walls and substantial piers topped by dentilled coping stones, some also urns.

EdmundB: corrected typos and minor ams

2025-06-19T07:07:27Z

corrected typos and minor ams

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	Built in 1893 by James Gold, Normanhurst was an hotel until 1968 when it closed and became a nursing home. It was named after the country house of the famous Brassey family, Normanhurst Court at Catsfield. Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey (1836-1918) was the Liberal MP for Hastings (1868-1886), raised to the peerage in 1886, Governor of Victoria in Australia (1895-1900) and Mayor of Bexhill in 1907-08.		Built in 1893 by James Gold, Normanhurst was an hotel until 1968 when it closed and became a nursing home. It was named after the country house of the famous Brassey family, Normanhurst Court at Catsfield. Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey (1836-1918) was the Liberal MP for Hastings (1868-1886), raised to the peerage in 1886, Governor of Victoria in Australia (1895-1900) and Mayor of Bexhill in 1907-08.

	The five-storey building has an octagonal corner turret and ta wide triangular pediment on the Brassey Road elevation, ~~decorated~~ with an ~~elebaoratly~~ decorated plaster relief. It has three gables topped by ~~traingular~~ pedments ~~on the De La Warr elevation~~ which continue west in the form of '''Sandringham Court''', '''Cantelupe Court''' and '''De La Warr Court''' all built at the same time.		The five-storey building has an octagonal corner turret and a wide triangular pediment on the Brassey Road elevation, embellished with an elaborately decorated plaster relief. A second relief featuring the sun at its centre adorns this facade at 3rd floor level. On the De La Warr Parade elevation it has three gables topped by triangular pedments which continue west in the form of '''Sandringham Court''', '''Cantelupe Court''' and '''De La Warr Court''' all built at the same time (and included in this local listing).

	On Brassey Road three-storey bay windows are linked at first floor level by a balcony sheltered by a roof supported on two columns, bottle balustrades topping the bays. The three blocks of flats have grand projecting porches with pediments supported on paired columns. All four buildings retain their front boundary walls and substantial piers topped by ~~urns or~~ dentilled coping stones.		On Brassey Road the three-storey bay windows are linked at first floor level by a balcony sheltered by a roof supported on two columns, bottle balustrades topping the bays. The three blocks of flats have grand projecting porches with pediments supported on paired columns. All four buildings retain their front boundary walls and substantial piers topped by dentilled coping stones, some also urns.

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AlexM at 23:45, 18 June 2025

2025-06-18T23:45:38Z

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	Built in 1893 by James Gold, Normanhurst was an hotel until 1968 when it closed and became a nursing home. It was named after the country house of the famous Brassey family, ~~Normansfield~~ Court at Catsfield. Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey (1836-1918) was the Liberal MP for Hastings (1868-1886), raised to the peerage in 1886, Governor of Victoria in Australia (1895-1900) and Mayor of Bexhill in 1907-08.		Built in 1893 by James Gold, Normanhurst was an hotel until 1968 when it closed and became a nursing home. It was named after the country house of the famous Brassey family, Normanhurst Court at Catsfield. Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey (1836-1918) was the Liberal MP for Hastings (1868-1886), raised to the peerage in 1886, Governor of Victoria in Australia (1895-1900) and Mayor of Bexhill in 1907-08.

	The five-storey building has an octagonal corner turret and ta wide triangular pediment on the Brassey Road elevation, decorated with an elebaoratly decorated plaster relief. It has three gables topped by traingular pedments on the De La Warr elevation which continue west in the form of '''Sandringham Court''', '''Cantelupe Court''' and '''De La Warr Court''' all built at the same time.		The five-storey building has an octagonal corner turret and ta wide triangular pediment on the Brassey Road elevation, decorated with an elebaoratly decorated plaster relief. It has three gables topped by traingular pedments on the De La Warr elevation which continue west in the form of '''Sandringham Court''', '''Cantelupe Court''' and '''De La Warr Court''' all built at the same time.

	On Brassey Road three-storey bay windows are linked at first floor level by a balcony sheltered by a roof supported on two columns, bottle balustrades topping the bays. The three blocks of flats have grand projecting porches with ~~pedminets~~ supported on paired columns. All four buildings retain their front boundary walls and substantial piers topped by urns or dentilled coping stones.		On Brassey Road three-storey bay windows are linked at first floor level by a balcony sheltered by a roof supported on two columns, bottle balustrades topping the bays. The three blocks of flats have grand projecting porches with pediments supported on paired columns. All four buildings retain their front boundary walls and substantial piers topped by urns or dentilled coping stones.

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AlexM at 14:54, 3 June 2025

2025-06-03T14:54:46Z

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	Built in 1893 by James Gold, Normanhurst was an hotel until 1968 when it closed and became a nursing home. It was named after the country house of the famous Brassey family, Normansfield Court at Catsfield. Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey (1836-1918) was the Liberal MP for Hastings (1868-1886), raised to the peerage in 1886, Governor of Victoria in Australia (1895-1900) and Mayor of Bexhill in 1907-08.		Built in 1893 by James Gold, Normanhurst was an hotel until 1968 when it closed and became a nursing home. It was named after the country house of the famous Brassey family, Normansfield Court at Catsfield. Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey (1836-1918) was the Liberal MP for Hastings (1868-1886), raised to the peerage in 1886, Governor of Victoria in Australia (1895-1900) and Mayor of Bexhill in 1907-08.

AlexM at 01:39, 2 May 2025

2025-05-02T01:39:55Z

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Built in 1893 by James Gold, Normanhurst was an hotel until 1968 when it closed and became a nursing home. It was named after the country house of the famous Brassey family, Normansfield Court at Catsfield. Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey (1836-1918) was the Liberal MP for Hastings (1868-1886), raised to the peerage in 1886, Governor of Victoria in Australia (1895-1900) and Mayor of Bexhill in 1907-08.

The five-storey building has an octagonal corner turret and ta wide triangular pediment on the Brassey Road elevation, decorated with an elebaoratly decorated plaster relief. It has three gables topped by traingular pedments on the De La Warr elevation which continue west in the form of '''Sandringham Court''', '''Cantelupe Court''' and '''De La Warr Court''' all built at the same time.

On Brassey Road three-storey bay windows are linked at first floor level by a balcony sheltered by a roof supported on two columns, bottle balustrades topping the bays. The three blocks of flats have grand projecting porches with pedminets supported on paired columns. All four buildings retain their front boundary walls and substantial piers topped by urns or dentilled coping stones.

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De La Warr Court - geograph.org.uk - 5449834.jpg|Sandringham Court, Cantelupe Court and De La Warr Court.
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