Percy and Wagner Almshouses
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The Percy and Wagner Almshouses are a group of 12 almshouses in the inner-city Hanover area of the English coastal city of Brighton and Hove. The first six date from 1795 and are among the few pre-19th-century buildings left in the city. Six more were added in a matching style in 1859. They are the only surviving almshouses in Brighton and have been listed at Grade II for their architectural and historical importance.
Percy and Wagner Almshouses | |
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Location | 1–12 Lewes Road, Hanover, Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, United Kingdom |
Coordinates | 50.831846°N 0.129754°W / 50.831846; -0.129754 |
Founded | 1795 |
Built | 1795 (nos. 4–9); 1859 (nos. 1–3, 10–12) |
Restored | c. 1975 |
Restored by | Fitzroy Robinson Miller Bourne & Partners |
Architectural style(s) | Gothic Revival |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Official name | Percy and Wagner Almshouses, Nos. 1–12 (consecutive) Lewes Road |
Designated | 5 March 1971 |
Reference no. | 1381669 |
Location within central Brighton |
The six original houses were the first buildings in the Lewes Road valley: when they were built, the nearest houses were a long way to the south at Old Steine.[1] No more than tiny cottages, the almshouses were intended for poor widows who lived within the parish of Brighton. The additional houses of 1859 were provided for unmarried women. The houses, which were sometimes occupied by more than one resident, served the same purpose for over a century until they fell into dereliction in the 1960s. They were saved from demolition in the 1970s and were rebuilt instead, and are still occupied.